Senate Bill S142

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Restricts the performance of surgical devocalization procedures on dogs and cats

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-S142 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Add §365-a, amd §374, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S9445

2023-S142 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Restricts the performance of surgical devocalization procedures on dogs and cats.

2023-S142 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S142 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    142
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. GIANARIS, PALUMBO -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  agriculture  and  markets  law,  in relation to
   restricting the performance of surgical devocalization  procedures  on
   dogs and cats

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a  new
 section 365-a to read as follows:
   §  365-A.  DEVOCALIZATION  OF  ANIMALS. 1. NO PERSON SHALL PERFORM THE
 SURGICAL DEVOCALIZATION OF A DOG OR CAT EXCEPT IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  THE
 PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
   2.  A. SURGICAL DEVOCALIZATION OF A DOG OR CAT SHALL BE PERFORMED ONLY
 BY A PERSON LICENSED AS A VETERINARIAN PURSUANT TO ARTICLE  ONE  HUNDRED
 THIRTY-FIVE OF THE EDUCATION LAW.
   B.  SURGICAL  DEVOCALIZATION  OF  A  DOG OR CAT MAY BE PERFORMED WHERE
 NECESSARY TO TREAT OR RELIEVE A PHYSICAL ILLNESS, DISEASE OR  INJURY  OR
 CORRECT  A  CONGENITAL  ABNORMALITY  SUFFERED  BY THE ANIMAL, WHERE SUCH
 PHYSICAL ILLNESS, DISEASE, INJURY OR CONGENITAL ABNORMALITY  IS  CAUSING
 OR MAY REASONABLY CAUSE THE ANIMAL PHYSICAL PAIN OR HARM, OR WHEN DETER-
 MINED  BY  A VETERINARIAN TO BE MEDICALLY NECESSARY TO PRESERVE THE LIFE
 OF THE ANIMAL.
   3. ANY VETERINARIAN WHO PERFORMS A SURGICAL  DEVOCALIZATION  PROCEDURE
 ON  A DOG OR CAT SHALL DOCUMENT THE PERFORMANCE OF SUCH PROCEDURE IN THE
 TREATMENT RECORD OF THE PATIENT, INCLUDING THE MEDICAL NECESSITY  JUSTI-
 FYING  THE PROCEDURE, AS DEFINED IN SECTION SIXTY-SEVEN HUNDRED FOURTEEN
 OF THE EDUCATION LAW.
   4. NOTWITHSTANDING SUBDIVISIONS ONE, TWO AND THREE OF THIS SECTION,  A
 SURGICAL DEVOCALIZATION PROCEDURE SHALL NOT BE PERFORMED ON A DOG OR CAT
 UNDER  SIX  MONTHS  OF  AGE  UNLESS THE PERFORMANCE OF SUCH PROCEDURE IS
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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