Int 0146-2014
Microchipping animals sold in pet shops.
IntroductionEnactedCommittee on Healthintroduced 2014-03-12Local Law 2015/008
Enacted as Local Law 2015/008.
Official record · Legistar
Agenda: 2014-03-12Passed: 2015-01-17Enacted: 2015-01-17
Summary
This bill would amend the Animal Shelter and Sterilization Act to prohibit a pet shop from releasing a cat or dog to a purchaser until such dog or cat has been implanted with a microchip and such microchip has been registered with the purchaser’s contact information. It would require pet shops to maintain records of the date of sale and the microchip registration information for a period of ten years. Pet shops that allow shelters and non-profit rescues to use their property for the purpose of making animals available for adoption would be exempt from this bill with respect to those animals.
Committee on Health — Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and EMS (health-related issues).
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Sponsors (25)
Lifecycle
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2014-03-12 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2014-03-12 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2014-04-30 · Committee on Health
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2014-04-30 · Committee on Health
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2014-11-24 · Committee on Health
ActionAmendment Proposed by Comm
2014-11-24 · Committee on Health
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2014-11-24 · Committee on Health
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2014-12-16 · Committee on Health
ActionAmendment Proposed by Comm
2014-12-16 · Committee on Health
ActionAmended by Committee
2014-12-16 · Committee on Health
AdvancedApproved by Committee
2014-12-16 · Committee on Health
AdvancedApproved by Council
2014-12-17 · City Council
ActionSent to Mayor by Council
2014-12-17 · City Council
AdvancedCity Charter Rule Adopted
2015-01-17 · Administration
Votes (9)
Aye (9)
Corey D. JohnsonMaria Del Carmen ArroyoRosie MendezMathieu EugenePeter A. KooJames G. Van BramerInez D. BarronRobert E. Cornegy, Jr.Rafael L. Espinal, Jr.
Heard at (5)
City Council · 2014-12-17 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Health · 2014-12-16 · 1:00 PM · Committee Room - City Hall
Committee on Health · 2014-11-24 · 10:00 AM · 250 Broadway - Committee Rm, 16th Fl.
Committee on Health · 2014-04-30 · 1:00 PM · Committee Room - City Hall
City Council · 2014-03-12 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Attachments (15)
- Summary of Int. No. 146-A
- Int. No. 146 - 3/12/14
- Committee Report 4/30/14
- Hearing Testimony 4/30/14
- Hearing Transcript 4/30/14
- Committee Report 11/24/14
- Hearing Testimony 11/24/14
- Hearing Transcript 11/24/14
- Committee Report 12/16/14
- Hearing Transcript 12/16/14
- Fiscal Impact Statement
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 12-17-14
- Mayor's Letter
- Local Law 8
- Minutes of the Stated Meeting - December 17, 2014
Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 8 of title 17 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding new section 17-815 to read as follows:
� 17-815 Microchipping required. a. No pet shop, animal rescue group or non-profit rescue group shall release a dog or cat to a purchaser unless:
(1) such animal has been implanted with a microchip as a permanent identification by a licensed veterinarian;
(2) such pet shop, animal rescue group, or non-profit rescue group has registered such animal's microchip with such purchaser's contact information with a bona fide pet microchip registration company; and
(3) such pet shop, animal rescue group or non-profit rescue group has provided such purchaser with (i) usage instructions for such microchip provided by the manufacturer of such microchip or the company with which such microchip is registered and (ii) written certification of compliance with paragraphs one and two of this subdivision, signed by such purchaser as acknowledgement of receipt, in a form and manner set forth in rules promulgated by the department.
b. Every pet shop, animal rescue group or non-profit rescue group shall retain for a period of ten years from the date of sale of any dog or cat, a copy of the certification signed by the purchaser required by paragraph three of subdivision a of this section.
c. A pet shop that allows an animal shelter or non-profit rescue to use such pet shop's premises for the purpose of making animals available for adoption shall be exempt from the requirements of subdivisions a and b of this section with respect to such animals, provided such pet shop does not have an ownership interest in any of the animals that are being made available for adoption, and the pet shop does not derive a fee for providing such adoption services.
� 2. This local law shall take effect on June 1, 2015, except that the commissioner shall take such measures as are necessary for its implementation, including the promulgation of rules, prior to such effective date.
JHC
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