2006 New York Code - Disposal In Compliance With Forms.

 
    § 750-t. Disposal in compliance with forms. A pet cemetery owner shall
  dispose  of  a pet in compliance with a pet disposal form completed by a
  pet owner or veterinarian.  If  such  pet  is  disposed  of,  either  by
  individual  cremation or individual burial, the pet cemetery owner shall
  within ten days of such disposal send or give a written confirmation  of
  such   disposal   to   the  pet  owner  or  veterinarian,  depending  on
  instructions in pet disposal form, and,  shall  attest  to  the  method,
  date, and place of disposal. If a pet is disposed of either through mass
  cremation  or  mass  burial,  no written confirmation shall be required.
  Copies of all forms shall be retained for a period of  two  years  after
  receipt.  All  pet  remains shall be buried at least twelve inches below
  the surface of the ground or in accordance with  section  three  hundred
  seventy-seven  of the agriculture and markets law in the case of a large
  domestic animal or otherwise disposed of in a sanitary manner.