The New York City Council - File #: Int 1139-2018

• File #: Int 1139-2018
• Version: *
• Name: Excepting impounded emotional support dogs from required sterilization prior to redemption by their owners.
• Type: Introduction
• Status: Filed (End of Session)
• File created: 10/17/2018
• In control: Committee on Health
• On agenda: 10/17/2018
• Final action: 12/31/2021
• Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to excepting impounded emotional support dogs from required sterilization prior to redemption by their owners
• Sponsors: Joseph C. Borelli, Mark Levine, Helen K. Rosenthal

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/31/2021	*	City Council	Filed (End of Session)
10/17/2018	*	City Council	Referred to Comm by Council
10/17/2018	*	City Council	Introduced by Council

Int. No. 1139

By Council Members Borelli, Levine and Rosenthal

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to excepting impounded emotional support dogs from required sterilization prior to redemption by their owners

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. Paragraph (3) of subdivision a of section 17-804 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by local law number 26 for the year 2000, is amended to read as follows:

(3) in the case of a dog, if such dog, within the time period provided for by law, rule or regulation, is claimed by a person claiming ownership thereof, and such person demonstrates to the satisfaction of the shelter that such dog is a guide dog, hearing dog, service dog or police work dog, or if such person claims, either verbally or in writing, that such dog is an emotional support dog; or

§ 2. This local law takes effect 120 days after it becomes law, except that the department of health and mental hygiene may take such measures as are necessary for the implementation of this local law, including the promulgation of rules, before such date.

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LS #7151

9/5/18