New York A 10566: Relates to requiring the commissioner to prepare a report of sheltered and unsheltered homeless population during a state disaster emergency

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A10566 Summary:

BILL NOA10566 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORRosenthal

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §387, Ag & Mkts L; add §99-uu, St Fin L

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Establishes a food bank for pets pilot program which provides food for cats and dogs to pet owners who have financial challenges in providing for their pets without assistance.

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BILL NOA10566 

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03/13/2026referred to agriculture

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 10566

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 13, 2026
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 Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Agriculture

 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law and the state finance
 law, in relation to establishing a food bank for pets pilot program

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

 1 Section 1. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new
 2 section 387 to read as follows:
 3 § 387. Food banks for pets pilot program. 1. For the purposes of this
 4 section, the term "selected non-profit organizations and volunteer
 5 groups or organizations" means and includes those non-profit organiza-
 6 tions and volunteer groups or organizations that have been selected by
 7 the department as participants in the food banks for pets pilot program.
 8 2. (a) The department shall develop and implement, in cooperation
 9 with, and with the participation of, selected non-profit organizations
 10 and volunteer groups or organizations, a food banks for pets pilot
 11 program to provide food for cats and dogs to pet owners who have finan-
 12 cial challenges in providing for their pets without assistance. The
 13 pilot program shall operate for a term of at least one year after the
 14 effective date of this section, but the program may be extended subject
 15 to further appropriation. Further, if the department determines that the
 16 pilot program, after one year of operations still has funds pursuant to
 17 the initial appropriation and is achieving its goals, the pilot program
 18 shall continue until such appropriation is exhausted. No later than one
 19 year after the pilot program is implemented, the department shall submit
 20 to the governor and to the legislature a written report containing
 21 information on the implementation of the pilot program, including a
 22 recommendation on establishing the food banks for pets pilot program as
 23 a permanent program or disbanding the program.
 24 (b) In establishing the food banks for pets pilot program, the depart-
 25 ment shall be authorized to:
 26 (i) determine eligibility criteria and establish a process by which
 27 appropriate non-profit organizations and volunteer groups or organiza-
 28 tions are to be selected to participate in the pilot program;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14726-02-6

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 1 (ii) identify, solicit the participation of, and select appropriate
 2 non-profit organizations and volunteer groups or organizations to
 3 participate in the pilot program;
 4 (iii) provide delegated authority to selected non-profit organizations
 5 and volunteer groups or organizations to implement the pilot program, by
 6 means including, but not limited to:
 7 (1) obtaining, collecting, and distributing pet food;
 8 (2) collecting, and coordinating the use of, monetary donations and
 9 donations of pet food;
 10 (3) establishing and operating food banks for pets in municipalities
 11 throughout the state; and
 12 (4) establishing and applying criteria for prioritizing pet owners
 13 accessing food banks for pets;
 14 (iv) coordinate and facilitate with municipalities and selected non-
 15 profit organizations and volunteer groups or organizations with respect
 16 to the establishment and operation of food banks for pets in munici-
 17 palities throughout the state;
 18 (v) take appropriate actions to encourage non-profit organizations and
 19 volunteer groups or organizations to participate in the implementation
 20 of the pilot progra