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NY Gen Bus L § 750-E (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 35-C - Operation of Pet Cemeteries and Pet Crematoriums 750-E - License; Application.

§  750-e.  License;  application.  1. Any person desiring a license to engage in the business of operating a pet cemetery  or  pet  crematorium under  this  article  may  make  application  to  the secretary of state therefor. The application shall  be  subscribed  by  the  applicant  and affirmed  by  him  or  her as true under the penalties of perjury.  Such application shall be in a form as the secretary of state shall prescribe setting forth:  (a) The name and address of the applicant: if an individual, the  name under which he or she intends to conduct business; if a partnership, the name  and  business  address  of each member thereof, and the name under which business is to be conducted; if a corporation;  the  name  of  the corporation and the name and business address of each stockholder of the corporation holding stock interest of more than ten per centum.  (b)  The  place or places, including the complete address or addresses where the business is to be conducted.  (c) A summary of all relevant experience  of  all  persons  listed  in paragraph  (a)  of  this subdivision in the operation of a cemetery, pet cemetery, crematorium, pet crematorium and/or the management of funds.  (d) Satisfactory evidence of good moral character.  (e) Such further information as the secretary of state  may  prescribe by rule or regulation.   2. The secretary of state shall not issue a license to any person who:  (a) has had their license to operate a pet cemetery or pet crematorium suspended or revoked by the secretary of state; or  (b)  has  been  convicted within the last five years of a felony under the laws of this state involving fraud, bribery, perjury,  or  theft  or has  been  convicted  under the laws of any other state or of the United States of a criminal offense which, if committed and prosecuted in  this state, would constitute a similar felony under such laws of this state.   3. Any person who has had an application for a license rejected by the secretary  of  state  may  appeal such determination pursuant to section seven hundred fifty-i of this article.
NY Gen Bus L § 750-G (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 35-C - Operation of Pet Cemeteries and Pet Crematoriums 750-G - Fees.

§  750-g. Fees.  1. The fee for a license to engage in the business of   operating a pet cemetery or pet crematorium shall be one  hundred  fifty   dollars.  For  each  renewal thereof, the fee shall be one hundred fifty   dollars.2. The fee for issuing a duplicate license  in  substitution  for  one   lost, destroyed or mutilated shall be twenty-five dollars.3. The fee for changing a name or address shall be ten dollars.4.  The  fees hereinabove set forth shall be those for licenses issued   for the license period of two years or fraction of such period.5. No fees listed in subdivisions one, two,  three  or  four  of  this   section  shall  be  charged  to  any  municipality  seeking a license to   operate a pet cemetery or pet crematorium.
NY Gen Bus L § 750-H (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 35-C - Operation of Pet Cemeteries and Pet Crematoriums 750-H - Denial of License Application and Suspension and Revocation of Licenses.

§  750-h.  Denial of license application and suspension and revocation of licenses.  1. An application for a license under this article may  be denied  or  a  license  to  engage  in  the  business of operating a pet cemetery or  pet  crematorium  may  be  suspended  or  revoked,  by  the secretary of state, for any one or more of the following causes:  (a) Fraud or bribery in securing a license;  (b)  The  making of any false statement as to a material matter in any application or other statement or certificate required by or pursuant to this article;  (c)  Incompetency  in  the  operation  of  a  pet  cemetery   or   pet crematorium;  (d) Failure to display the license as provided in this article;  (e)  Violation  of  any  provision  of this article, or of any rule or regulation adopted hereunder;  (f) Conviction of a crime involving fraud, theft, perjury  or  bribery or  other  cause  which  would permit disqualifications from receiving a license upon the original application;  (g) Failure to retain all pet disposal forms for a period of two years following receipt;  (h) Failure to comply with the duties  of  a  pet  cemetery  owner  or operator  as set forth in section seven hundred fifty-v of this article; and  (i) Conviction of a violation of article twenty-six of the agriculture and markets law involving cruelty to animals.   2. Whenever the license to engage in the business of operating  a  pet cemetery  or  pet  crematorium  is  revoked,  such  license shall not be reinstated or reissued until after the expiration of a  period  of  five years  from  the  date  of  such  revocation  and the secretary of state approves the license  application  pursuant  to  section  seven  hundred fifty-e of this article.
NY Gen Bus L § 750-J (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 35-C - Operation of Pet Cemeteries and Pet Crematoriums 750-J - Judicial Review.

§  750-j.  Judicial  review.  The  action of the secretary of state in   suspending, revoking or  refusing  to  issue  or  renew  a  license,  or   imposing  a fine or reprimand on the holder thereof may be reviewed by a   proceeding brought under and pursuant to article  seventy-eight  of  the   civil practice law and rules.
NY Gen Bus L § 750-K (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 35-C - Operation of Pet Cemeteries and Pet Crematoriums 750-K - Violations and Penalties.

§ 750-k. Violations and penalties. Any person not licensed pursuant to   this  article who shall directly or indirectly engage in the business of   operating a pet cemetery or pet crematorium or hold himself  or  herself   out  to  the  public as being able so to do, or who shall violate any of   the provisions of this article, or having had his license  suspended  or   revoked,  shall  continue  to  engage in the business of operating a pet   cemetery or pet crematorium or who, without a license to engage  in  the   business  of  operating  a  pet cemetery or pet crematorium, directly or   indirectly employs, permits or authorizes an unlicensed person to engage   in the business of operating a pet cemetery or  pet  crematorium,  shall   for  the  first  offense  be  guilty of a violation and, upon conviction   thereof, shall be punished by a fine  of  not  more  than  five  hundred   dollars  or by imprisonment for a term of not more than fifteen days, or   by both such fine and imprisonment. If the conviction is for an  offense   committed  after the first conviction of such person under this article,   such person shall be  guilty  of  a  misdemeanor  and,  upon  conviction   thereof,  shall be punished by a fine of not more than two thousand five   hundred dollars or by imprisonment for a term of not more than one year,   or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each violation  of  this  article   shall be deemed a separate offense.
NY Gen Bus L § 750-L (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 35-C - Operation of Pet Cemeteries and Pet Crematoriums 750-L - Official Acts Used as Evidence.

§  750-l.  Official  acts  used  as evidence. The official acts of the   secretary of state, department of state and department of  environmental   conservation  shall  be  prima  facie  evidence of the facts therein and   shall be entitled to be received in evidence in all actions at  law  and   other  legal  proceedings  in  any  court  or  before any board, body or   officer.
NY Gen Bus L § 750-M (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 35-C - Operation of Pet Cemeteries and Pet Crematoriums 750-M - Dedication of Moneys Derived From Operation of Article.

§  750-m.  Dedication of moneys derived from operation of article. All   moneys derived from the operation of this article shall on or before the   tenth day  of  each  month  be  paid  into  the  pet  cemetery  and  pet   crematorium   inspection  and  licensing  fund  established  by  section   ninety-seven-nn of the state finance law.
NY Gen Bus L § 750-N (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 35-C - Operation of Pet Cemeteries and Pet Crematoriums 750-N - Dedication of Real Property for Pet Cemetery Purposes.

§ 750-n. Dedication of real property for pet cemetery purposes. 1. The   owner  of  any real property used or to be used for a pet cemetery shall   file, or cause to be filed, in the office of the clerk  or  recorder  of   the  county  in  which  the  real  property  is  located,  a  dedication   restricting the real property to be used only for such purposes  as  are   usual  and  customary  for  the operation of a pet cemetery. Such person   shall additionally file a certified copy of  such  dedication,  together   with notation of the date, time, book and page of filing by the clerk or   recorder  of  said county, with the secretary of state. Such filing with   the secretary of state shall additionally include a copy of a survey map   and appropriate zoning approvals as may be reasonably  required  by  the   secretary of state.2.  The  owner  or  operator of every pet cemetery shall keep adequate   records of all purchasers of space for pet remains within the grounds of   such pet cemetery.
NY Gen Bus L § 750-O (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 35-C - Operation of Pet Cemeteries and Pet Crematoriums 750-O - Removal of Dedication.

§  750-o.  Removal  of  dedication.  Upon  the  filing of a dedication   restricting real property for the operation  of  a  pet  cemetery,  such   dedication  may only be amended or removed by order of the supreme court   of the county where the pet  cemetery  is  located.  Such  petition  for   amendment  or removal of dedication shall include written consent by all   persons who purchased or otherwise are entitled to rights of disposal or   rights to continuing care of a pet grave in  that  portion  of  the  pet   cemetery  for  which  the dedication is sought to be amended or removed.   If the portion of the pet cemetery for which the dedication is sought to   be amended or removed includes pet remains, such  pet  remains  must  be   removed,  upon  the  written consent of all persons who purchased or are   otherwise entitled to rights of disposal or rights to continuing care of   a pet grave, their heirs or assigns, with the removal to be entirely  at   the  cost  of  the  owner  of the pet cemetery. The court, upon proof of   diligent efforts and as determined by the court, may dispense  with  the   written  consent of any person who purchased or is otherwise entitled to   rights of disposal whose whereabouts, identity or heirs or  assigns  are   unknown.  In  the  event  that the court has dispensed with any person's   written consent under this section, the court may make  a  determination   as to the consideration appropriate for such consent and order that such   monies  be  deposited  with  the court, which shall then be paid to such   person upon appropriate proof of  claim.  If  the  premises  are  a  pet   cemetery,  such petition may additionally include an environmental audit   if required by the court, which audit shall identify  any  environmental   problems   caused   by   the   pet   cemetery   activity,  including  an   identification  of  pet  disposal  sites.  If  the  environmental  audit   identifies  any  environmental  problem, it shall additionally include a   plan for the correction  or  remediation  of  such  problems,  including   financial, human and other resources estimates, projected time schedules   for  the  completion  of  the  corrective and remedial actions, with the   court to make any order on the petition conditional upon the  completion   of  such  corrective  and  remedial  action or upon the deposit with the   court with such money as determined necessary for  such  remediation  or   correction.
NY Gen Bus L § 750-P (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 35-C - Operation of Pet Cemeteries and Pet Crematoriums 750-P - Area Requirements for Pet Cemeteries.

§  750-p.  Area  requirements for pet cemeteries. A pet cemetery which   commences operations on or after the effective date of this article  and   which  provides for the permanent interment of pets shall consist of not   less than  five  contiguous  acres  of  real  property  in  total  area,   inclusive  of  any structures, facilities, or buildings situated thereon   and used for the business purposes of the pet cemetery. The secretary of   state may grant a waiver of the minimum  size  limit  based  on  factors   including  the number of above-ground entombments, the number of remains   buried and the nature of the surrounding community. Nothing contained in   this section shall restrict any town, village or city from enacting  any   local  law  which  provides  for an area requirement greater than as set   forth herein.
NY Gen Bus L § 750-Q (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 35-C - Operation of Pet Cemeteries and Pet Crematoriums 750-Q - Maintenance Fees for Pet Cemeteries.

§  750-q. Maintenance fees for pet cemeteries. 1. A pet cemetery owner may charge a permanent maintenance endowment fee for the care of the pet cemetery, which if charged, shall be placed by the  pet  cemetery  owner into a permanent maintenance endowment care or similar trust fund.   2. In lieu of a permanent maintenance endowment fee, the operator of a pet  cemetery  and a pet owner may enter into a contract for care of the pet cemetery on an annual basis. The pet owner then shall be charged  an annual  maintenance  fee  which  shall  be  paid in the manner described below. However, only  one  contract  for  annual  maintenance  shall  be entered  into  per  gravesite and shall state specifically the amount of the annual maintenance fee to be paid each year. The contract shall also state  that  failure  to  pay  these  annual  fees  can  result  in  the disinterment of the pet.  (a)  The  annual  maintenance  fee, billed each calendar year shall be placed by the pet cemetery owner in  the  general  account  of  the  pet cemetery  to  be  used for pet cemetery operation and maintenance during the succeeding years. For the purposes of this section and section seven hundred fifty-r of this article, the term  pet  cemetery  operation  and maintenance  shall mean all costs incurred to operate and maintain a pet cemetery including salaries and  bonuses  for  employees,  officers  and directors,  but  shall not include any fines or penalties imposed by the secretary of state or other agency or court.  (b) If the annual maintenance fee is not paid within  ninety  days  of the date of which it is due, the pet cemetery owner shall notify the pet owner  in  writing  that  such  fee  is  due and payable. If such annual maintenance fee is not paid within ninety  days  of  such  writing,  the disposal  rights  or rights to continuing care of a pet grave of the pet owner shall terminate.  (c) If the annual maintenance fee  is  not  paid  within  one  hundred eighty days of the date of which it is due, the disposal rights of a pet owner  shall  then  terminate  and the pet cemetery owner may at anytime thereafter remove such pet and if removed dispose  of  remains  by  mass cremation or mass burial.  (d)  Nothing  in this section shall prevent a pet owner from prepaying annual maintenance fees for any number of years in advance.
NY Gen Bus L § 750-R (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 35-C - Operation of Pet Cemeteries and Pet Crematoriums 750-R - Endowment Care or Similar Trust Funds.

§  750-r.  Endowment  care  or  similar trust funds. 1. A pet cemetery   which commenced operations prior to the effective date of  this  article   shall  establish an endowment care or similar trust fund, the balance of   which shall not be less then twelve thousand dollars, by January  first,   nineteen  hundred ninety-five. The secretary of state may grant a waiver   to the provisions of this subdivision if an endowment  care  or  similar   trust  fund is established and twelve thousand dollars is placed in such   fund within a reasonable amount of time not to exceed ten years from the   effective date of this article and the provisions of this  section  will   present  a  significant  financial hardship to the pet cemetery owner or   operator.2. A pet cemetery which commences operations on or after the effective   date of this article, shall, prior to the acceptance of  any  moneys  as   annual  maintenance  fees,  establish an endowment care or similar trust   fund for the permanent operation and maintenance of the pet cemetery, in   an amount of not less than twelve thousand dollars.3. The fiduciary holding such endowment care  or  similar  trust  fund   shall have such power to invest such fund as set forth in section 11-2.2   of  the  estates,  powers  and trusts law. The interest earnings of such   trust fund shall be used exclusively for the operation  and  maintenance   of  such  pet cemetery. Any distribution of principal of such option and   trust fund shall only be upon order of the supreme court of  the  county   where  the  pet  cemetery is located, for good cause and exclusively for   the operation and benefit of such pet cemetery. Unless such distribution   of principal shall be as part of a removal of dedication  for  such  pet   cemetery,  such order shall additionally make adequate provision for the   permanent maintenance of the pet cemetery.4. A pet cemetery, owned and operated by a not-for-profit  corporation   that  has  in  excess  of  one  million dollars in its endowment care or   similar trust fund, may use any surplus income in such trust fund  above   and  beyond  its costs for pet cemetery operation and maintenance in any   manner allowed by the not-for-profit corporation's charter  or  by-laws,   provided that the use of such surplus does not endanger the integrity of   such trust fund.5.  A pet cemetery, owned and operated by a not-for-profit corporation   that is a humane society may be granted a waiver of  the  provisions  of   this  section by the secretary of state if the secretary determines that   the interests of the pet owners will be  adequately  protected  and  the   provisions  of  this section present a significant financial hardship to   the pet cemetery owner.6. Such trust funds are not invalid by reason of any indefiniteness or   uncertainty of the persons designated as beneficiaries, nor  shall  they   be invalid as violating any existing rule against perpetuities.
NY Gen Bus L § 750-S (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 35-C - Operation of Pet Cemeteries and Pet Crematoriums 750-S - Pet Disposal Forms.

§   750-s.  Pet  disposal  forms.  1.  Each  person  who  gives  to  a veterinarian or a pet cemetery owner or pet crematorium owner a pet  for disposal shall be provided by such veterinarian or pet cemetery owner or pet  crematorium  owner with a pet disposal disclosure document, in form approved  by  the  secretary  of  state,  which  shall  set  forth   the alternative methods of pet disposal, the cost of each such method of pet disposal,  if available, and the nature of or place in which each method of disposal will be carried out. The veterinarian or  the  pet  cemetery owner  or  the  pet crematorium owner, as the case may be, shall give to the person who completes the form a copy of the form and retain  a  copy of  said form. If the person completing the form chooses to have the pet disposed of  by  a  pet  cemetery  or  pet  crematorium  and  makes  the arrangements  therefor  through  a  veterinarian, the veterinarian shall provide the person with the name, location and telephone number  of  the pet   cemetery  or  pet  crematorium  so  that  the  person  may  obtain information about the pet cemetery or pet crematorium. The  veterinarian shall  also  ensure that a copy of the pet disposal form accompanies the pet when it is removed from the veterinarian's office.   2. A veterinarian or pet cemetery operator may complete a pet disposal form with the oral consent of the pet owner. Such oral consent shall  be witnessed  and  a  record of such consent and the completed pet disposal form shall be retained in the veterinarian's records.  A  copy  of  such completed pet disposal form shall be sent to the pet owner if requested.   3.  If  a  pet owner is unwilling or unable to complete a pet disposal form then a veterinarian may complete  the  pet  disposal  form  if  two attempts  are  made  to  contact  the  pet  owner. However, at least one attempt shall be made in writing and sent by first class  mail.  If  the veterinarian  does complete the pet disposal form without the consent of the pet owner then a copy of the completed pet disposal  form  shall  be retained  by  the veterinarian along with the records of the attempts to contact the pet owner.   4. No pet disposal form shall be required if:  (a) no pet owner can be identified;  (b) the pet remains originate with a municipality;  (c) the pet is abandoned pursuant  to  article  twenty-five-B  of  the agriculture and markets law; or  (d) the pet is to be disposed of without charge to the pet owner.
NY Gen Bus L § 750-T (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 35-C - Operation of Pet Cemeteries and Pet Crematoriums 750-T - Disposal in Compliance With Forms.

§ 750-t. Disposal in compliance with forms. A pet cemetery owner shall   dispose  of  a pet in compliance with a pet disposal form completed by a   pet owner or veterinarian.  If  such  pet  is  disposed  of,  either  by   individual  cremation or individual burial, the pet cemetery owner shall   within ten days of such disposal send or give a written confirmation  of   such   disposal   to   the  pet  owner  or  veterinarian,  depending  on   instructions in pet disposal form, and,  shall  attest  to  the  method,   date, and place of disposal. If a pet is disposed of either through mass   cremation  or  mass  burial,  no written confirmation shall be required.   Copies of all forms shall be retained for a period of  two  years  after   receipt.  All  pet  remains shall be buried at least twelve inches below   the surface of the ground or in accordance with  section  three  hundred   seventy-seven  of the agriculture and markets law in the case of a large   domestic animal or otherwise disposed of in a sanitary manner.
NY Gen Bus L § 750-U (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 35-C - Operation of Pet Cemeteries and Pet Crematoriums 750-U - Veterinary and Agricultural Production Exclusions.

§  750-u.  Veterinary  and agricultural production exclusions. Any pet cemetery which:   1. (a) is owned by a licensed veterinarian; or  (b) is located on land used in agricultural production;   2. does not allow individual burials;   3. does not allow individual grave markers;   4. does not charge a maintenance fee for the care of pet graves; and   5. does not make any representation that pet graves will be cared  for or that the land is dedicated;   shall  be  exempt  from  the trust fund provisions provided by section seven  hundred  fifty-r  of  this  article,  the  dedication  provisions provided  by  section seven hundred fifty-n of this article and the area requirement provided by section seven hundred fifty-p of this article.
NY Gen Bus L § 750-UU (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 35-C - Operation of Pet Cemeteries and Pet Crematoriums 750-UU - Small Pet Cemetery Exclusion.

§  750-uu. Small pet cemetery exclusion. Any pet cemetery which buries   less than five animals a year, makes  no  representation  that  the  pet   graves  will  be  cared  for or that the land is dedicated, and does not   charge a maintenance fee for the care of the pet graves shall be  exempt   from  the  provisions  of  sections seven hundred fifty-n, seven hundred   fifty-p and seven hundred fifty-r of this article.