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NY Gen Bus L § 750-V (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 35-C - Operation of Pet Cemeteries and Pet Crematoriums 750-V - Duties of Pet Cemetery Owners and Operators.

§ 750-v. Duties of pet cemetery owners and operators. All pet cemetery   owners and operators shall have the following duties:1.  To  keep permanently maps and records containing the specific site   of each pet grave, the grave owner's last known  address,  the  date  of   burial,  the size of such grave, the contract for sale of such grave and   pet  disposal  forms  provided  however  that  the  provisions  of  this   subdivision shall apply only to individual burials.2.  To  keep  complete  records  of the names of trustees of any trust   accounts and complete records of all trust fund money.3. To clearly inform customers of the  option  of  paying  maintenance   fees  for care of pet graves, including costs and benefits for permanent   care for pet graves and annual care for pet graves.4. To cooperate with all reasonable requests of  inspectors  appointed   by   the   secretary   of  state  to  inspect  pet  cemeteries  and  pet   crematoriums.5. To provide notice to customers about hours that the  cemetery  will   open to customers to view pet graves.
NY Gen Bus L § 750-W (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 35-C - Operation of Pet Cemeteries and Pet Crematoriums 750-W - Separability Clause.

§ 750-w. Separability clause. If any part or provision of this article   or  the  application  thereof  to any person or circumstance be adjudged   invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such judgment  shall  be   confined in its operation to the part, provision or application directly   involved  in  the  controversy  in  which  such judgment shall have been   rendered and shall not affect or impair the validity of the remainder of   this  article  or  the  application  thereof   to   other   persons   or   circumstances  and  the  legislature  hereby declares that it would have   enacted this article or the remainder thereof had the invalidity of such   provision or application thereof been apparent.
NY Gen Bus L § 751 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 35-D - Sale of Dogs and Cats 751 - Legislative Intent.

§  751.  Legislative intent. It is hereby determined and declared that   supervision by the state of the sale of dogs or cats by pet  dealers  is   within  the  public  interest  and  for  the purpose of safeguarding the   public and insuring the humane treatment of such animals by guaranteeing   the good health of such dogs or cats in the course of such transactions,   or providing other alternatives to the consumer.
NY Gen Bus L § 753-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 35-D - Sale of Dogs and Cats 753-A - Veterinarian Examination.

§  753-a.  Veterinarian  examination.  1. Within five business days of   receipt, but prior to the sale of any dog or cat, the pet  dealer  shall   have  a  duly  licensed  veterinarian  conduct  an examination and tests   appropriate to the breed and age to determine  if  the  animal  has  any   medical  conditions  apparent  at  the  time  of  the  examination  that   adversely affect the health of the animal. For animals  eighteen  months   of  age  or  older,  such  examination  shall include a diagnosis of any   congenital conditions that adversely affect the health  of  the  animal.   Any  animal  diagnosed  with  a  contagious disease shall be treated and   caged separately from healthy animals in accordance  with  section  four   hundred one of the agriculture and markets law.2.  All animals shall be vaccinated as required by state or local law.   Veterinary care appropriate to the species  shall  be  provided  without   undue  delay  when  necessary. Each animal shall be observed each day by   the  pet  dealer  or  by  a  person  working  under  the  pet   dealer's   supervision.3.  No pet dealer shall knowingly sell any animal that has a diagnosed   congenital condition or contagious disease that  adversely  affects  the   health  of  the animal without first informing the consumer, in writing,   of such condition.
NY Gen Bus L § 753-D (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 35-D - Sale of Dogs and Cats 753-D - Construction With Other Laws.

§  753-d.  Construction with other laws. Nothing in this article shall   be construed to (a) limit or restrict agents or  officers  of  societies   for  the  prevention  of cruelty to animals or the police from enforcing   articles twenty-six and twenty-six-A of the agriculture and markets  law   or  any  other  law  relating to the humane treatment of, or cruelty to,   animals, (b)  limit  or  restrict  any  municipality  from  enacting  or   enforcing  any  authorized  local  law, rule, regulation or ordinance of   general application to businesses governing public health, safety or the   rights of consumers, or (c) limit  or  restrict  any  municipality  from   enacting  or  enforcing  a  local  law,  rule,  regulation  or ordinance   governing pet  dealers,  as  such  term  is  defined  in  this  article,   including  a  law, rule, regulation or ordinance governing the health or   safety of animals acquired or maintained by pet dealers, the  source  of   animals  sold or offered for sale by pet dealers, and the spay or neuter   of such animals; provided, however,  that  any  such  local  law,  rule,   regulation  or  ordinance shall be no less stringent than the applicable   provisions of this article and may not result in essentially banning all   sales of dogs or cats raised  and  maintained  in  a  healthy  and  safe   manner.  Where any penalty may be authorized for the violation of such a   local law, rule, regulation or ordinance, the authorized penalty in such   local law, rule, regulation or ordinance may not exceed a civil  penalty   of  up to five hundred dollars. Where a municipality adopts such a local   law, rule, regulation or ordinance  that  is  more  stringent  than  the   applicable provisions of this article, such municipality shall have sole   responsibility   for  enforcement  of  such  law,  rule,  regulation  or   ordinance that is more stringent than the applicable provisions of  this   article.
NY Gen Bus L § 753-E (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 35-D - Sale of Dogs and Cats 753-E - Prohibited Contracts.

§  753-e.  Prohibited contracts. No contract for the purchase of a dog   or a cat or the financing of such purchase shall include any  provisions   which  authorize the use of a dog or a cat as security where such dog or   cat may be repossessed  by  the  seller  or  lender  contingent  on  the   purchaser  making  payments  under  such  contract.  Provided,  however,   nothing in this section shall prohibit the purchase  of  a  dog  or  cat   through  an  unsecured  personal  loan,  nor  be  construed to limit the   enforcement of other provisions of this article, article twenty-six-a of   the agriculture and markets law or other rights or  remedies  which  are   otherwise available to all parties under any other law.
NY Gen Bus L § 754 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 35-D - Sale of Dogs and Cats 754 - Notice.

§  754.  Notice.  Every  pet  dealer who sells an animal to a consumer   shall post a notice clearly visible to  the  consumer  and  provide  the   consumer  at  the  time of sale with a written notice, printed or typed,   setting forth the rights provided under this article. Such notices shall   be prescribed by  the  commissioner,  but  the  written  notice  may  be   contained  in  a  written  contract,  an  animal  history certificate or   separate document, provided such notices are in ten-point boldface type.   No pet dealer shall restrict or diminish by contract or  otherwise,  the   rights provided under this article.
NY Gen Bus L § 755 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 35-D - Sale of Dogs and Cats 755 - Penalties and Enforcement.

§ 755. Penalties and enforcement. 1. In addition to the other remedies   provided,   whenever  there  shall  be  a  violation  of  this  article,   application may be made by the attorney  general  in  the  name  of  the   people  of  the  state  of  New  York  to  a  court  or  justice  having   jurisdiction by a special proceeding to issue an  injunction,  and  upon   notice  to  the  defendant  of  not  less  than five days, to enjoin and   restrain the continuance of such violations; and if it shall  appear  to   the  satisfaction  of  the  court  or justice that the defendant has, in   fact, violated this article, an injunction may be issued by  such  court   or  justice,  enjoining  and  restraining any further violation, without   requiring proof that any person has, in fact, been  injured  or  damaged   thereby.  In  any  such proceeding, the court may make allowances to the   attorney general as provided in paragraph  six  of  subdivision  (a)  of   section  eighty-three hundred three of the civil practice law and rules,   and direct restitution.  Whenever  the  court  shall  determine  that  a   violation  of  this  article  has occurred, the court may impose a civil   penalty of not less than one hundred  dollars  and  not  more  than  one   thousand  dollars. In connection with any such proposed application, the   attorney general is authorized to take proof and make a determination of   the relevant facts and to issue subpoenas in accordance with  the  civil   practice law and rules.1-a.  Any  person  who violates any provision of section seven hundred   fifty-three-a, seven hundred fifty-three-b, seven hundred fifty-three-c,   or seven hundred fifty-three-e of this article may also  be  subject  to   denial,  suspension,  revocation  of,  or  refusal to renew a pet dealer   license, in accordance with the  provisions  of  sections  four  hundred   three and four hundred four of the agriculture and markets law.2.  The provisions of this article may be enforced concurrently by the   director of  a  municipal  consumer  affairs  office,  or  by  the  town   attorney,   or  city  corporation  counsel,  and  all  moneys  collected   thereunder shall be retained by such municipality or local government.
NY Gen Bus L § 756-C (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 35-E - Construction Contracts 756-C - Retention.

§  756-c.  Retention.  By  mutual agreement of the relevant parties an   owner may retain a reasonable amount of the contract sum as retainage. A   contractor or subcontractor may also  retain  a  reasonable  amount  for   retainage  so  long  as the amount does not exceed the actual percentage   retained by the owner. Retainage shall be released by the owner  to  the   contractor  no  later  than  thirty days after the final approval of the   work under a construction contract. In the event that an owner fails  to   release  retainage  as  required  by  this article, or the contractor or   subcontractor fails to release a proportionate amount  of  retainage  to   the  relevant  parties  after  receipt  of retainage from the owner, the   owner, contractor, or subcontractor,  as  the  case  may  be,  shall  be   subject  to the payment of interest at the rate of one percent per month   on the date retention was due and owing.
NY Gen Bus L § 756-D (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 35-E - Construction Contracts 756-D - Exceptions for Failure of Lender to Disburse Funds.

§  756-d. Exceptions for failure of lender to disburse funds. The date   of payment required by the owner, the  contractor  and/or  subcontractor   pursuant  to section seven hundred fifty-six-a of this article, shall be   extended  to  the  seventh  day   after   the   owner,   contractor   or   subcontractor,  as  the case may be, receives loan proceeds necessary to   make such payment in the event that:1. the owner, contractor or subcontractor, as the  case  may  be,  has   obtained  a  loan  intended  to  pay for all or part of the construction   contract;2. the owner, contractor or subcontractor, as the  case  may  be,  has   timely requested disbursement of proceeds from that loan; and3.  the  lender  is legally obligated to disburse such proceeds to the   owner, contractor or subcontractor, as the case may be, but  has  failed   to do so in a timely manner.
NY Gen Bus L § 756-E (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 35-E - Construction Contracts 756-E - Exceptions for Lower Manhattan Reconstruction.

§ 756-e. Exceptions for lower Manhattan reconstruction. The provisions   of  this  article  shall not apply to any construction contracts for the   reconstruction,  alteration,  moving  or  demolition  of  any  building,   structure  or  improvement,  or  relating  to  the  excavation of or any   development or improvement to land in and around the world trade  center   necessitated  by  the  September  eleventh,  two  thousand one terrorist   attack on such center.
NY Gen Bus L § 757 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 35-E - Construction Contracts 757 - Void Provisions.

§  757.  Void  provisions.  The  following  provisions of construction   contracts shall be void and unenforceable:1. A provision, covenant, clause or understanding in, collateral to or   affecting a construction contract, with the exception of a contract with   a material supplier, that makes the contract  subject  to  the  laws  of   another  state  or  that  requires  any litigation, arbitration or other   dispute resolution proceeding arising from the contract to be  conducted   in another state.2. A provision, covenant, clause or understanding in, collateral to or   affecting  a  construction contract stating that a party to the contract   cannot suspend performance under the contract if another  party  to  the   contract fails to make prompt payments under the contract.3. A provision, covenant, clause or understanding in, collateral to or   affecting  a construction contract stating that expedited arbitration as   expressly provided for and in the manner established  by  section  seven   hundred  fifty-six-b  of  this  article  is  unavailable  to one or both   parties.4. A provision, covenant, clause or understanding in collateral to  or   affecting  a construction contract establishing payment provisions which   differ from those established in  subdivision  three  of  section  seven   hundred fifty-six-a and section seven hundred fifty-six-b as applicable.
NY Gen Bus L § 758 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 35-E - Construction Contracts 758 - Severability.

§  758.  Severability. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision   or part of this article, or the application thereof  to  any  person  or   circumstance,  shall  be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction   to be invalid or  unconstitutional,  such  judgment  shall  not  affect,   impair or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its   operation  to  the  clause,  sentence, paragraph, subdivision or part of   this article, or in its  application  to  the  person  or  circumstance,   directly  involved  in the controversy in which such judgment shall have   been rendered.
NY Gen Bus L § 759 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 35-F - Fire Sprinkler Information 759 - Definitions.

* §  759.  Definitions. When used in this article, the following terms   shall have the following meanings:1. "Builder" means  any  person,  corporation,  partnership  or  other   entity  contracting  with  an  owner  for  the construction of a one- or   two-family residential dwelling having less than three stories.2. "Buyer" means any person or persons  who  have  contracted  or  who   intend  to  contract  with  a  builder for the construction of a one- or   two-family residential dwelling having less than three stories.* NB Repealed upon provisions set forth in § 3 of chapter 201 of 2014
NY Gen Bus L § 759-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 35-F - Fire Sprinkler Information 759-A - Disclosure of Automatic Fire Sprinkler System Information.

* §  759-a. Disclosure of automatic fire sprinkler system information.   A builder of a one- or two-family residential dwelling having less  than   three  stories,  prior  to  entering into a contract for construction of   such dwelling with a buyer, shall provide  the  buyer  with  a  copy  of   written  materials prepared by the office of fire prevention and control   pursuant to subdivision twenty-one of section one hundred  fifty-six  of   the  executive  law,  which details the benefits of and includes factors   that  can  affect  the  costs  associated  with  the  installation   and   maintenance  of  an automatic fire sprinkler system. Upon request of the   buyer, the builder shall, at the buyer's expense, install  an  automatic   fire  sprinkler  system  in such one- or two-family residential dwelling   having less than three stories.* NB Effective until September 1, 2022* § 759-a. Disclosure of automatic fire sprinkler system  information.   A  builder of a one- or two-family residential dwelling having less than   three stories, prior to entering into a  contract  for  construction  of   such  dwelling  with  a  buyer,  shall  provide the buyer with a copy of   written materials prepared by the office of fire prevention and  control   pursuant  to  subdivision twenty-one of section one hundred fifty-six of   the executive law, which details the benefits of  and  includes  factors   that   can  affect  the  costs  associated  with  the  installation  and   maintenance of an automatic fire sprinkler  system.  The  builder  shall   further  provide  an  estimate  of  the  cost for the installation of an   automatic fire sprinkler system in such dwelling. Upon  request  of  the   buyer,  the  builder shall, at the buyer's expense, install an automatic   fire sprinkler system in such one- or  two-family  residential  dwelling   having less than three stories.* NB Effective September 1, 2022* NB Repealed upon provisions set forth in § 3 of chapter 201 of 2014
NY Gen Bus L § 762 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 36 - Protection of Underground Facilities 762 - Duties of Local Governments.

§  762.  Duties  of  local  governments.  The  local governments shall   display in  an  appropriate  location  and  provide  a  notice  to  each   applicant  for  an  excavation  and  demolition permit that informs them   about their responsibilities under the law and  regulations  to  protect   underground  facilities and the existence, operation and programs of the   one-call notification system. Any local government which  contracts  for   excavation of underground facilities shall require the excavator to have   completed  the  training  and education program provided by the one-call   notification system pursuant to  this  article  or  any  other  provider   authorized  by the public service commission to administer such training   and education program. Such training and education program shall be made   available in-person and online. The cost of such training and  education   program  shall  not exceed twenty-five dollars and shall not be required   more than once per five year period.
NY Gen Bus L § 763 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 36 - Protection of Underground Facilities 763 - Duties of Operators.

§  763.  Duties of operators. 1. Every operator shall participate in a   one-call notification system.2. Upon receipt of the  notification  provided  for  by  this  article   either  directly  from  the  excavator or from the one-call notification   system and pursuant to the rules and regulations adopted by  the  public   service  commission  pursuant  to  section one hundred nineteen-b of the   public service law, an operator shall advise the excavator in  a  timely   manner  of  those of its underground facilities that will be affected by   the proposed excavation or demolition.3. The operator shall accurately and with due care designate within  a   reasonable  period of time the location of its underground facilities in   the manner and during the  time  period  set  forth  in  the  rules  and   regulations adopted by the public service commission pursuant to section   one hundred nineteen-b of the public service law.4.  Any  operator  which  performs  or contracts for the excavation of   underground facilities shall require the excavator to have completed the   training and education program provided  by  the  one-call  notification   system  pursuant to this article or any other provider authorized by the   public service commission to  administer  such  training  and  education   program.  Such  training  and  education program shall be made available   in-person and online. The cost of such training  and  education  program   shall not exceed twenty-five dollars and shall not be required more than   once  per  five  year  period. In the case of an operator subject to the   jurisdiction of the public service commission, a training and  education   program  that  is  subject  to audit by the department of public service   shall also satisfy the requirement herein.
NY Gen Bus L § 764 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 36 - Protection of Underground Facilities 764 - Duties of Excavators.

§  764. Duties of excavators. 1. No excavator shall commence or engage   in any excavation or demolition unless and until timely notice is served   of the location and date of the proposed  excavation  or  demolition  as   provided   in   this  article  to  operators  who  maintain  underground   facilities in the area in which the excavation or demolition is to  take   place. The provision of such notice to a one-call notification system is   deemed  to  be  compliance with this section; and notice to the one-call   notification center is notice to  each  member.  Such  notice  shall  be   served  in  accordance  with  the  rules  and regulations adopted by the   public service commission pursuant to section one hundred nineteen-b  of   the public service law.2.  Prior  to any excavation or demolition, the excavator shall verify   the precise location of the underground facilities in a manner set forth   in the rules and regulations adopted by the  public  service  commission   pursuant to section one hundred nineteen-b of the public service law.3.  An  excavator may proceed with such work if he has received notice   from each operator notified by  the  one-call  system  that  it  has  no   underground facility in or within fifteen feet of the proposed work area   or  that  the  operator  marked  any  underground facility located in or   within fifteen feet of the proposed work area.4.  An  excavator  engaged  in  excavation  or  demolition  shall   be   responsible  for protecting and preserving the staking, marking or other   designation by the operator until no longer required for proper and safe   excavation or demolition work  at  or  near  the  underground  facility,   maintain  clearance  between  the  underground facility, and the cutting   edge or point of any  equipment  to  avoid  damage  to  the  underground   facility  and  provide  support to and prevent damage to any underground   facility or its protective coating, in the means and  according  to  the   methods  set  forth  in  the rules and regulations adopted by the public   service commission pursuant to section one  hundred  nineteen-b  of  the   public service law.5.  In  the  event  of  contact  with  and/or damage to an underground   facility, the excavator shall immediately notify  the  operator  of  the   facility  and  no  backfilling  shall  be  done  by  the excavator until   inspection and/or repairs have been made by the operator and no  repairs   shall  be  undertaken by the excavator until authorized by the operator.   In the event of an electrical short or the escape of  gas  or  hazardous   fluids  endangering  life,  the  excavator  shall immediately notify the   operator of the electric, gas or hazardous liquid  underground  facility   and  911,  and  all  persons  who  might be endangered and assist in the   evacuation of such persons.