N.Y. Agric. & Mkts. Law § 111-a
Microchipping standards
Redline — January 1, 2019 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2022
As of January 1, 2019
§ 111-a. Microchipping standards. 1. The commissioner may adopt and\npromulgate rules and regulations that may provide for: standardization\nof technology used in microchips implanted in companion animals that are\ndogs or cats; and/or microchip readers so that such readers used by\nveterinarians, animal shelters, dog control officers, and animal control\nofficers are capable of reading any chip to identify the animals and/or\nthe owner of record; and/or the need for such veterinarians, animal\nshelters, dog control officers, and animal control officers to possess\nor have access to a microchip reader capable of reading any commercially\navailable microchip implanted in a cat or dog. Such rules and\nregulations may also provide for the collection, sharing, and\ndissemination of chip identification information by entities that\npossess and manage such information solely to promote timely\nnotification of owners when pets are lost while maintaining privacy\nprotection of personal information and providing for disclosure to such\nowners of the sharing of such information.\n * 2. The commissioner shall appoint an advisory committee which shall\ninclude, but shall not be limited to, representatives of the animal\nmicrochip industry and animal shelters who shall examine the issues\ndescribed in subdivision one of this section and advise the commissioner\non the need for such rules and regulations.\n * NB Repealed December 18, 2019\n
§ 111-a. Microchipping standards. 1. The commissioner may adopt and\npromulgate rules and regulations that may provide for: standardization\nof technology used in microchips implanted in companion animals that are\ndogs or cats; and/or microchip readers so that such readers used by\nveterinarians, animal shelters, dog control officers, and animal control\nofficers are capable of reading any chip to identify the animals and/or\nthe owner of record; and/or the need for such veterinarians, animal\nshelters, dog control officers, and animal control officers to possess\nor have access to a microchip reader capable of reading any commercially\navailable microchip implanted in a cat or dog. Such rules and\nregulations may also provide for the collection, sharing, and\ndissemination of chip identification information by entities that\npossess and manage such information solely to promote timely\nnotification of owners when pets are lost while maintaining privacy\nprotection of personal information and providing for disclosure to such\nowners of the sharing of such information.\n
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