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A 6185: Exempts livestock guardian dogs and herding dogs from license fees relating to the licensing, identification and control of dogs.
What A 6185 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to exempt livestock guardian dogs and herding dogs from license fees in New York. These dogs are utilized to protect livestock from predators and are trained for herding purposes. The exemption applies to municipalities, allowing them to waive licensing fees for these specific types of dogs. The bill also requires that the license copies be marked with the type of dog, such as "livestock guardian dog" or "herding dog", to clearly identify them. The changes take effect immediately.
Bill journey
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2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to agriculture (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 6185
- What is the current status of A 6185?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 6185 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to agriculture".
- Did A 6185 pass?
- Not yet. A 6185 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 6185, and where is it now?
- A 6185 was authored by Asm. John Lemondes with 3 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Agriculture.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to agriculture |
| Feb. 26, 2025 | referred to agriculture |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 26, 2025 · 311 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6185 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 26, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. LEMONDES -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Agriculture AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to exempt- ing livestock guardian dogs and herding dogs from license fees The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 108 of the agriculture and markets law is amended 2 by adding two new subdivisions 30 and 31 to read as follows: 3 30. "Livestock guardian dog" means any dog utilized for the purpose of 4 protecting livestock from predators. 5 31. "Herding dog" means any dog that has been trained in herding and 6 is utilized for the purpose of herding cattle, sheep, or other live- 7 stock. 8 § 2. Subdivision 2 of section 110 of the agriculture and markets law, 9 as added by section 5 of part T of chapter 59 of the laws of 2010, is 10 amended to read as follows: 11 2. Municipalities [may] shall exempt from their licensing fees any 12 guide dog, hearing dog, service dog, war dog, working search dog, 13 detection dog, police work dog [or], therapy dog, livestock guardian dog 14 or herding dog. Each copy of any license for such dogs shall be conspic- 15 uously marked "Guide Dog", "Hearing Dog", "Service Dog", "Working Search 16 Dog", "War Dog", "Detection Dog", "Police Work Dog", [or] "Therapy Dog", 17 "Livestock Guardian Dog" or "Herding Dog", as may be appropriate, by the 18 clerk or authorized dog control officer. 19 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD04897-01-5
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