2017 New York Laws
GBS - General Business
Article 26 - Miscellaneous
391-T - Sale of Small Animals; Instructions on Care.

  391-t.  Sale  of small animals; instructions on care. 1. As used in
  this section, a "small animal" shall mean any  small  mammal,  excluding
  dogs  or  cats,  including  but  not  limited to, hamsters, chinchillas,
  guinea pigs,  gerbils,  rabbits,  mice,  rats,  ferrets  and  any  small
  amphibians  or  reptiles, including but not limited to frogs, snakes and
  lizards, but shall not include any small animals that are expressly sold
  for the purpose of feeding other animals.
2. As used in this section, a "retailer" shall  mean  any  person  who
  conducts  a  business  of  selling or offering for sale small animals at
  retail for profit to the public.
3. Every retailer that sells small animals to the  public,  shall,  at
  the  time of sale, deliver or provide digital access to the purchaser of
  a small animal, written care recommendations  for  the  class  of  small
  animal   being  purchased,  which  recommendations  shall:  (a)  include
  generally accepted information intended for an inexperienced  pet  owner
  on  housing,  equipment,  sanitation, environment, feeding and watering,
  handling, and veterinary care; and (b) have been created or published by
  a reliable source including but not limited  to:  a  state  or  national
  professional  veterinary association; an association established for the
  preservation and care of  any  such  small  animal;  or  an  association
  representing pet retailers.
4.  All retailers that sell small animals to the public shall maintain
  a copy of the written care  recommendations  for  each  class  of  small
  animal  they  sell,  which  shall  be  available  for  inspection by the
  department of agriculture and markets.