NY Agric & Mkts L § 96-B (2021)
2021 New York Laws AGM - Agriculture and Markets Article 5-A - Licensing of Slaughterhouses 96-B - License Required.

* § 96-b.  License  required.  1.  No  person,  firm,  partnership  or   corporation  not  granted  inspection  pursuant  to  the  federal   meat   inspection  act,  the  federal  poultry products inspection act, article   five-B or article five-D of this chapter  shall  operate  any  place  or   establishment  where  animals  or fowls are slaughtered or butchered for   food unless such person, firm, partnership or corporation be licensed by   the commissioner. In addition to any other requirements  established  by   the   commissioner,   such  license  shall  prohibit  the  slaughter  or   butchering by slaughterhouses of domesticated dog and  domesticated  cat   to  create  food, meat, meat by-products or meat food products for human   or animal consumption. An application for license shall be made  upon  a   form prescribed by the commissioner on or before the first day of May in   every  other  year,  for  a  two year license period commencing upon the   following first day of June. With the application there shall be paid  a   license fee of two hundred dollars.2.  In  a  city  with  a  population  of  one  million  or  more,  the   commissioner  shall  not  license  any  person,  firm,  partnership   or   corporation  to  operate any place or establishment where animals and/or   fowls are slaughtered or butchered for food  within  a  fifteen  hundred   foot  radius of a residential dwelling. This subdivision shall not apply   to any premises upon which a person, firm,  partnership  or  corporation   has   been   continuously  conducting  business  as  described  in  this   subdivision from a date prior to the effective date of this subdivision.3. In addition to any other requirements established by this  chapter,   an  applicant  for  a  license  pursuant  to  this article shall furnish   evidence: (a) of his or her good character, experience  and  competency,   (b) that the establishment has adequate facilities and equipment for the   business  to  be  conducted, (c) that the establishment is such that the   cleanliness of the premises can be maintained and (d) that  the  product   produced therein will not become adulterated.* NB Effective until August 5, 2024* § 96-b.   License   required.   No   person,  firm,  partnership  or   corporation  not  granted  inspection  pursuant  to  the  federal   meat   inspection  act,  the  federal  poultry products inspection act, article   five-B or article five-D of this chapter  shall  operate  any  place  or   establishment  where  animals  or fowls are slaughtered or butchered for   food unless such person, firm, partnership or corporation be licensed by   the commissioner. In addition to any other requirements  established  by   the   commissioner,   such  license  shall  prohibit  the  slaughter  or   butchering by slaughterhouses of domesticated dog and  domesticated  cat   to  create  food, meat, meat by-products or meat food products for human   or animal consumption. An application for license shall be made  upon  a   form prescribed by the commissioner on or before the first day of May in   every  other  year,  for  a  two year license period commencing upon the   following first day of June. With the application there shall be paid  a   license fee of two hundred dollars.In  addition to any other requirements established by this chapter, an   applicant for a license pursuant to this article shall furnish evidence:   (a) of his or her good character, experience and  competency,  (b)  that   the establishment has adequate facilities and equipment for the business   to be conducted, (c) that the establishment is such that the cleanliness   of  the  premises  can  be  maintained and (d) that the product produced   therein will not become adulterated.* NB Effective August 5, 2024