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> > >STATE OF NEW YORK >DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS >1 WINNERS CIRCLE >ALBANY, NEW YORK 12235 > > >DIVISION OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY > (518) 457-3502 > > > > > > > May >22, 2002 > > > >Dear New York Dog and Cat Breeders and Pet Store >Owners: > >Effective July 1, 2002, the New York State Pet Dealers >Licensing Law requires the licensing and inspection of >pet dealers who sell more than nine dogs or cats per >year for profit to the public. If you are affected by >this law, you must apply for a license prior to July 1 >in order to continue in business. > >Some dealers are exempt from this law. You do not >need to apply for a license if: > >~ You are an incorporated humane society dedicated to >the care of unwanted animals which makes animals >available for adoption, whether or not you charge a >fee for adoption; or > >~ You are a breeder who sells, directly to the public, >fewer than 25 animals per year that are born and >raised on your residential premises. > >Please note that, even if you are exempt, you may >still voluntarily choose to be licensed and inspected. >Just follow the instructions on the license form. > >If you are a pet dealer in operation on or before July >I, 2002, following the receipt of your . application >by the Department you will receive a letter of >acknowledgement, and you may continue to operate. >Thereafter, an inspection of your facility will take >place later in the year to determine compliance with >the law. After you pass an inspection, you will >receive a New York State Pet Dealer License, which you >must display. > >Pet dealers who are not already in operation on or >before July 1, 2002 may not operate until an >inspection has taken place and a license has been >issued. > >For more information about the new licensing and >inspection requirements, call (518) 457-2728, or check >the Department's web site at www.agmkt.state.ny.us. > >Jeffry Ruse, DVM, Assistant Director

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