File #: SLR 0005-2009    Version: * Name: Establishing a New York city animal population control program and an animal population control fund. (S.4278/A.6158-A)
Type: SLR Status: Adopted
Committee: Committee on State and Federal Legislation
On agenda: 5/20/2009
Enactment date: Law number:
Title: State Legislation Resolution requesting the New York State Legislature to pass bills introduced by Senator Duane, S.4278, and Assembly Members Rosenthal and Kellner, A.6158-A, “AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law and the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to establishing a New York city animal population control program and an animal population control fund; and to amend chapter 115 of the laws of 1894 relating to the better protection of lost and strayed animals and for securing the rights of owners thereof, in relation to licensing fees.”
Sponsors: Maria Baez, Lewis A. Fidler, John C. Liu
Council Member Sponsors: 3
Attachments: 1. Senate Bill 4278, 2. Assembly Bill 6158-A, 3. Committee Report, 4. Bluebacks, 5. Fiscal Impact Statement, 6. Hearing Transcript, 7. Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 5/20/09, 8. Hearing Testimony - 5/20/09

State Legislation Resolution No. 5

 

State Legislation Resolution requesting the New York State Legislature to pass bills introduced by Senator Duane, S.4278, and Assembly Members Rosenthal and Kellner, A.6158-A, “AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law and the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to establishing a New York city animal population control program and an animal population control fund; and to amend chapter 115 of the laws of 1894 relating to the better protection of lost and strayed animals and for securing the rights of owners thereof, in relation to licensing fees.”

 

By Council Members Baez, Fidler and Liu

 

                     Whereas, bills have been introduced in the New York State Legislature by Senator Duane, S.4278, and Assembly Members Rosenthal and Kellner, A.6158-A, “AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law and the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to establishing a New York city animal population control program and an animal population control fund; and to amend chapter 115 of the laws of 1894 relating to the better protection of lost and strayed animals and for securing the rights of owners thereof, in relation to licensing fees.”; and

                                                                  

Whereas, the enactment of the above State Legislation requires the concurrence of the Council of the City of New York as the local legislative body; now, therefore, be it

 

                     Resolved, that the Council of the City of New York, in accordance with the provisions of Section 2 of Article 9 of the Constitution of the State of New York, does hereby request the New York State Legislature to enact into law the aforesaid pending bills.

 

                     Referred to the Committee on State and Federal Legislation.