Title AGM, Agriculture & Markets

§ 73-b. The New York state veterinary diagnostic laboratory. 1. The\ncommissioner is authorized to establish and maintain, by contract or\notherwise, a New York state veterinary diagnostic laboratory and to\ncontract for other diagnostic services, as he or she may deem necessary…

§ 74. Regulations relating to importation. The following regulations\nshall apply to the importation of domestic or feral animals:\n 1. No person shall knowingly bring into this state any domestic or\nferal animal which has an infectious or communicable disease, except in\nthe c…

§ 75. Sanitary regulations. The commissioner may adopt and enforce\nrules regulating the sanitation and physical requirements of stables,\nlivestock auction buildings or other buildings used for the housing of\ndomestic animals for the purpose of preventing the spread of infecti…

§ 76. Quarantine on animals or premises. 1. The commissioner, any\ndepartment employed veterinarian authorized by the commissioner, any\nveterinarian in the employ of the United States department of\nagriculture who is working in this state in connection with disease\ncontrol pr…

§ 77. Examination by veterinarian prerequisite to destruction of\nanimal. No animal shall be destroyed by the commissioner or by his\norder unless first examined by a veterinarian in the employ of the\ndepartment, or whose work is approved by the commissioner, nor until\nsuch ve…

§ 78. Examination of domestic animals. 1. The commissioner shall\ncause a physical examination and a tuberculin test to be made by\ncompetent and authorized veterinarians of all bovine animals,\nirrespective of age or sex, and cause all such bovine animals to be\nsubjected to pe…

§ 79. Examination at request of owner; segregation; grading of herds.\nThe owner of a herd of cattle kept for dairy or breeding purposes within\nthe state may apply to the commissioner for examination of his herd by\nthe tuberculin, or other approved tests, subject to the follow…

§ 8. Counsel. There shall be a counsel of the department to be\nappointed by the commissioner and who shall serve during the pleasure of\nthe commissioner. The counsel of the department shall represent and\nappear for the department in all actions and proceedings involving any\n…

§ 80. Certificate to healthy herds. For the purpose of giving\nrecognition to other than segregated herds which are certified to him,\nafter competent examination satisfactory to him, to be in a healthy\ncondition, the commissioner is hereby authorized to issue such\ncertificate…

§ 81. Sale, removal or slaughter of animals affected with\ntuberculosis. No animal showing physical evidence of tuberculosis or in\nwhich such disease shall have been indicated as a result of the\ntuberculin test shall be sold, except under the supervision of the\ncommissioner. …

§ 82. Appraisers. The commissioner may employ from time to time\nappraisers of condemned animals. The chief or any assistant veterinarian\nshall have all the powers of any appraiser of condemned animals under\nthis article.\n

§ 83. Appraisal of diseased animals. Each animal directed to be\nslaughtered shall be appraised at its market value. The appraiser shall\nmake and transmit to the commissioner a certificate of appraisal and\nshall deliver to the owner a copy of such appraisal certificate. If the…

§ 85. Destruction of animals; disposition of carcasses. The\ncommissioner may prescribe rules for the destruction of animals affected\nwith infectious or communicable disease, and for the proper disposal of\ntheir hides and carcasses and all objects which might carry infection o…

§ 86. Post-mortem examination of animals. The carcass of every animal\nduly condemned and killed under the provisions of this article shall be\nexamined by a veterinarian designated by the commissioner for the\npurpose of determining whether or not disease existed in such animal…

§ 87. Payments for animals killed. The commissioner shall determine\nall claims which may be presented to him for indemnity to owners of\nanimals killed by the state under the provisions of this article, and\nshall file in his office a certificate of his determination and,\nprov…

§ 87-a. Domestic fowl and fertile eggs thereof. Domestic fowl and\nfertile eggs of domestic fowl are included within the meaning of the\nwords "animal" and "domestic animal" as used in sections seventy-two,\nseventy-three, seventy-four, seventy-five, seventy-six, seventy-seven,\…

§ 88. Indemnity. The following provisions shall govern the payment of\nindemnity to owners of animals killed pursuant to the provisions of this\narticle:\n 1. In the case of a bovine animal so killed to prevent the spread of\ntuberculosis, the owner shall be entitled to receive …

§ 89. Control of vaccines, serums and other preparations. For the\npurpose of detection, prevention, control or eradication of infectious\nor contagious diseases of domestic animals and fowls, the commissioner\nmay make such exemptions and promulgate such orders, rules and\nregu…

§ 9. Bureaus. Existing bureaus in the department are continued until\nconsolidated or abolished pursuant to this section. The commissioner may\nestablish such divisions, bureaus, and other units within the department\nas may be necessary for the administration and operation of t…

§ 90. Examination of cattle for Bang's disease. 1. The commissioner,\nwithin the amounts appropriated for such purpose, may cause an\nappropriate test for ascertaining the presence or absence of bovine\ninfectious abortion, commonly known as and hereafter termed "Bang's\ndisease…

§ 90-a. Declaration of policy and purposes. Infectious and\ncommunicable disease affecting domestic animals continues to exist in\nthis state, and the existence thereof endangers the health and welfare\nof the people of the state. Despite the moneys spent to control,\nsuppress a…

§ 90-b. Definitions. As used in this article unless otherwise\nexpressly stated:\n 1. The term "auctioneer" means a person who sells, or makes a business\nof selling cattle, swine, sheep, goats, camelids or horses, at auction.\n 2. The term "auction" means a public sale of cattl…

§ 90-c. Prohibitions. 1. It shall be unlawful for any person to\npurchase, deal in, sell, or rescue cattle, swine, horses, cervids,\ncamelids, sheep, goats or poultry; to operate or conduct an auction\nwhere cattle, swine, horses, cervids, camelids, sheep, goats or poultry\nare …

§ 90-d. Application and permit fees. Application for an animal health\npermit shall be made to the commissioner. The application shall be on a\nform prescribed by the commissioner and shall be accompanied by an\nanimal health permit fee of fifty dollars. The applicant shall sati…

§ 90-e. Refusing and revoking permits. The commissioner, after due\nnotice and opportunity of hearing to the applicant or permittee, may\ndeny an application for or revoke or refuse to renew a permit when the\ncommissioner is satisfied that the applicant or permittee has:\n 1. v…

§ 90-f. Proceedings to review. The action of the commissioner in\ndenying an application or revoking an animal health permit may be\nreviewed in the manner provided by article seventy-eight of the civil\npractice law and rules and the decision of the commissioner shall be\nfinal…

§ 90-g. Records. All records as now required by the commissioner\nrespecting the health of domestic animals shall be continued and the\ncommissioner may require such other and further records as from time to\ntime may seem to him to be necessary or desirable in his enforcement o…

§ 90-h. Violations; remedies. The commissioner may institute such\naction at law or in equity as may appear necessary to enforce compliance\nwith any provision of the statutes, rules and orders committed to his\nadministration in regard to animal health permits and infectious or…

§ 91. Hog cholera and pseudorabies control; indemnity. 1. The\ncommissioner, to control, suppress or eradicate hog cholera and\npseudorabies, may cause to be made appropriate examinations or tests for\nascertaining the presence or absence of such diseases in swine. If,\nfrom suc…

§ 95. Protecting the breeding of pure bred stock. It shall be\nunlawful for any person or persons owning or in the possession of any\nbull of the age of more than six months, any stallion of the age of more\nthan eighteen months, or buck or boar over five months of age, to suffe…

§ 95-a. Animal ear tags or other identification. A person who without\nauthorization by the commissioner, (a) cuts out, removes, obliterates or\ndestroys a New York state department of agriculture and markets official\near tag or other official New York state identification tag,…

§ 95-b. False pedigree of animals. Every person who by any false\npretense shall obtain from any club, association, society or company for\nimproving the breed of cattle, horses, sheep, swine or other domestic\nanimals the registration of any animal in the herd register or other…

§ 95-c. Examination of horses for equine infectious anemia. 1. The\ncommissioner or his authorized agent may cause to be administered to any\nhorse within the state any test he finds appropriate for ascertaining\nthe presence or absence of equine infectious anemia, also known as…

§ 96. Certificates of registry of domestic animals. Certificates of\nregistry, and of transfer of domestic animals when issued by and under\nseal of a duly organized and recognized corporation or association\nformed for the purpose of registering pure-bred domestic animals, may …

§ 96-a. Declaration of policy and purpose. Whereas unsanitary\nconditions in the slaughtering of animals and fowl for food have been\nfound to exist in this state, and whereas such conditions endanger the\nhealth and welfare of the people of the state, it is hereby declared to\n…

* § 96-b. License required. 1. No person, firm, partnership or\ncorporation not granted inspection pursuant to the federal meat\ninspection act, the federal poultry products inspection act, article\nfive-B or article five-D of this chapter shall operate any place or\nestablishme…

§ 96-c. Posting of inspection results required. Each person, firm,\npartnership or corporation licensed pursuant to this article shall post\na copy of the date and results of its most recent sanitary inspection by\nthe department in a conspicuous location near each public entran…

§ 96-d. Application of article. Except for the absolute prohibition\nagainst the slaughtering or butchering of domesticated dog and\ndomesticated cat to create food, meat, meat by-products or meat food\nproducts for human or animal consumption contained in this article which\nsh…

§ 96-e. Unlawful acts. 1. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm,\npartnership or corporation to operate any slaughterhouse, abattoir or\nother place or establishment where animals or fowl are slaughtered or\nwhere meat or meat food products are prepared or processed for food…

§ 96-f. Denial, revocation and suspension of licenses. 1. The exposure\nof meat, fowl or meat food product to insects, live animals or injurious\ncontamination, or the slaughter, possession or sale of unwholesome meat,\nor the slaughtering, butchering, possession or sale of the …

§ 96-g. Definitions. As used in this article, unless otherwise\nexpressly stated, or unless the content or subject matter otherwise\nrequires;\n 1. "Department" means the department of agriculture and markets.\n 2. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of agriculture and markets…

§ 96-h. Application of article. Notwithstanding any other provisions\nof this article, the knowing sale, exposure for sale, exchange or\ntransportation at any and all places within the state of the fur, hair,\nskin or flesh of domesticated dog (canis familiaris) or domesticated …

§ 96-i. General powers. The department, through the commissioner, is\nhereby vested with the power to administer and enforce the provisions of\nthis article.\n

§ 96-j. Farmer and custom processors. This article shall not apply to\nany bona fide farmer who butchers his own domestic animals on his own\nfarm exclusively for use by him and members of his household and his\nnon-paying guests and employees, custom slaughterers, custom slaugh…

§ 96-l. Inspection legend required. Except as exempted by the\nprovisions of this article no carcasses of animals, parts thereof, meat,\nmeat by-product or meat food product for human consumption, shall be\nsold, exposed for sale, exchanged or transported within the state unless…

§ 96-m. Sale of inspected meat. All carcasses of animals, parts\nthereof, meat, meat by-products, and meat food products bearing an\ninspection legend or meat label affixed after a federal inspection may\nbe sold, exposed for sale, exchanged or transported at all places within\n…

§ 96-p-2. Mishandling and improper transportation of meat, meat\nby-products and meat food products. (1) No person, firm, association,\npartnership or corporation engaged in carrying or transporting meat,\nmeat by-products or meat food products shall transport such products\nexc…

§ 96-q. Unmarked and unlabeled meat. Inasmuch as it cannot be\ndetermined for certain by any presently known method of inspection\nwhether meat is unsound, unhealthful, unwholesome, or otherwise unfit or\nunsafe for food unless the organs and other tissues of an animal are\ninsp…

§ 96-r. Unlawful possession of inspection legend and meat label. It\nshall be unlawful for any person to possess, keep, or use an inspection\nlegend or meat label or to possess, keep or use any stamp or label\nsimulating the inspection legend and meat label unless authorized\npu…

§ 96-s. Rules and regulations. The commissioner is hereby authorized\nto enact, amend and repeal rules and regulations necessary to carry out\nand give full force and effect to the provisions of this article.\n The commissioner is hereby authorized to adopt, insofar as\nappropri…