New York S 10422: Relates to veterinary care for retired law enforcement and retired fire investigation dogs

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S10422 Summary:

BILL NOS10422 

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SAME ASSAME AS A07779-A

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SPONSORMARTINEZ

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COSPNSRBYNOE, MURRAY

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §844, Exec L

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Requires the division of criminal justice services to establish a veterinary care program to care for retired law enforcement dogs in the service of or utilized by law enforcement agencies and retired fire investigation.

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BILL NOS10422 

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05/15/2026REFERRED TO CODES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10422

 IN SENATE

 May 15, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. MARTINEZ, BYNOE -- read twice and ordered printed,
 and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to care for retired law
 enforcement and fire investigation dogs

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 844 to
 2 read as follows:
 3 § 844. Care for retired law enforcement and fire investigation dogs.
 4 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms
 5 shall have the following meanings:
 6 (a) "Retired law enforcement dog" shall mean a dog that was previously
 7 in the service of or utilized by a law enforcement agency or a correc-
 8 tional agency in this state for the principal purpose of aiding in the
 9 detection of criminal activity, enforcement of laws, or apprehension of
 10 offenders and that received certification issued by the division or by
 11 the division of state police attesting to the satisfactory completion of
 12 a police canine training program.
 13 (b) "Retired fire investigation dog" shall mean a dog previously in
 14 the service of or utilized by a fire department as an ignitable liquid
 15 detection canine or otherwise trained to assist in fire investigation
 16 and that received certification issued by the office of fire prevention
 17 and control within the division of homeland security and emergency
 18 services or through another recognized fire investigation canine train-
 19 ing program attesting to the satisfactory completion of such training.
 20 (c) "Law enforcement agency" shall mean any agency or department of
 21 any municipality, any police district, or any agency, department,
 22 commission, authority or public benefit corporation in the state employ-
 23 ing a police officer or police officers as that term is defined in
 24 subdivision thirty-four of section 1.20 of the criminal procedure law.
 25 (d) "Correctional agency" shall mean any agency or department operated
 26 by the state, a county, municipality, or city of New York having primary
 27 responsibility for the supervision, protection, care, custody, control,
 28 or investigation of incarcerated individuals in the state employing

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD15170-04-6

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 1 police officers as defined in paragraph (b) of subdivision thirty-four
 2 of section 1.20 of the criminal procedure law or peace officers as that
 3 term is defined in subdivision twenty-five of section 2.10 of the crimi-
 4 nal procedure law.
 5 (e) "Fire department" shall mean any department, agency, or unit of a
 6 county, city, town, village, or fire district providing fire protection
 7 or fire investigation services in this state, whether composed of paid
 8 or volunteer firefighters, and may be composed of one or more fire
 9 companies as defined in section three of the volunteer firefighters'
 10 benefit law.
 11 (f) "Veterinary care" shall mean the practice, by a veterinarian, of
 12 veterinary medicine as defined in article one hundred thirty-five of the
 13 education law. The term shall also include but not be limited to annual
 14 wellness examinations, vaccinations, internal and external parasite
 15 prevention treatments, testing and treatment of illnesses and diseases,
 16 medications, emergency care and surgeries, physical therapy, veterinary
 17 oncology or other specialty care, euthanasia, and crematio