2021 New York Laws
AGM - Agriculture and Markets
Article 26-A - Care of Animals by Pet Dealers
400 - Definitions.

§ 400. Definitions. As used in this article:
  1. "Animal" means a dog or a cat.
  2.  "Consumer"  means  any  individual purchasing an animal from a pet
dealer. A pet dealer shall not be considered a consumer.
  3.  "Person"   means   any   individual,   corporation,   partnership,
association, municipality, or other legal entity.
  4.  "Pet  Dealer" means any person who engages in the sale or offering
for sale of more than nine animals per year for profit  to  the  public.
Such  definition  shall  include  breeders  who  sell  or  offer to sell
animals; provided that it shall not include the following:
  (a) Any breeder who sells or offers to sell directly to  the  consumer
fewer  than twenty-five animals per year that are born and raised on the
breeder's residential premises;
  (b) Any municipal pound or shelter dedicated to the care  of  unwanted
animals which makes such animals available for adoption whether or not a
fee for such adoption is charged, established and maintained pursuant to
subdivision one of section one hundred fourteen of this chapter; and
  (c)  Any  duly  incorporated  society for the prevention of cruelty to
animals, duly incorporated  humane  society,  duly  incorporated  animal
protective  association  or  other  duly incorporated animal adoption or
animal rescue organization dedicated to the  care  of  unwanted  animals
which makes such animals available for adoption whether or not a fee for
such adoption is charged that is exempt from taxes pursuant to paragraph
(3)  of  subsection  (c)  of section 501 of the federal Internal Revenue
Code, 26 U.S.C. 501, or any subsequent  corresponding  sections  of  the
federal  Internal  Revenue  Code,  as from time to time amended, that is
registered with the department pursuant to section four hundred eight of
this article.