New York S 1802: Provides medical assistance coverage for the cost of donor breast milk which is medically necessary for certain infants

Bill Text

Bill Search and Legislative Information | New York State Assembly 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

 Skip to main content 

 New York State Assembly

 Speaker Carl E. Heastie

 --> 
 --> 

 --> 

• 
 Assembly Members 

• 
 Legislative Info 

• 
 Public Hearings 

• 
 Speaker's Press 

• 
 Assembly Reports 

• 
 Committees & More 

• Bill Search Home
• Laws
• Legislative Calendar
• Public Hearing Schedule
• Assembly Calendars
• Assembly Committee Agenda 

 Javascript must be enabled to properly view this page. 

 Bill No.: 

• Summary 
• Actions 
• Committee&nbspVotes 
• Floor&nbspVotes 
• Memo 
• Text 
• LFIN 
• Chamber&nbspVideo/Transcript 
S01802 Summary:

BILL NOS01802 

&nbsp

SAME ASNo Same As

&nbsp

SPONSORFERNANDEZ

&nbsp

COSPNSRWALCZYK

&nbsp

MLTSPNSR

&nbsp

Amd §365, add §365-a, Ag & Mkts L

&nbsp

Prohibits ear clipping and tail docking of dogs unless deemed medically necessary to protect the life or health of the dog.

Go to top S01802 Actions:

BILL NOS01802 

&nbsp

01/13/2025REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE

01/07/2026REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE

Go to topS01802 Committee&nbspVotes:

Go to topS01802 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topS01802 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1802

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 13, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. FERNANDEZ, WALCZYK -- read twice and ordered print-
 ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture

 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to prohib-
 iting ear clipping and tail docking of dogs unless deemed medically
 necessary to protect the life or health of the dog

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 365 of the agriculture and markets
 2 law, as amended by chapter 458 of the laws of 1985, is amended to read
 3 as follows:
 4 1. Whoever clips or cuts off or causes or procures another to clip or
 5 cut off the whole or any part of an ear of any dog unless an anesthetic
 6 shall have been given to the dog and the operation performed by a
 7 licensed veterinarian who deems such operation medically necessary to
 8 protect the life or health of the dog, is guilty of a misdemeanor,
 9 punishable by imprisonment for not more than one year, or a fine of not
 10 more than one thousand dollars, or by both.
 11 § 2. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new
 12 section 365-a to read as follows:
 13 § 365-a. Docking dog tails; unlawful. 1. Any person who cuts the bone,
 14 tissue, muscles or tendons of the tail of any dog, or otherwise operates
 15 upon it in any manner for the purpose or with the effect of docking or
 16 otherwise altering the natural carriage or length of the tail, or
 17 assists, procures, promotes or encourages such cutting or operation for
 18 reasons other than to protect the life or health of the dog as deemed
 19 necessary by a duly licensed veterinarian, is guilty of a misdemeanor
 20 punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars.
 21 2. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any dog or person
 22 who is the owner or possessor of any dog whose tail has been certified
 23 as having been docked, cut or altered prior to August first, two thou-
 24 sand twenty-six.
 25 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05114-01-5

Go to top 

• 

 Sitemap 

 Request Information 

 Directions and Maps