S 5488 NY
Relates to microchipping of certain animals possessed by animal protective associations and rescue organizations
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Summary
This bill permits tax-exempt animal protective associations, humane societies, animal rescue organizations, and municipal animal shelters registered with the state to implant microchips in dogs and cats in their care. Organizations cannot microchip an animal that already has an existing microchip. The bill requires these organizations to make best efforts to update the contact information associated with each microchip, including identifying the organization that previously had possession of the animal, recording new owners when animals are adopted, and maintaining accurate current owner information for lost and found animals.
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Official abstract
Permits microchipping of certain animals possessed by animal protective associations and rescue organizations.
Sponsor (1)
- Leroy Comrie Democratic · primary
1 coauthor / cosponsor
- Pete Harckham Democratic · cosponsor
Action history (16)
- Feb 21, 2025 REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE · upper
- May 14, 2025 1ST REPORT CAL.1121 · upper
- May 15, 2025 2ND REPORT CAL. · upper
- May 19, 2025 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING · upper
- Jun 6, 2025 PASSED SENATE · upper
- Jun 6, 2025 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
- Jun 6, 2025 REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE · lower
- Jan 7, 2026 DIED IN ASSEMBLY · lower
- Jan 7, 2026 RETURNED TO SENATE · lower
- Jan 7, 2026 REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE · upper
- Apr 21, 2026 1ST REPORT CAL.787 · upper
- Apr 22, 2026 2ND REPORT CAL. · upper
- Apr 27, 2026 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING · upper
- May 5, 2026 PASSED SENATE · upper
- May 5, 2026 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
- May 5, 2026 REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE · lower
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Bill No.: Summary Actions Committee Votes Floor Votes Memo Text LFIN Chamber Video/Transcript S05488 Summary: BILL NO S05488   SAME AS SAME AS A11102
  SPONSOR COMRIE   COSPNSR HARCKHAM   MLTSPNSR   Add §387, Ag & Mkts L   Permits microchipping of certain animals possessed by animal protective associations and rescue organizations.
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STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________
5488
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
February 21, 2025 ___________
Introduced by Sen. COMRIE -- 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 micro- chipping of certain animals
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. Microchipping of certain animals. Any duly incorporated society 4 for the prevention of cruelty to animals, duly incorporated humane soci- 5 ety, duly incorporated animal protective association or other duly 6 incorporated animal adoption or animal rescue organization or municipal 7 shelter dedicated to the care of unwanted animals which makes such 8 animals available for adoption whether or not a fee for such adoption is 9 charged that is exempt from taxes pursuant to paragraph (3) of 10 subsection (c) of section 501 of the federal Internal Revenue Code, 26 11 U.S.C. 501, or any subsequent corresponding sections of the federal 12 Internal Revenue Code, as from time to time amended, that is registered 13 with the department may implant or cause to be implanted a microchip in 14 any dog or cat in the possession of such organization unless such animal 15 is determined to have an existing microchip. Such organizations shall 16 make best efforts to update the contact information associated with each 17 implanted or existing microchip, this includes: (a) identifying the 18 organization last having possession of the animal, (b) any person to 19 whom possession is transferred through adoption from such organization, 20 and (c) for lost and found animals the most accurate and updated infor- 21 mation of the current owner. 22 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09700-01-5
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