Best practices for nuisance wildlife control operators in New York State

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Ch 3: Section three: Other pertinent state laws

Agriculture and Markets regulations, Article 26, Cruelty to Animals Law

Regulatory agencies: Animal Industry Division of the NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets

Applicable to: cats and dogs and other domestic and farm animals

Read the law:
online—http://www.agmkt.state.ny.us/AI/AI916.pdf
in print—Agriculture and Markets Law Article 26 sections 350–378

For a NWCO, the key sections are:
Part 374: Humane destruction or other disposition of animals lost, strayed, homeless, abandoned or improperly confined or kept
Part 360: Poisoning or attempting to poison animals
Part 353-a: Aggravated cruelty to animals
Part 366: Dog stealing
Part 356: Failure to provide proper food and drink to an impounded animal
Part 377: Disposal of dead animals [refers to large domestic animals]

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