Section 753-B. Information statement for purchaser  


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  • Every pet dealer shall
      deliver to the purchaser of an animal, at the time of  sale,  a  written
      statement  in  a  standardized  form  prescribed  by the commissioner of
      agriculture and markets containing the following information:
        1. For cats:
        (a) The breeder's name and address, if known, or, if  not  known,  the
      source  of  the  cat.  If the person from whom the cat was obtained is a
      dealer licensed by the United  States  department  of  agriculture,  the
      person's name, address, and federal identification number;
        (b)  The date of the cat's birth, unless unknown because of the source
      of the cat, the date the pet dealer received the cat, and  the  location
      where the cat was received;
        (c)  A record of immunizations and worming treatments administered, if
      any, to the cat as of the  time  of  sale  while  the  cat  was  in  the
      possession  of the pet dealer, including the dates of administration and
      the type of vaccines or worming treatments administered;
        (d) A record of any known disease, sickness, or  congenital  condition
      that adversely affects the health of the cat at the time of sale;
        (e) A record of any veterinary treatment or medication received by the
      cat  while  in  the  possession  of  the  pet  dealer  and either of the
      following:
        (i) A statement, signed by  the  pet  dealer  at  the  time  of  sale,
      indicating  all  of  the  following: (1) The cat has no known disease or
      illness; (2) The cat has no known  congenital  or  hereditary  condition
      that adversely affects the health of the cat at the time of sale; or
        (ii)  A  record  of  any  known  congenital  or  hereditary condition,
      disease, or illness that adversely affects the health of the cat at  the
      time  of  sale, along with a statement signed by a licensed veterinarian
      that authorizes the sale of the cat, recommends necessary treatment,  if
      any,  and  verifies  that  the  condition,  disease  or illness does not
      require hospitalization or nonelective surgical procedures, and  is  not
      likely  to require hospitalization or nonelective surgical procedures in
      the future. A veterinarian statement is not required for  intestinal  or
      external parasites unless their presence makes the cat clinically ill or
      is  likely  to make the cat clinically ill. The statement shall be valid
      for fourteen business days following  examination  of  the  cat  by  the
      veterinarian.
        2. For dogs:
        (a)  The  breeder's  name  and address, if known, or if not known, the
      source of the dog. If the person from whom the dog  was  obtained  is  a
      dealer  licensed  by  the  United  States department of agriculture, the
      person's name, address, and federal identification number;
        (b) The date of the dog's birth and the date the pet  dealer  received
      the  dog. If the dog is not advertised or sold as a purebred, registered
      or registrable, the date of birth may be approximated if  not  known  by
      the seller;
        (c)  The  breed, sex, color and identifying marks at the time of sale.
      If the dog is from a United States department  of  agriculture  licensed
      source,  the  individual  identifying  tag, tattoo, or collar number for
      that animal. If the breed is unknown  or  mixed,  the  record  shall  so
      indicate. If the dog is being sold as being capable of registration, the
      names  and  registration  numbers  of  the  sire and dam, and the litter
      number, if known;
        (d) A record of inoculations and worming treatments  administered,  if
      any,  to  the  dog  as  of  the  time  of  sale while the dog was in the
      possession of the pet dealer, including dates of administration and  the
      type of vaccines and/or worming treatments administered;
    
        (e) A record of any veterinary treatment or medication received by the
      dog  while  in  the  possession  of  the  pet  dealer  and either of the
      following:
        (i)  A  statement,  signed  by  the  pet  dealer  at the time of sale,
      indicating all of the following: (1) The dog has  no  known  disease  or
      illness;  (2)  The  dog  has no known congenital or hereditary condition
      that adversely affects the health of the dog at the time of the sale; or
        (ii) A record of any known congenital or hereditary condition, disease
      or illness that adversely affects the health of the dog at the  time  of
      sale,  along  with  a  statement  signed by a licensed veterinarian that
      authorizes the sale of the dog, recommends necessary treatment, if  any,
      and  verifies  that  the condition, disease, or illness does not require
      hospitalization or nonelective surgical procedures, and is not likely to
      require  hospitalization  or  nonelective  surgical  procedures  in  the
      future.  A  veterinarian  statement  is  not  required for intestinal or
      external parasites unless their presence makes the dog clinically ill or
      is likely to make the dog clinically ill. The statement shall  be  valid
      for  fourteen  business  days  following  examination  of the dog by the
      veterinarian.
        (f) Notification  that  dogs  residing  in  New  York  state  must  be
      licensed,  and  that  a license may be obtained from the municipality in
      which the dog resides.
        3. A disclosure made pursuant  to  subdivision  one  or  two  of  this
      section  shall  be signed by both the pet dealer certifying the accuracy
      of  the  statement  and  the  purchaser  acknowledging  receipt  of  the
      statement.  At  the  time  of  sale,  each  pet dealer shall provide the
      purchaser with information on the value of spaying and neutering of dogs
      and cats.
        4. Every pet dealer shall post conspicuously within close proximity to
      the cages of dogs and cats offered for sale,  a  notice  containing  the
      following language in one hundred-point type: "Information on the source
      of  these  dogs and cats and the veterinary treatments received by these
      dogs and cats is available for review by prospective purchasers."