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2023 New York Laws › AGM - Agriculture and Markets › Article 26 - Animals › 383 - Examination of Seized Animals or Animals Taken Possession Of.

* § 383. Examination of seized animals or animals taken possession of.
1.  Consistent  with  the provisions of section one hundred seventeen of
this chapter and sections three hundred seventy-three and three  hundred
seventy-four  of  this  article,  no later than twenty-four hours, or as
soon as practicable, after a companion animal that is a dog or a cat has
been seized or taken possession of, except for such  animals  that  have
been  surrendered  by  the  owner,  by  any  dog control officer, animal
control officer or peace officer acting pursuant to his or  her  special
duties,  or  police  officer  in  the employ of or under contract with a
municipality, or any duly incorporated society  for  the  prevention  of
cruelty  to  animals, duly incorporated humane society, pound or shelter
that is operated by or under contract to a municipality,  such  officer,
society, pound or shelter shall take steps to:
(a)  Check such animal for all forms of identification, including, but
not limited to, tags, microchips, tattoos or licenses; and
(b) If practicable and if the necessary technology and  equipment  are
available,  for  the  purposes  of this paragraph, make available to the
public on the internet on a website or social  media  maintained  by  or
otherwise  made  available to such officer, society, pound or shelter by
the municipal or county government in which such officer, society, pound
or shelter is located, a photograph, and a general  description  of  the
animal  to  assist  the owner or owners in finding the animal, including
the breed or breeds, if known.  Information  about  the  animal  may  be
withheld  if  deemed  appropriate  to  facilitate  finding  the owner or
otherwise protect the safety of the animal. The notice required by  this
paragraph  may  be  made  by means other than the internet if use of the
internet is impracticable.
2. No later than twenty-four hours or as soon as practicable after the
seizure or taking possession of such animal potentially identifiable  by
a form of identification, including a license, tag, tattoo or microchip,
or  records or reports that are readily available of animals reported to
be lost, reasonable efforts shall be made to identify and provide actual
notice to the owner of the animal by any means reasonably calculated  to
provide actual notice to the owner.
* NB Effective December 15, 2025
2023 New York Laws › AGM - Agriculture and Markets › Article 26 - Animals › 384 - Special Provisions Related to the Importation of Dogs and Cats Into the State for Sale, Resale or Adoption.

* §  384.  Special  provisions  related to the importation of dogs and
  cats into the state for sale, resale or adoption.  1.  Any  dog  or  cat
  imported  into  this  state for the purposes of sale, resale or adoption
  shall be held by the consignee for a period of not less than forty-eight
  hours.  Such dog or cat shall be vaccinated in accordance  with  section
  twenty-one   hundred  forty-one  of  the  public  health  law  and  part
  sixty-five of the commissioner's rules and regulations.
2. If, during the holding period prescribed in subdivision one of this
  section, any dog or cat imported into the  state  for  sale,  resale  or
  adoption   exhibits   signs  of  infectious,  contagious,  parasitic  or
  communicable disease, including but not limited to  coughing,  sneezing,
  vomiting, diarrhea or bloody stool, such dog or cat must be isolated and
  examined by a duly licensed attending veterinarian immediately. Any dogs
  or  cats  that  have  been  deemed  exposed  to  such dog or cat must be
  quarantined,  if  necessary,  under  the  direction  of  such  attending
  veterinarian and held until such attending veterinarian declares them to
  be free of disease.
3.  Any  dog  or  cat  passing  through the state to points beyond, or
  brought  into  the  state  for  temporary  residence  for  purposes   of
  exhibition,   or  which  enters  the  state  for  delivery  to  research
  institutions, for fifteen days  or  fewer,  shall  be  exempt  from  the
  provisions  of  this  section,  provided  that such dog or cat is at all
  times properly restrained and under the immediate control of  the  owner
  or  custodian,  and  that  such dog or cat that is in the state for more
  than fifteen days is  accompanied  with  proof  of  proper  immunization
  against  rabies.  It  shall  be an affirmative defense to the offense of
  failure to have accompanied proof of proper immunization against  rabies
  of  such dog or cat, upon the presentation of proof that such dog or cat
  had in fact been immunized against rabies at the time of the infraction.
4. Violation of any  provision  of  this  section  shall  be  a  civil
  offense,  for  which  a penalty of not less than one hundred dollars and
  not more than one thousand dollars for each violation shall be  imposed.
  Any  person licensed pursuant to article twenty-six-A or twenty-six-C of
  this chapter who violates any provision of this section may  be  subject
  to  denial,  revocation, suspension, or refusal of renewal of his or her
  license in accordance  with  the  provisions  of  section  four  hundred
  twenty-one of this chapter.
* NB Effective December 15, 2025
2023 New York Laws › AGM - Agriculture and Markets › Article 26-A - Care of Animals by Pet Dealers › 402 - Records of Purchase and Sale.

§  402.  Records  of purchase and sale. Each pet dealer shall keep and
  maintain records for each animal purchased,  acquired,  held,  sold,  or
  otherwise disposed of. The records shall include the following:
1.  The  name  and  address  of  the  person from whom each animal was
  acquired. If the person from whom the animal was obtained  is  a  dealer
  licensed  by  the  United States department of agriculture, the person's
  name, address, and federal dealer identification number. If  the  person
  from  whom  the  animal  was  obtained  is  a  dealer  licensed  by  the
  department, the person's name, address, and state dealer  identification
  number.  In  the  case  of  cats,  if  a cat is placed in the custody or
  possession of the pet dealer and the source of origin  is  unknown,  the
  pet  dealer  shall state the source of origin as unknown, accompanied by
  the date, time, and location of receipt. Notwithstanding the  provisions
  of  this  subdivision, no pet dealer shall knowingly buy, sell, exhibit,
  transport, or offer for sale, exhibition, or transportation  any  stolen
  animal.  No  pet dealer shall knowingly sell any cat or dog younger than
  eight weeks of age.
2. The original source of each animal if  different  than  the  person
  recorded in subdivision one of this section.
3. The date each animal was acquired.
4.  A  description  of  each animal showing age, color, markings, sex,
  breed, and any inoculation, worming, or other  veterinary  treatment  or
  medication  information  available. Records shall also include any other
  significant identification, if known, for  each  animal,  including  any
  official tag number, tattoo, or implant.
5.  The  name  and  address  of the person to whom any animal is sold,
  given, or bartered or to whom it is otherwise transferred or  delivered.
  The records shall indicate the date and method of disposition.
6.  Records  for  each  animal shall be maintained for a period of two
  years from the date of sale or transfer, whichever occurs later.  During
  normal  business  hours,  the records shall be made available to persons
  authorized by law to enforce the provisions of this article.
2023 New York Laws › AGM - Agriculture and Markets › Article 26-A - Care of Animals by Pet Dealers › 404 - License Refusal, Suspension, or Revocation.

§  404.  License  refusal, suspension, or revocation. The commissioner
  may decline to grant or renew or may suspend  or  revoke  a  pet  dealer
  license, on any one of the following grounds:
1. Material misstatement in the license application.
2. Material misstatement in or falsification of records required to be
  kept  pursuant  to  this  article,  or  under any regulation promulgated
  thereunder,  or  failure  to  allow  the  commissioner  or  his  or  her
  authorized agents to inspect records or pet dealer facilities.
3.  Violation  of  any  provision  of  this article or conviction of a
  violation of any provision of article  twenty-six  of  this  chapter  or
  regulations  promulgated  thereunder  pertaining  to humane treatment of
  animals, cruelty to animals,  endangering  the  life  or  health  of  an
  animal,  or  violation of any federal, state, or local law pertaining to
  the care, treatment, sale, possession, or handling  of  animals  or  any
  regulation   or  rule  promulgated  pursuant  thereto  relating  to  the
  endangerment of the life or health of an animal.
4. Before any license shall be suspended or revoked, the commissioner,
  or any hearing officer he or she may designate, shall  hold  a  hearing,
  upon  due  notice  to  the  licensee, in accordance with any regulations
  promulgated by the department and in accordance with articles three  and
  four  of  the  state  administrative procedure act. Where a licensee has
  three consecutive inspections  in  which  the  licensee  has  failed  to
  correct deficiencies of a critical nature, pursuant to this section, the
  commissioner  shall  hold  a  hearing  to  consider  the  suspension  or
  revocation of the pet dealer license.  Nothing  in  this  section  shall
  prohibit  the  commissioner  from taking additional actions as otherwise
  permitted  by  this  section  regarding  such  licenses  prior  to   the
  occurrence  of  three  consecutive inspections in which the licensee has
  failed to correct deficiencies of a critical nature.
5. Any action of the commissioner shall be subject to judicial  review
  in  a  proceeding  under article seventy-eight of the civil practice law
  and rules.
2023 New York Laws › AGM - Agriculture and Markets › Article 26-A - Care of Animals by Pet Dealers › 405 - Inspection of Pet Dealers.

§  405.  Inspection  of pet dealers. 1. The commissioner or his or her
  authorized agents shall, at a minimum, make yearly  inspections  of  pet
  dealers'  facilities  to  ensure  compliance with the provisions of this
  article and with the provisions of article thirty-five-D of the  general
  business  law,  except  for  those pet dealers who engage in the sale of
  less than twenty-five animals in a year, in which case inspections shall
  be made whenever in the discretion of the commissioner  or  his  or  her
  authorized agents, a complaint warrants such investigation.
2.  The commissioner may, pursuant to an agreement entered into with a
  county or city delegate the authority  to  conduct  inspections  of  pet
  dealers  and  to  respond  to  complaints concerning pet dealers to such
  county or city where the pet dealer is located;  provided  however  such
  delegation  of  inspection  authority  shall only be permitted where the
  commissioner has delegated  his  or  her  authority  to  issue  licenses
  pursuant to section four hundred three of this article.
3.  Any  person conducting an inspection of a pet dealer or responding
  to a complaint concerning a pet dealer shall be specifically trained  in
  the  proper  care  of  cats  and  dogs  and  in  the  investigation  and
  identification of cruelty to animals.
2023 New York Laws › AGM - Agriculture and Markets › Article 26-A - Care of Animals by Pet Dealers › 406 - Violations.

§  406.  Violations.  1.  In  addition  to  the penalties provided for
  elsewhere in this section, a pet dealer who violates any  provisions  of
  this  article  may  be  subject  to  denial,  revocation, suspension, or
  refusal of renewal  of  his  or  her  license  in  accordance  with  the
  provisions of section four hundred four of this article.
2. Violation of any provision of this article, is a civil offense, for
  which  a  penalty of not less than one hundred dollars and not more than
  one thousand dollars for each violation may be imposed.
3. The provisions of this article may be enforced concurrently by  the
  department  and  by  the  county  or  city to which the commissioner has
  delegated his or her licensing  and  inspection  authority  pursuant  to
  section  four  hundred  three and four hundred five of this article, and
  all moneys collected thereunder shall be retained by  such  municipality
  or local government.
2023 New York Laws › AGM - Agriculture and Markets › Article 26-A - Care of Animals by Pet Dealers › 407 - Construction With Other Laws.

§  407. 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 other
  provisions of article twenty-six  of  this  chapter  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.
2023 New York Laws › AGM - Agriculture and Markets › Article 26-B - Emergency Response Services for Animals › 410 - Establishment of Animal Response Teams.

§  410. Establishment of animal response teams. 1. The commissioner is
  hereby authorized to establish state and county animal response teams to
  support the prevention of, preparedness for, response to,  and  recovery
  from  emergencies and disasters affecting animals in New York state. The
  commissioner may appoint qualified volunteers to such  teams  which  may
  include  appropriate state agency and specialty personnel and such other
  personnel and volunteers he or she deems appropriate.  For  purposes  of
  this  section,  "qualified  volunteer"  shall mean a person who does not
  receive compensation for his or her services, who is an active member of
  an animal response team and has either been activated  by  directive  of
  the  commissioner  or  is  acting  in an official capacity of the animal
  response team pursuant to guidelines from the commissioner.
2. The commissioner shall  be  responsible  for  training  such  teams
  established   pursuant   to  this  section  to  ensure  response  during
  emergencies and disasters.
3. Individuals appointed to an animal response team  shall  be  deemed
  volunteer  state  employees  for  purposes  of  section seventeen of the
  public officers law and section three of the workers' compensation law.
4. The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations relating to
  the formation, training, appointing and activation of state  and  county
  animal  response  teams  established  pursuant  to  this article, and is
  authorized to solicit and accept funds from any public or private source
  to help carry out the provisions of  this  article.  Provided,  however,
  that  the  commissioner  shall  consult  with  state and local emergency
  personnel relative to the activation of such animal response teams.
2023 New York Laws › AGM - Agriculture and Markets › Article 26-B - Emergency Response Services for Animals › 411 - Agreements With Animal Welfare Organizations for Assistance in Emergencies and Disasters.

§  411. Agreements with animal welfare organizations for assistance in
  emergencies and disasters. The  commissioner  is  hereby  authorized  to
  enter  into  agreements  with  animal welfare organizations at no direct
  cost to the state  to  support  the  prevention  of,  preparedness  for,
  response  to,  and  recovery  from  emergencies  and disasters affecting
  animals in New York state.
2023 New York Laws › AGM - Agriculture and Markets › Article 26-C - Regulation of Animal Shelters › 422 - Personnel Training Requirements.

* §  422.  Personnel  training  requirements.  1.  Each animal shelter
licensed pursuant to this article shall provide training  to  all  staff
members  and volunteers having direct animal care responsibilities. Such
training shall be provided within the first sixty days of employment and
at least annually thereafter and shall be in addition  to  any  and  all
training   otherwise  required  by  federal,  state,  or  local  law  or
regulation.
2. Acceptable training modalities shall include, but  not  be  limited
to,  online webinars, on-site lectures or seminars, off-site conferences
for animal  shelter  staff,  or  other  formal  training  modalities  as
authorized by the commissioner.
3.  Training  topics  shall  include,  but  not  be  limited  to,  the
following:
(a) humane handling techniques;
(b) infectious diseases commonly found in animal shelters;
(c) zoonotic diseases;
(d) animal cruelty;
(e) sanitation procedures;
(f) body language and  normal  behaviors  for  all  species  regularly
handled; and
(g) required documentation and data entry.
4. Complete documentation of training sessions shall be maintained for
a  period  of  not  less  than  three  years  from  the date of training
completion. Such documentation shall include, but not be limited to, the
following:
(a) the date of training delivery and the date of completion;
(b) the topic or topics of the training session; and
(c) the provider of  the  training  and  a  list  of  training  course
attendees.
* NB Effective December 15, 2025
2023 New York Laws › AGM - Agriculture and Markets › Article 26-C - Regulation of Animal Shelters › 426 - Sanitation.

* §  426.  Sanitation.  Any  animal  shelter licensed pursuant to this
  article shall establish and maintain sanitation protocols  that  include
  the following:
1.  use  of  one  or  more  agents that have cleaning and disinfectant
  properties that are  effective  under  conditions  present  in  a  given
  environment  and  with  demonstrated effectiveness against the pathogens
  for which animals are at risk;
2. removal  of  animals  from  enclosures  and  placement  in  another
  appropriate  enclosure  or  separation  from  the  area being cleaned or
  disinfected by a functional compartment door when  water,  cleaning,  or
  disinfecting agents are sprayed in or near an animal's enclosure;
3.  dedicated  equipment for cleaning and disinfection for use in each
  separate area of  the  shelter  designated  as  cat  or  dog  isolation,
  holding,  adoptions  or  other  functionally  separate  areas within the
  facility;
4. cleaning and disinfecting in between each use of items and surfaces
  that come into contact with animals, including but not limited  to  food
  and  water bowls, litter boxes and exam tables, or procedures to discard
  and replace with new items for each animal;
5. cleaning and disinfecting all enclosures for temporary or permanent
  housing before a new animal enters such enclosure;
6. daily cleaning and at least once weekly disinfecting of  enclosures
  that house the same animal or animals during a long-term stay;
7.  cleaning  and  disinfecting  enclosures when the enclosure becomes
  heavily soiled or otherwise contaminated or a new animal is added to the
  enclosure;
8. laundering of all animal bedding in a machine with  detergent  when
  soiled  and thoroughly drying such bedding before reuse, or removing and
  disposing of such bedding appropriately;
9. cleaning of outdoor premises from clutter that may  pose  a  safety
  concern and fecal material removed at least once daily;
10.  appropriate  use  and disposal of protective garments worn during
  cleaning and  intensive  animal-handling  activities  within  an  animal
  shelter; and
11.  proper  hygiene  of  shelter  staff,  volunteers,  and  visitors,
  including signage, supervision, and hand sanitation.
* NB Effective December 15, 2025
2023 New York Laws › AGM - Agriculture and Markets › Article 26-C - Regulation of Animal Shelters › 427 - Shelter Management Protocols.

* §  427.  Shelter  management protocols. 1. Each animal shelter shall
  have  a  clear,  written,  management  structure  that   defines   staff
  authority,  reporting  structure  and  responsibilities,  and is readily
  accessible to all staff and volunteers.
2. Staffing shall be sufficient to allow adequate  time,  per  animal,
  for cleaning and daily feeding, and to meet the minimum requirements for
  socialization  and  exercise  of  animals  as prescribed in section four
  hundred thirty of this article.
3. The total number of animals housed in an animal shelter facility or
  foster home shall not exceed the number of housing  units  available  at
  the  facility  as  required  by section four hundred twenty-five of this
  article; provided, however, that exceptions to the  provisions  of  this
  subdivision  shall  be  permissible for periods not to exceed forty-five
  contiguous days in the event of an animal seizure  pursuant  to  article
  twenty-six  of  this  chapter  or  a  natural disaster where an official
  declaration of the disaster or emergency has been made.
4. All animals shall be observed daily by a  manager  or  designee  to
  identify each animal's needs for care, housing and service and to ensure
  that each animal has a plan to advance efficiently through the shelter.
* NB Effective December 15, 2025
2023 New York Laws › AGM - Agriculture and Markets › Article 26-C - Regulation of Animal Shelters › 428 - Animal Husbandry.

* §  428.  Animal  husbandry. 1. (a) Each animal shelter shall provide
each animal under its care with fresh, potable water at all times unless
otherwise directed by a duly licensed veterinarian.
(b) Each animal shelter shall  feed  each  animal  under  its  care  a
complete    and    nutritionally    balanced,    species-specific    and
life-stage-appropriate diet as indicated by the  animal's  age,  weight,
and  medical  health,  or as directed by a duly licensed veterinarian in
accordance with the written protocols required by section  four  hundred
twenty-three of this article.
(c)  Food  shall be provided at least once daily for adult animals, at
least twice daily for animals less than six months of age, and at  least
three times daily for animals less than two months of age.
(d) Perishable animal food shall be refrigerated.
(e)  Animal  food  and water containers shall be present in sufficient
number and location to safely enable each animal  in  the  enclosure  to
access  an adequate supply of food and water. Food and water bowls shall
be of the type that can be easily sanitized, be kept clean and shall  be
cleaned  and  disinfected  prior  to  use  by a different animal, unless
disposable bowls are used and replaced between animals.
(f) Each animal shall be observed during  or  following  each  feeding
time  to  ensure  daily  food intake, or at least once every twenty-four
hours for animals continually offered food. Such observations  shall  be
recorded.
2.  (a) Humane and safe physical restraint to limit some or all normal
voluntary movement of any animal in each  animal  shelter's  care  shall
minimize  fear,  pain, stress and suffering for the animal, protect both
the animal and personnel from harm, and be of the  least  intensity  and
duration  required  to  allow the specific procedure or procedures to be
performed properly.
(b)  (i)  Frightened  or  fractious  animals  may   be   appropriately
tranquilized,  under  the  orders  and  supervision  of  a duly licensed
veterinarian, if they cannot be restrained safely and humanely.
(ii) No physical force shall be used as punishment or in anger.
(iii) Handling methods shall minimize the chance of escape and  ensure
the safety of both humans and animals.
(c)  Restraint devices and handling techniques employed by each animal
shelter shall be used in a manner that minimizes animal stress and  risk
of  injury  to both animals and personnel, in the event such devices and
techniques are necessary for the safe handling of the animal.
(i) All equipment shall be maintained in good working order.
(ii) Cats shall not be restrained with control  poles.  Humane  traps,
cat  boxes,  nets,  towels,  or other equipment appropriate for handling
fractious animals may be used. Squeeze cages, feral cat boxes, or humane
traps with dividers shall be used for restraining cats and administering
tranquilizers prior to handling.
* NB Effective December 15, 2025
2023 New York Laws › AGM - Agriculture and Markets › Article 26-C - Regulation of Animal Shelters › 433 - Violations.

* § 433. Violations. 1. Any animal shelter that violates any provision
  of  this  article  may  be  subject  to  licensure  denial,  revocation,
  suspension, or  refusal  of  license  renewal  in  accordance  with  the
  provisions  of  subdivision  seven of section four hundred twenty-one of
  this article.
2. Violation of any  provision  of  this  article  shall  be  a  civil
  offense,  for  which  a penalty of not less than one hundred dollars and
  not more than one thousand dollars for each violation may be imposed  by
  the  commissioner; provided, that 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.
3. Any animal shelter that violates any  provisions  of  this  article
  shall  correct  such  violations to the satisfaction of the commissioner
  within a period not to exceed ten days; provided,  however,  that  where
  such  violation  poses  a severe or immediate threat to public health or
  animal safety or well-being, such violation shall be  corrected  to  the
  satisfaction   of  the  commissioner  within  a  period  not  to  exceed
  seventy-two hours.
4. Nothing in this section shall preclude the commissioner from taking
  additional actions to address violations related to the immediate threat
  to animal safety or well-being, including but not limited to, suspension
  of animal shelter operations until such violations are corrected to  the
  satisfaction of the commissioner.
5.  Upon  identification  of  one of more violations, the commissioner
  shall provide the animal shelter  with  a  written  description  of  all
  violations issued and the steps necessary to correct such deficiencies.
* NB Effective December 15, 2025
2023 New York Laws › AGM - Agriculture and Markets › Article 26-C - Regulation of Animal Shelters › 434 - Waiving of Requirements Authorized.

* §  434.  Waiving  of  requirements  authorized.  The commissioner is
  hereby authorized to waive the requirements established pursuant to this
  article  during  a  disaster  emergency,  provided  that   an   official
  declaration  of such disaster emergency has been made by the governor or
  his or her delegated state official pursuant to section twenty-eight  of
  the executive law.
* NB Effective December 15, 2025
2023 New York Laws › AGM - Agriculture and Markets › Article 27 - Nourish New York › 450 - Declaration of Legislative Findings and Intent.

§  450.  Declaration  of  legislative  findings  and intent. While the
  Nourish New York program was developed in  response  to  disrupted  food
  supply  chains  due  to  the  COVID-19  pandemic,  it  has emerged as an
  important innovation, significantly supporting the state's  farms  while
  providing nourishing fresh foods to people experiencing food insecurity.
  The  COVID-19  crisis unveiled the weaknesses in our state's food supply
  system and has caused serious economic hardships for the  state's  farms
  and  agribusinesses. But, in the ten months since its inception, Nourish
  New York has already strengthened the state's food  supply  network  and
  expanded markets for New York farm products. The local food movement has
  also  gained  significant  momentum during the pandemic, with increasing
  numbers of New Yorkers wanting to know where their food is sourced. This
  presents the state  with  a  major  opportunity  to  support  our  local
  economies  and  create  greater  equity  in our food system by providing
  greater access to local, healthy options in food insecure areas  through
  making the Nourish New York program permanent.
2023 New York Laws › AGM - Agriculture and Markets › Article 27 - Nourish New York › 451 - Definitions.

§  451.  Definitions.  1. "Food relief organization" means a religious
  organization or other not-for-profit that  provides  food  for  free  to
  persons  experiencing  food  insecurity,  including but not limited to a
  food pantry, food bank, or soup kitchen or community-based  organization
  that provides food for free to persons experiencing food insecurity.
2.   "Surplus   agricultural  products"  means  consumable  or  edible
  agricultural  products  grown,  produced  or  harvested  in  New   York,
  including processed products as defined pursuant to subdivision three of
  this section, but shall not include beverages containing alcohol.
3.  "Processed  products"  means  any  agricultural  commodity that is
  grown, produced or harvested in New York state and further processed  by
  butchering,  freezing,  canning, altering its state and/or blending with
  other ingredients, so long  as  the  final  product  contains  at  least
  fifty-one  percent  by  weight  or volume agricultural products that are
  grown, produced or harvested in New  York  state,  regardless  of  where
  processed.
2023 New York Laws › AGM - Agriculture and Markets › Article 27 - Nourish New York › 452 - Nourish New York Program.

§  452.  Nourish  New  York program. 1. The commissioner shall, to the
  extent permitted by state or federal appropriations  for  such  purpose,
  facilitate  programming  that  ensures surplus agricultural products are
  provided to food relief organizations at competitive wholesale prices.
2. The commissioner shall provide technical assistance and information
  about the program to food relief  organizations,  producers  of  surplus
  agricultural products and the public.
3.  The commissioner shall provide means, which may include posting on
  the department's  website,  for  producers  to  make  available  surplus
  agricultural  products  and  for  food  relief  organizations  to access
  surplus agricultural products.
2023 New York Laws › AGM - Agriculture and Markets › Article 29 - Growth of Hemp › 505 - Definitions.

§ 505. Definitions. As used in this article:
1.  "Hemp"  means  the  plant  Cannabis sativa L. and any part of such
plant, including  the  seeds  thereof  and  all  derivatives,  extracts,
cannabinoids,  isomers,  acids,  salts,  and  salts  of isomers, whether
growing or not, with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not
more than three-tenths of a percent on a dry weight basis.
2. "Institution of higher education" means:
(a) any of the colleges  and  universities  described  in  subdivision
three of section three hundred fifty-two of the education law;
(b)  a  college established and operated pursuant to the provisions of
article one hundred twenty-six  of  the  education  law,  and  providing
two-year  or  four-year post-secondary programs in general and technical
educational subjects and receiving financial assistance from the state;
(c) the city university of New York, as defined in subdivision two  of
section sixty-two hundred two of the education law; and
(d)  a not-for-profit two or four-year university or college given the
power to confer associate, baccalaureate or higher degrees in this state
by the legislature or by the regents under article five of the education
law.
3. "License" means a license, permit or registration  issued  pursuant
to this article.
4. "Processing of hemp in connection with its growing and cultivation"
means  the  growing,  cultivation,  cloning, harvesting, drying, curing,
grinding and trimming of hemp plants.
2023 New York Laws › AGM - Agriculture and Markets › Article 29 - Growth of Hemp › 506 - Growth, Sale, Distribution, Transportation and Processing of Hemp and Products Derived From Such Hemp Permitted.

§ 506. Growth,  sale,  distribution,  transportation and processing of
  hemp and products derived from such hemp permitted.  1.  Notwithstanding
  any  provision  of  law  to the contrary, hemp and products derived from
  such hemp are agricultural products  which  may  be  grown,  cultivated,
  produced,  processed,  manufactured,  possessed  in the state, and sold,
  distributed, or transported in  the  state,  pursuant  to  authorization
  under   federal   law,   the   provisions   of   this  article,  article
  thirty-three-B of the public health law or any other state law.
2. Notwithstanding any provision of law to  the  contrary  restricting
  the   growing   or   cultivating,   processing,   manufacturing,   sale,
  distribution or transportation of hemp and products  derived  from  such
  hemp, and subject to authorization of the growth and cultivation of hemp
  under  federal  law,  the  commissioner  may: (a) authorize the growing,
  cultivating,  processing  and  manufacturing  of   hemp   as   part   of
  agricultural   pilot   programs   conducted  by  the  department  or  an
  institution of higher education to study  the  growth  and  cultivation,
  sale, distribution, transportation, processing and manufacturing of such
  hemp  and  products  derived  from such hemp provided that the sites and
  programs used for growing or cultivating hemp  are  authorized  by,  and
  registered  with,  the  department;  and  (b)  license  the  growth  and
  cultivation of hemp, including the processing of hemp in connection with
  its growing and cultivation, and the sale of hemp plants or hemp seed.
2023 New York Laws › AGM - Agriculture and Markets › Article 29 - Growth of Hemp › 507 - Prohibitions.

§ 507. Prohibitions. 1. Except as authorized by federal and state law,
  and   rules   and   regulations   promulgated  thereunder,  the  growth,
  cultivation, sale, distribution or export of hemp is prohibited.
2. Hemp produced outside the state and  sold  or  distributed  in  the
  state  shall  meet  all  standards established for hemp under state law,
  rules and regulations.
2023 New York Laws › AGM - Agriculture and Markets › Article 29 - Growth of Hemp › 508 - Regulations.

§ 508. Regulations.  The  commissioner  is hereby authorized to adopt,
  amend, promulgate and issue rules and regulations  consistent  with  the
  provisions of this article, including, but not limited to:
1.  The  authorization  or  licensing of any person who may acquire or
  possess hemp plants or viable seeds, grow or cultivate hemp  plants,  or
  sell,  purchase,  distribute,  or transport such plants, plant parts, or
  seeds;
2. Reasonable license fees and duration of licensure, which  shall  be
  at least three years;
3.  Maintaining  relevant  information regarding land on which hemp is
  produced within the state, including the legal description of  the  land
  and  its  latitude  and  longitude,  for a period of not less than three
  calendar years;
4. The procedure for testing of hemp produced in the state for delta-9
  tetrahydrocannabinol levels, using post decarboxylation, other similarly
  reliable methods, or any other method authorized by  the  United  States
  department of agriculture;
5.  Procedures  for  effective  disposal  of  hemp  plants or products
  derived from hemp that are produced in violation of this article or  its
  rules and regulations;
6.  Procedures  for conducting sampling of hemp to verify that hemp is
  not produced in violation of this article or its rules and regulations;
7. Such other matters that are necessary or appropriate for the  state
  to  obtain  approval from the United States department of agriculture to
  assume  primary  regulatory  authority  over  the  production  of  hemp,
  pursuant to federal law;
8.  Such  other  matters  that  are  necessary  or appropriate for the
  administration of agricultural  pilot  programs  of  the  department  or
  institutions   of   higher   education  or  the  regulation  of  program
  participants or their activities;
9. Record keeping and any reporting requirements;
10. Reasonably necessary security measures;
11. Standards, practices or requirements for the  growth,  cultivation
  and  the  processing  of  hemp  in  connection  with its cultivation, as
  necessary, depending upon the hemp's intended use; or
12. Such  other  rules  and  regulations  as  the  commissioner  deems
  appropriate or necessary.
2023 New York Laws › AGM - Agriculture and Markets › Article 29 - Growth of Hemp › 510 - Granting, Suspending or Revoking Licenses.

§ 510. Granting, suspending or revoking licenses. After due notice and
  opportunity  to  be  heard, as established by rules and regulations, the
  commissioner may decline to grant a new license,  impose  conditions  or
  limits  with  respect  to  the  grant  of  a license, modify an existing
  license or decline to renew a license, or suspend or  revoke  a  license
  already granted, whenever the commissioner finds that:
1. A material statement contained in an application is or was false or
  misleading;
2.  The applicant or licensee, or a person in a position of management
  and control thereof or of the licensed  activity,  does  not  have  good
  moral   character,   necessary   experience   or   competency,  adequate
  facilities, equipment, process controls, testing capability or security,
  to grow, cultivate and process hemp in connection with its  growing  and
  cultivation or to sell hemp plants or hemp seed;
3. After appropriate notice and opportunity, the applicant or licensee
  has failed to produce any records or provide any information required by
  this  article, the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto or
  demanded by the commissioner, reasonably related to  the  administration
  and enforcement of this article;
4.  The  applicant  or licensee, or any officer, director, partner, or
  other person exercising any position of management  or  control  thereof
  has  willfully  failed  to  comply  with  any  of the provisions of this
  article or rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto  or  other
  law of this state applicable to the licensed activity; or
5.  The  licensee has failed to comply with its compliance action plan
  established under section five hundred sixteen of this article.
2023 New York Laws › AGM - Agriculture and Markets › Article 29 - Growth of Hemp › 511 - Proceedings to Review.

§ 511. Proceedings  to  review.  The  action  of  the  commissioner in
  refusing to grant or renew a license, or in  revoking  or  suspending  a
  license,  or  in  conditioning  or limiting the granting or renewal of a
  license, may be reviewed in the manner provided by article seventy-eight
  of  the  civil  practice  law  and  rules,  and  the  decision  of   the
  commissioner  shall  be final unless within four months from the date of
  service thereof upon the party affected thereby a  court  proceeding  is
  instituted  to  review such action. The pleadings upon which such review
  proceeding is instituted shall be served in the manner specified in  the
  civil  practice  law  and rules, unless a different manner of service is
  provided in an order to show cause granted by the supreme court.
2023 New York Laws › AGM - Agriculture and Markets › Article 29 - Growth of Hemp › 512 - Transferability; Change in Ownership or Control.

§ 512. Transferability;  change  in  ownership or control. 1. Licenses
  issued under this article are not transferable, absent  written  consent
  of the commissioner.
2.  A  license shall become void by a change in ownership, substantial
  corporate change or change of location or acreage  grown  without  prior
  written  approval  of  the commissioner. The commissioner may promulgate
  rules and regulations allowing for certain types of changes in ownership
  without the need for prior written approval.
2023 New York Laws › AGM - Agriculture and Markets › Article 29 - Growth of Hemp › 513 - Access to Criminal History Information Through the Division of Criminal Justice Services.

§ 513. Access  to criminal history information through the division of
  criminal justice services. In connection with the administration of this
  article, the commissioner is authorized to request, receive  and  review
  criminal  history  information  through the division of criminal justice
  services, referred to  as  "the  division"  for  the  purposes  of  this
  section,  with  respect  to  any person seeking authorization under this
  article to undertake a hemp pilot project or a hemp license; and/or each
  individual  who  has  substantial  management  responsibility  for   the
  authorized  or  licensed  activity  or  those  in control of the entity,
  including principals, officers, or other such persons. Those persons for
  whom criminal history information is sought shall promptly submit to the
  division his or her fingerprints in such form  and  in  such  manner  as
  specified  by  the  division,  for  the  purpose  of conducting a search
  identifying  criminal  convictions  and  pending  criminal  charges  and
  returning  a  report  thereon  in  accordance  with  the  procedures and
  requirements established by the division pursuant to the  provisions  of
  article  thirty-five  of  the  executive  law,  which  shall include the
  payment of the specified processing fees for the cost of the  division's
  full search and retain procedures and a national criminal history record
  check  for  such  information. The commissioner, or his or her designee,
  shall submit such fingerprints and the processing fee to  the  division.
  The  division shall forward to the commissioner a report with respect to
  the person's previous criminal convictions and pending criminal charges,
  if any, or a statement that the person has  no  such  previous  criminal
  history  according  to its files. Fingerprints submitted to the division
  pursuant to this section may also be submitted to the federal bureau  of
  investigation  for a national criminal history record check as described
  in this section. If additional copies of fingerprints are required,  the
  person to be fingerprinted shall furnish them upon request.
2023 New York Laws › AGM - Agriculture and Markets › Article 29 - Growth of Hemp › 515 - AIDS to Enforcement.

§ 515. Aids  to  enforcement.  1.  All  licensees  shall be subject to
  reasonable inspection by the department and a person who holds a license
  must make himself or herself, or an agent thereof, available and present
  for any inspection required by the department. The department shall make
  reasonable accommodations so that ordinary business is not  interrupted,
  and   safety   and  security  procedures  are  not  compromised  by  the
  inspection.
2. The commissioner may promulgate rules and regulations to aid in the
  enforcement of this article, provided such enforcement  tools,  remedies
  and/or procedures are available to the commissioner for enforcement with
  respect  to  similar licensed practices or prohibited conduct under this
  chapter, and/or the civil practice law and rules.
2023 New York Laws › AGM - Agriculture and Markets › Article 29 - Growth of Hemp › 516 - Compliance Action Plan.

§ 516. Compliance  action  plan. If the commissioner determines, after
  notice and an opportunity to be heard, that a licensee  has  negligently
  violated  a  provision of this article or its rules or regulations, that
  licensee shall be required to  comply  with  a  corrective  action  plan
  established by the commissioner to correct the violation by a reasonable
  date  and to periodically report to the commissioner with respect to the
  licensee's compliance for a period of no less than the next two calendar
  years following the commencement date of  the  compliance  action  plan.
  Notwithstanding  the  above, this provision shall not be applicable to a
  research partner conducting hemp research pursuant to a research partner
  agreement, the terms of which shall control.
2023 New York Laws › AGM - Agriculture and Markets › Article 29 - Growth of Hemp › 517 - Penalties.

§ 517. Penalties.  Notwithstanding  the  provisions  of any law to the
  contrary, except section five  hundred  sixteen  of  this  article,  the
  failure  to  comply  with  a  requirement  of  this  article,  a rule or
  regulation promulgated thereunder, or the  research  agreements  entered
  into   by   those  conducting  department  authorized  research  may  be
  punishable by a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars  for
  a  first  violation;  not  more  than five thousand dollars for a second
  violation within three years; and not more than ten thousand dollars for
  a third violation and each subsequent violation thereafter, within three
  years.
2023 New York Laws › AGM - Agriculture and Markets › Article 29 - Growth of Hemp › 518 - Remedies.

§ 518. Remedies.  The commissioner may institute such action at law or
  in equity as may be necessary to enforce compliance with  any  provision
  of  this  article  or  of  any  rule or regulation applicable thereto or
  promulgated thereunder in a manner consistent with this  chapter  and/or
  the civil practice law and rules.