Animal shelters and rescue organizations may soon have to register with the state under a bill that passed both houses of the New York Legislature last month.
Pet stores and home-based sellers of cats and dogs must be licensed and inspected by the Department of Agriculture and Markets, but nonprofit animal shelters and rescue organizations currently are exempt from the licensing requirement, creating a “troublesome loophole,” according to the office of state Sen. Phil Boyle, R-Bay Shore, who sponsored the bill (S.5599).Under the legislation, any non-governmentally run animal shelter or rescue organization would have to proactively register with the Department of Agriculture and Markets, which would cost $100 annually. Facilities that don’t comply would be charged with a civil penalty of between $100 and $1,000.
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