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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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1672--A
Cal. No. 71
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 10, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, RAGA, ALVAREZ, COLTON -- read once and
referred to the Committee on Agriculture -- reported and referred to
the Committee on Codes -- reported from committee, advanced to a third
reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the
order of third reading
AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting
certain contracts for the purchase or financing of a dog or cat from
including provisions allowing repossession of the animal
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 753-e of the general business law, as added by
chapter 272 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
§ 753-e. Prohibited contracts. No contract for the purchase of a dog
or a cat or the financing of such purchase shall include any provisions
which authorize the use of a dog or a cat as security where such dog or
cat may be repossessed by the seller or lender contingent on the
purchaser making payments under such contract. Provided, however, noth-
ing in this section shall prohibit the purchase of a dog or cat through
an unsecured personal loan, nor be construed to limit the enforcement of
other provisions of this article, article [twenty-six-a] TWENTY-SIX-A of
the agriculture and markets law or other rights or remedies which are
otherwise available to all parties under any other law. THE PROVISIONS
OF THIS SECTION SHALL ALSO APPLY TO THE SALE OF A DOG OR CAT THROUGH AN
ONLINE WEBSITE.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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