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NY Agric & Mkts L § 325-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws AGM - Agriculture and Markets Article 25-AAA - Agricultural and Farmland Protection Programs 325-A - State Assistance Payments to Not-for-Profit Conservation Organizations.

§  325-a.  State  assistance  payments  to not-for-profit conservation   organizations. 1. Subject to the availability of  funds,  a  program  is   hereby  established  for  the  purpose  of  awarding state assistance to   not-for-profit  conservation  organizations  for  activities  that  will   assist  counties and municipalities with their agricultural and farmland   protection efforts. To be eligible, an organization shall have at  least   one active farmer on their board of directors at the time of application   or  shall  provide  for  the  appointment  of  a farmer to such board of   directors in a manner approved by the commissioner.2. Awards of state assistance payments shall be made on a  competitive   basis  through  a request for proposal process which shall set forth the   standards for the selection process, the required proposal  format,  the   costs  which  are eligible for funding, reporting requirements, and such   other provisions as the  commissioner  may  deem  necessary,  proper  or   desirable  to  achieve  the  purposes  of this section. Applications for   state assistance payments must  be  endorsed  by  the  agricultural  and   farmland protection board for the county or counties in which the funded   activities would be implemented.3. In evaluating applications, the commissioner shall give priority to   activities  that  will  assist  counties  and  municipalities with their   agricultural  and   farmland   protection   efforts   by   disseminating   information  and  providing technical assistance to county and municipal   governments,  owners  of  agricultural  lands  and  other   agricultural   interests.4.   Upon   receipt  of  an  application  for  state  assistance,  the   commissioner shall review the request, consult with the advisory council   on agriculture and, within ninety days from the receipt  of  a  complete   application,  make  a determination as to whether or not the application   will be funded.5. State assistance payments awarded to an applicant shall be used  in   a  manner  which  does  not in any way unreasonably restrict or regulate   farm  operations  in  contravention   of   the   purposes   of   article   twenty-five-AA of this chapter.6.  State  assistance  payments awarded pursuant to this section shall   not exceed fifty thousand dollars to any applicant in any  fiscal  year,   and  shall not exceed five hundred thousand dollars to all applicants in   any fiscal year.
NY Agric & Mkts L § 326 (2021)
2021 New York Laws AGM - Agriculture and Markets Article 25-AAA - Agricultural and Farmland Protection Programs 326 - Promulgation of Rules and Regulations.

§ 326. Promulgation  of  rules  and  regulations.  The commissioner is   empowered to promulgate such rules and regulations and to prescribe such   forms as he or she deems necessary to effectuate the  purposes  of  this   article.
NY Agric & Mkts L § 327 (2021)
2021 New York Laws AGM - Agriculture and Markets Article 25-AAAA - Farmland Viability Program 327 - Legislative Intent.

§  327.  Legislative  intent. The legislature hereby finds, determines   and declares that the New York agriculture industry  has  a  substantial   impact  on  the  overall  economic  health  and well-being of the state.   Furthermore, state farms preserve approximately  7.7  million  acres  of   open  space  as  working  landscapes,  thus  contributing to the overall   quality of the state's environment. Preserving  farmland  as  a  working   agricultural landscape provides open space benefits for all residents of   the  state,  and  maintains  the  land as a natural habitat for animals.   Properly  managed  farmland  has  been  demonstrated  to  be  the   best   environmental  usage  of  land for watershed protection, so it is in the   best  interest  of  the  state  to  maintain  agricultural   land.   The   legislature  hereby  declares  that  in  order  to  ensure the continued   economic viability of the agricultural industry,  and  to  preserve  the   environmental  benefits  of  agricultural land use, the department shall   create a farmland viability program.
NY Agric & Mkts L § 328 (2021)
2021 New York Laws AGM - Agriculture and Markets Article 25-AAAA - Farmland Viability Program 328 - Definitions.

§  328. Definitions. For purposes of this article, the following terms   shall have the following meanings:1. "Program" shall mean the farmland viability program.2. "Agricultural product" shall mean any agricultural or  aquacultural   product  of  the  soil  or  water,  including but not limited to fruits,   vegetables, eggs, dairy products, meat and meat  products,  poultry  and   poultry  products,  fish  and  fish  products, grain and grain products,   honey, nuts, preserves, maple  sap  products,  apple  cider,  and  fruit   juice.3.  "Value  added" shall mean the increase in the fair market value of   an agricultural product resulting from the processing of such product.4. "Applicant" shall mean any  individual,  partnership,  association,   cooperative,  corporation  or  limited  liability company that manages a   farm operation as defined in section three hundred one of this  chapter,   or  county  agricultural  and farmland protection board with an approved   agricultural protection plan, or an agricultural cooperative as  defined   in  section  one  hundred  eleven  of  the cooperative corporations law,   applying for financial assistance under the provisions of this article.
NY Agric & Mkts L § 329 (2021)
2021 New York Laws AGM - Agriculture and Markets Article 25-AAAA - Farmland Viability Program 329 - Farmland Viability Program.

§ 329. Farmland viability program. The commissioner shall initiate and   maintain  a state farmland viability program within the department which   is intended to improve the profitability and efficiency of participating   farms. The program shall provide technical and financial  assistance  in   the  form of matching grants to applicants for projects which contribute   to overall farm profitability and sound environmental management.1. The commissioner may award grants, within  available  funding,  for   the following purposes:a.  to  a  county  agricultural  and farmland protection board for the   implementation of any component of its approved agricultural  protection   plan which addresses improved farm profitability;b.  to  an  applicant,  other  than a county agricultural and farmland   protection board, for the development of a farmland viability plan or  a   portion  of  such  a plan, which shall assess overall farm profitability   and identify potential strategies for improved farm  profitability  such   as    farm   expansion,   value   added   production,   diversification,   environmental management, or marketing and promotional activities, andc. to an applicant, other than  a  county  agricultural  and  farmland   protection  board,  for  the  implementation  of  any  component  of its   farmland viability plan which has been approved by the commissioner.2. The commissioner shall consult with the college of agriculture  and   life  sciences  at  Cornell university and the state advisory council on   agriculture to identify  and  coordinate  available  resources  for  the   farmland viability program.
NY Agric & Mkts L § 330 (2021)
2021 New York Laws AGM - Agriculture and Markets Article 25-AAAA - Farmland Viability Program 330 - Matching Grant Program.

§  330.  Matching  grant  program.  1.  Subject to the availability of   funds, a matching grant program is hereby established to effectuate  the   purposes  of  the  program.  Grants  to  applicants, other than a county   agricultural  and  farmland   protection   board,   shall   not   exceed   seventy-five  percent  of  the  costs  of  preparing  or  implementing a   farmland  viability  plan  or  portion   thereof.   Grants   to   county   agricultural  and  farmland  protection  boards for implementation of an   approved agricultural protection plan shall not exceed fifty percent  of   the cost of implementing such plan or portion thereof.2.  Project  grants  shall be awarded on a competitive basis through a   request for proposal process which shall set forth the standards for the   selection process, the required project proposal format, costs  eligible   for  funding,  project  implementation, reporting requirements, and such   other provisions as the commissioner may deem necessary or beneficial in   implementing the program.
NY Agric & Mkts L § 331 (2021)
2021 New York Laws AGM - Agriculture and Markets Article 25-B - Abandoned Animals 331 - Abandonment of Certain Animals.

§ 331. Abandonment  of  certain  animals.  An  animal  is deemed to be   abandoned when it is placed in the custody of a veterinarian, veterinary   hospital, boarding kennel owner or operator, stable owner  or  operator,   or any other person for treatment, board, or care and:1.  Having  been placed in such custody for a specified period of time   the animal is not removed at the end of  such  specified  period  and  a   notice to remove the animal within ten days thereafter has been given to   the person who placed the animal in such custody, by means of registered   letter mailed to the last known address of such person, or:2.  Having  been  placed  in such custody for an unspecified period of   time the animal is not removed within twenty days after notice to remove   the animal has been given to the person who placed the  animal  in  such   custody,  by  means  of  a  registered  letter  mailed to the last known   address of such person.3. The giving of notice as prescribed in this section shall be  deemed   a  waiver  of any lien on the animal for the treatment, board or care of   the animal but shall not relieve the owner of the animal removed of  his   contractual liability for such treatment, board or care furnished.
NY Agric & Mkts L § 332 (2021)
2021 New York Laws AGM - Agriculture and Markets Article 25-B - Abandoned Animals 332 - Disposition.

§ 332. Disposition.  Any person having in his or her care, custody, or   control any abandoned  animal,  as  defined  in  section  three  hundred   thirty-one  of  this  article,  may  deliver  such  animal  to  any duly   incorporated society for the prevention of cruelty  to  animals  or  any   duly  incorporated  humane  society  having  facilities for the care and   eventual disposition of such animals, or, in the case of dogs, cats  and   other  small  animals,  to  any pound maintained by or under contract or   agreement with any county, city, town,  or  village  within  which  such   animal  was  abandoned.  The  person  with whom the animal was abandoned   shall, however, on the day of divesting himself or herself of possession   thereof, notify the person who had placed such  animal  in  his  or  her   custody  of the name and address of the animal society or pound to which   the animal has been delivered, such notice to be  by  registered  letter   mailed  to  the  last  known  address  of  the  person intended to be so   notified. If an animal is not claimed by  its  owner  within  five  days   after  being  so  delivered  to  such  duly incorporated society for the   prevention of cruelty to animals, duly incorporated  humane  society  or   pound,  such animal may at any time thereafter be placed for adoption in   a suitable home or euthanized  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of   section  three  hundred  seventy-four  of  this  chapter.  In  no event,   however, shall the use  of  a  decompression  chamber  or  decompression   device of any kind be used for the purpose of destroying or disposing of   such animal.
NY Agric & Mkts L § 350 (2021)
2021 New York Laws AGM - Agriculture and Markets Article 26 - Animals 350 - Definitions.

§ 350. Definitions.  1.  "Animal,"  as  used in this article, includes   every living creature except a human being;2. "Torture" or "cruelty" includes every act,  omission,  or  neglect,   whereby  unjustifiable  physical  pain,  suffering or death is caused or   permitted.3. "Adoption" means the delivery to any natural person eighteen  years   of  age or older, for the limited purpose of harboring a pet, of any dog   or cat, seized or surrendered.4. "Farm animal",  as  used  in  this  article,  means  any  ungulate,   poultry,  species  of  cattle,  sheep,  swine,  goats, llamas, horses or   fur-bearing animals, as defined in section 11-1907 of the  environmental   conservation  law,  which  are  raised  for  commercial  or  subsistence   purposes. Fur-bearing animal shall not include dogs or cats.5. "Companion animal" or "pet" means any dog or cat,  and  shall  also   mean  any  other  domesticated animal normally maintained in or near the   household of the owner or person who cares for such  other  domesticated   animal. "Pet" or "companion animal" shall not include a "farm animal" as   defined in this section.
NY Agric & Mkts L § 353 (2021)
2021 New York Laws AGM - Agriculture and Markets Article 26 - Animals 353 - Overdriving, Torturing and Injuring Animals; Failure to Provide Proper Sustenance.

§ 353. Overdriving, torturing and injuring animals; failure to provide   proper  sustenance.  A  person  who  overdrives,  overloads, tortures or   cruelly beats or unjustifiably injures, maims, mutilates  or  kills  any   animal,  whether  wild  or  tame, and whether belonging to himself or to   another, or deprives any animal of necessary sustenance, food or  drink,   or  neglects  or  refuses  to  furnish  it  such sustenance or drink, or   causes, procures or permits any animal  to  be  overdriven,  overloaded,   tortured, cruelly beaten, or unjustifiably injured, maimed, mutilated or   killed,  or  to  be deprived of necessary food or drink, or who wilfully   sets on foot, instigates, engages in, or in any way furthers any act  of   cruelty  to  any  animal, or any act tending to produce such cruelty, is   guilty of a class A misdemeanor and for purposes  of  paragraph  (b)  of   subdivision  one  of section 160.10 of the criminal procedure law, shall   be treated as a misdemeanor defined in the penal law.Nothing herein contained shall be construed to prohibit  or  interfere   with   any   properly   conducted   scientific   tests,  experiments  or   investigations, involving  the  use  of  living  animals,  performed  or   conducted  in laboratories or institutions, which are approved for these   purposes by the state commissioner of health. The state commissioner  of   health  shall  prescribe  the  rules under which such approvals shall be   granted, including therein standards regarding the care and treatment of   any such animals. Such rules  shall  be  published  and  copies  thereof   conspicuously  posted  in each such laboratory or institution. The state   commissioner of health or his duly authorized representative shall  have   the  power  to  inspect  such  laboratories  or  institutions  to insure   compliance with such rules and standards.  Each  such  approval  may  be   revoked  at  any  time  for failure to comply with such rules and in any   case the approval shall be limited to a period not exceeding one year.
NY Agric & Mkts L § 353-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws AGM - Agriculture and Markets Article 26 - Animals 353-A - Aggravated Cruelty to Animals.

§  353-a.  Aggravated  cruelty  to  animals.  1. A person is guilty of   aggravated cruelty to animals when, with no justifiable purpose,  he  or   she  intentionally kills or intentionally causes serious physical injury   to a companion animal with aggravated cruelty.   For  purposes  of  this   section, "aggravated cruelty" shall mean conduct which:  (i) is intended   to  cause  extreme  physical  pain; or (ii) is done or carried out in an   especially depraved or sadistic manner.2. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to prohibit or   interfere in any way with anyone lawfully engaged in hunting,  trapping,   or   fishing,  as  provided  in  article  eleven  of  the  environmental   conservation law, the dispatch of rabid or diseased animals, as provided   in article twenty-one of the public  health  law,  or  the  dispatch  of   animals  posing  a  threat  to human safety or other animals, where such   action is  otherwise  legally  authorized,  or  any  properly  conducted   scientific  tests,  experiments,  or investigations involving the use of   living animals, performed or conducted in laboratories  or  institutions   approved  for  such  purposes  by the commissioner of health pursuant to   section three hundred fifty-three of this article.3. Aggravated cruelty to animals is a felony. A defendant convicted of   this offense shall be sentenced pursuant to paragraph (b) of subdivision   one of section 55.10 of the penal law provided, however, that  any  term   of  imprisonment  imposed  for  violation  of  this  section  shall be a   definite sentence, which may not exceed two years.
NY Agric & Mkts L § 353-C (2021)
2021 New York Laws AGM - Agriculture and Markets Article 26 - Animals 353-C - Electrocution of Fur-Bearing Animals Prohibited.

§   353-c.   Electrocution   of  fur-bearing  animals  prohibited.  1.   Notwithstanding  any  other  provision   of   law,   no   person   shall   intentionally  kill, or stun to facilitate the killing of, a fur-bearing   animal by means of an  electrical  current.  For  the  purpose  of  this   section,  "fur-bearing  animal"  means  arctic fox, red fox, silver fox,   chinchilla, mink, pine marten, muskrat, and  those  fur-bearing  animals   included  within  the provisions of section 11-1907 of the environmental   conservation law.2. A violation of subdivision  one  of  this  section  is  a  class  A   misdemeanor.
NY Agric & Mkts L § 353-D (2021)
2021 New York Laws AGM - Agriculture and Markets Article 26 - Animals 353-D - Confinement of Companion Animals in Vehicles: Extreme Temperatures.

§  353-d.  Confinement  of  companion  animals  in  vehicles:  extreme   temperatures. 1. A person shall not confine  a  companion  animal  in  a   motor  vehicle  in  extreme  heat  or cold without proper ventilation or   other protection from such extreme temperatures where  such  confinement   places  the  companion  animal  in  imminent  danger of death or serious   physical injury due to exposure to such extreme heat or cold.2. Where the operator of such a vehicle cannot be promptly located,  a   police  officer,  peace  officer,  peace officer acting as an agent of a   duly incorporated humane society, emergency medical services  personnel,   paid  firefighter,  or  volunteer  firefighter who in the performance of   such volunteer firefighter's duties are directed to respond  to  a  call   for  assistance  for  such animal may take necessary steps to remove the   animal or animals from the vehicle.3. Police officers, peace officers, peace officers acting as agents of   a  duly  incorporated  humane  society,   emergency   medical   services   personnel,  paid  firefighters,  or  volunteer  firefighters  who in the   performance of such volunteer firefighters' duties or emergency  medical   services  personnel are directed to respond to a call for assistance for   such animal removing an animal or animals from  a  vehicle  pursuant  to   this  section shall place a written notice on or in the vehicle, bearing   the name of the officer or agent,  and  the  department  or  agency  and   address and other contact information, if available, where the animal or   animals will be taken.4.  An  animal  or  animals  removed  from  a vehicle pursuant to this   section shall, after  receipt  of  any  necessary  emergency  veterinary   treatment,  be  delivered  to  the  duly  incorporated humane society or   society for the prevention of cruelty to animals,  or  designated  agent   thereof, in the jurisdiction where the animal or animals were seized.5. Any person who knowingly violates the provisions of subdivision one   of  this section shall be guilty of a violation, punishable by a fine of   not less than fifty dollars nor more than  one  hundred  dollars  for  a   first  offense, and a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more   than two hundred and fifty dollars for a second and subsequent offenses.6. Officers, emergency medical  services  personnel  and  firefighters   shall  not  be  held  criminally  or  civilly  liable  for actions taken   reasonably and in good faith in carrying  out  the  provisions  of  this   section.7.  Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to affect any   other  protections  afforded  to  companion  animals  under  any   other   provisions of this article.
NY Agric & Mkts L § 353-E (2021)
2021 New York Laws AGM - Agriculture and Markets Article 26 - Animals 353-E - Companion Animal Grooming Facilities; Prohibited Practices.

§  353-e.  Companion animal grooming facilities; prohibited practices. 1. As used in this section:  (a) "Cage and box dryer" means a product that is attached to or near a cage or box for the purpose of drying or  aiding  in  the  drying  of  a companion  animal  contained  in  a cage or box, and which is capable of functioning without a person manually holding a dryer.  (b) "Companion animal grooming facility" means an establishment  where a companion animal may be bathed, brushed, clipped or styled for a fee.   2.  No  person  shall use a cage or box dryer which contains a heating element with the heating element turned on for the purpose of drying  or aiding in the drying of a companion animal.   3.  Any  violation  of  this  section  shall  be punishable by a civil penalty of not less than two hundred fifty dollars nor  more  than  five hundred dollars for each violation.   4. Nothing contained in this section shall limit or abrogate any claim or  cause  of action any person may have under common law or by statute. The provisions of this section shall be in addition to any  such  common law and statutory remedies.
NY Agric & Mkts L § 353-F (2021)
2021 New York Laws AGM - Agriculture and Markets Article 26 - Animals 353-F - Companion Animal Piercing and Tattooing Prohibited.

§  353-f.  Companion  animal  piercing and tattooing prohibited. 1. No person shall pierce or cause to have pierced a companion  animal  unless such  piercing  provides a medical benefit to the companion animal. Such piercing shall be performed by a  licensed  veterinarian  or  under  the supervision of a licensed veterinarian. Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to ear tags on rabbits and cavies.   2. No person shall tattoo or cause to have tattooed a companion animal unless such tattoo:  (a) is done in conjunction with a medical procedure for the benefit of the  companion  animal  and  to indicate that such medical procedure has been done, provided that such tattoo is not for design purposes; or  (b) is done for the purpose of identification of the companion  animal and  not for design purposes, and such tattoo includes only such numbers and/or letters allotted by a corporation that, in the regular course  of its business, maintains an animal tattoo identification registry.   3. For the purposes of this section, "tattoo" shall mean a mark on the body  made  with  indelible  ink  or pigments injected beneath the outer layer of the skin.   4. Tattooing done in conjunction with  a  medical  procedure  for  the benefit of a companion animal that indicates that such medical procedure has been done shall be performed by a licensed veterinarian or under the supervision of a licensed veterinarian.   5.  Any  person  who knowingly violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a violation punishable pursuant to the penal law.