New York A 6185: Exempts livestock guardian dogs and herding dogs from license fees

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A06185 Summary:

BILL NOA06185 

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SAME ASSAME AS S01632

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SPONSORLemondes

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COSPNSRHawley, Jensen, DeStefano

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§108 & 110, Ag & Mkts L

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Exempts livestock guardian dogs and herding dogs from license fees relating to the licensing, identification and control of dogs.

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BILL NOA06185 

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02/26/2025referred to agriculture

01/07/2026referred to agriculture

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 6185

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 26, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. LEMONDES -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Agriculture

 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to exempt-
 ing livestock guardian dogs and herding dogs from license fees

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

 1 Section 1. Section 108 of the agriculture and markets law is amended
 2 by adding two new subdivisions 30 and 31 to read as follows:
 3 30. "Livestock guardian dog" means any dog utilized for the purpose of
 4 protecting livestock from predators.
 5 31. "Herding dog" means any dog that has been trained in herding and
 6 is utilized for the purpose of herding cattle, sheep, or other live-
 7 stock.
 8 § 2. Subdivision 2 of section 110 of the agriculture and markets law,
 9 as added by section 5 of part T of chapter 59 of the laws of 2010, is
 10 amended to read as follows:
 11 2. Municipalities [may] shall exempt from their licensing fees any
 12 guide dog, hearing dog, service dog, war dog, working search dog,
 13 detection dog, police work dog [or], therapy dog, livestock guardian dog
 14 or herding dog. Each copy of any license for such dogs shall be conspic-
 15 uously marked "Guide Dog", "Hearing Dog", "Service Dog", "Working Search
 16 Dog", "War Dog", "Detection Dog", "Police Work Dog", [or] "Therapy Dog",
 17 "Livestock Guardian Dog" or "Herding Dog", as may be appropriate, by the
 18 clerk or authorized dog control officer.
 19 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04897-01-5

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