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NY - Veterinary - Article 135. Veterinary Medicine and Animal Health Technology. |
McKinney's Education Law § 6700 - 6714 |
These are the state's veterinary practice laws. Among the provisions include licensing requirements, laws concerning the state veterinary board, veterinary records laws, and the laws governing disciplinary actions for impaired or incompetent practitioners. |
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NY - Wild Animals - § 11-0512. Possession, sale, barter, transfer, exchange and import |
McKinney's E. C. L. § 11-0512 |
This section provides that no person shall knowingly possess, harbor, sell, barter, transfer, exchange or import any wild animal for use as a pet in New York state, except that any person who possessed a wild animal for use as a pet at the time that this section went effect may retain possession of such animal for the remainder of its life. Certain other entities are also excepted from this ban. |
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NY - Wildlife, Exotics - Title 1. Short Title; Definitions; General Provisions |
McKinney's E. C. L. § 11-0101 to 11-0113 |
This set of statutes represents the definitional portion of New York's Fish and Wildlife Law. Among the provisions include definitions for game and non-game, a definition for "wild animal," which includes big cats, non-domesticated dogs, bears, and venomous reptiles, and the state's hunter harassment law. The section also provides that the State of New York owns all fish, game, wildlife, shellfish, crustacea and protected insects in the state, except those legally acquired and held in private ownership. |
