2023 New York Laws › GBS - General Business › Article 35-D - Sale of Dogs and Cats › 753-B - Information Statement for Purchaser.

§  753-b.  Information statement for purchaser. Every pet dealer shall
deliver to the purchaser of an animal, at the time of  sale,  a  written
statement  in  a  standardized  form  prescribed  by the commissioner of
agriculture and markets containing the following information:
1. For cats:
(a) The breeder's and, if applicable, broker's name  and  address,  if
known,  or, if not known, the source of the cat. If the person from whom
the cat  was  obtained  is  a  dealer  licensed  by  the  United  States
department  of  agriculture,  the  person's  name,  address, and federal
identification number;
(b) The date of the cat's birth, unless unknown because of the  source
of  the  cat, the date the pet dealer received the cat, and the location
where the cat was received;
(c) A record of immunizations and worming treatments administered,  if
any,  to  the  cat  as  of  the  time  of  sale while the cat was in the
possession of the pet dealer, including the dates of administration  and
the type of vaccines or worming treatments administered;
(d)  A  record of any known disease, sickness, or congenital condition
that adversely affects the health of the cat at the time of sale;
(e) A record of any veterinary treatment or medication received by the
cat while in the  possession  of  the  pet  dealer  and  either  of  the
following:
(i)  A  statement,  signed  by  the  pet  dealer  at the time of sale,
indicating all of the following: (1) The cat has  no  known  disease  or
illness;  (2)  The  cat  has no known congenital or hereditary condition
that adversely affects the health of the cat at the time of sale; or
(ii) A  record  of  any  known  congenital  or  hereditary  condition,
disease,  or illness that adversely affects the health of the cat at the
time of sale, along with a statement signed by a  licensed  veterinarian
that  authorizes the sale of the cat, recommends necessary treatment, if
any, and verifies that  the  condition,  disease  or  illness  does  not
require  hospitalization or non-elective surgical procedures, and is not
likely to require hospitalization or non-elective surgical procedures in
the future. A veterinarian statement is not required for  intestinal  or
external parasites unless their presence makes the cat clinically ill or
is  likely  to make the cat clinically ill. The statement shall be valid
for fourteen business days following  examination  of  the  cat  by  the
veterinarian.
2. For dogs:
(a)  The  breeder's  and, if applicable, broker's name and address, if
known, or if not known, the source of the dog. If the person  from  whom
the  dog  was  obtained  is  a  dealer  licensed  by  the  United States
department of agriculture,  the  person's  name,  address,  and  federal
identification number;
(b)  The  date  of  the  dog's birth and the date and location the pet
dealer received the dog. If the dog is  not  advertised  or  sold  as  a
purebred,   registered   or  registrable,  the  date  of  birth  may  be
approximated if not known by the seller;
(c) The breed, sex, color and identifying marks at the time  of  sale.
If  the  dog  is from a United States department of agriculture licensed
source, the individual identifying tag, tattoo,  or  collar  number  for
that  animal.  If  the  breed  is  unknown or mixed, the record shall so
indicate. If the dog is being sold as being capable of registration, the
names and registration numbers of the  sire  and  dam,  and  the  litter
number, if known;
(d)  A  record of inoculations and worming treatments administered, if
any, to the dog as of the  time  of  sale  while  the  dog  was  in  the

possession  of the pet dealer, including dates of administration and the
type of vaccines and/or worming treatments administered;
(e) A record of any veterinary treatment or medication received by the
dog  while  in  the  possession  of  the  pet  dealer  and either of the
following:
(i) A statement, signed by  the  pet  dealer  at  the  time  of  sale,
indicating  all  of  the  following: (1) The dog has no known disease or
illness; (2) The dog has no known  congenital  or  hereditary  condition
that adversely affects the health of the dog at the time of the sale; or
(ii) A record of any known congenital or hereditary condition, disease
or  illness  that adversely affects the health of the dog at the time of
sale, along with a statement signed  by  a  licensed  veterinarian  that
authorizes  the sale of the dog, recommends necessary treatment, if any,
and verifies that the condition, disease, or illness  does  not  require
hospitalization  or  non-elective surgical procedures, and is not likely
to require hospitalization or non-elective surgical  procedures  in  the
future.  A  veterinarian  statement  is  not  required for intestinal or
external parasites unless their presence makes the dog clinically ill or
is likely to make the dog clinically ill. The statement shall  be  valid
for  fourteen  business  days  following  examination  of the dog by the
veterinarian.
(f) Notification  that  dogs  residing  in  New  York  state  must  be
licensed,  and  that  a license may be obtained from the municipality in
which the dog resides.
3. A disclosure made pursuant  to  subdivision  one  or  two  of  this
section  shall  be signed by both the pet dealer certifying the accuracy
of  the  statement  and  the  purchaser  acknowledging  receipt  of  the
statement.  At  the  time  of  sale,  each  pet dealer shall provide the
purchaser with information on the value of spaying and neutering of dogs
and cats.
4. Every pet dealer shall post conspicuously within close proximity to
the cages of dogs and cats offered for sale,  a  notice  containing  the
following language in one hundred-point type: "Information on the source
of  these  dogs and cats and the veterinary treatments received by these
dogs and cats is available for review by prospective purchasers."