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A 1698: Requires municipal officials to attempt to identify and notify the owners of a deceased dog or cat recovered on public roads by such municipal employees.
What A 1698 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to ensure the humane treatment of deceased animals on public roads. Any municipal employee who recovers a dog or cat's body in the course of their duties must make a reasonable effort to identify the owner and notify them about the animal's death. This can be done by looking for tags, license numbers, or other identifying features on or about the animal. The bill also sets a specific effective date for its implementation.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: ordered to third reading cal.66 (2026-01-07)Alert me
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | ordered to third reading cal.66 |
| Jun. 06, 2025 | amended on third reading 1698a |
| Jun. 06, 2025 | ordered to third reading rules cal.417 |
| Jun. 06, 2025 | rules report cal.417 |
| Jun. 06, 2025 | reported |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 14, 2025 · 222 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1698 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 14, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN, BUTTENSCHON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Agriculture AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to the recovery of a deceased dog or cat on public roads The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new 2 section 377-b to read as follows: 3 § 377-b. Recovery of a deceased dog or cat on public roads. Any state 4 or municipal official that recovers the body of a dog or cat killed on a 5 public road shall make a reasonable effort to detect indicia of owner- 6 ship, such as tags, license numbers, or other such identifiers on or 7 about the animal and shall make a reasonable effort to notify the owner 8 or an animal management service concerning the animal's death. 9 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after 10 it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD03746-01-5
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