2006 New York Code - Definition.

 
    §   752-a.   Definition.   For  purposes  of  sections  seven  hundred
  fifty-three-a, seven hundred fifty-three-b, seven hundred fifty-three-c,
  seven hundred fifty-three-d and  seven  hundred  fifty-three-e  of  this
  article  "pet dealer" shall mean any person, firm, corporation, or other
  association which engages in the sale of more than nine animals per year
  for profit to the public. Such definition  shall  include  breeders  who
  sell animals; provided that a breeder who sells directly to the consumer
  fewer  than twenty-five animals per year that are born and raised on the
  breeders residential premises shall not be considered a pet dealer as  a
  result  of  the  sale  of such animals. The definition shall further not
  include duly incorporated humane societies  dedicated  to  the  care  of
  unwanted  animals which make such animals available for adoption whether
  or not a fee for such adoption is charged.