N.Y. Agriculture & Markets Law § 405: Inspection of pet dealers

§ 405. Inspection of pet dealers. 1. The commissioner or his or her

authorized agents shall, at a minimum, make yearly inspections of pet

dealers' facilities to ensure compliance with the provisions of this

article and with the provisions of article thirty-five-D of the general

business law, except for those pet dealers who engage in the sale of

less than twenty-five animals in a year, in which case inspections shall

be made whenever in the discretion of the commissioner or his or her

authorized agents, a complaint warrants such investigation.

2. The commissioner may, pursuant to an agreement entered into with a

county or city delegate the authority to conduct inspections of pet

dealers and to respond to complaints concerning pet dealers to such

county or city where the pet dealer is located; provided however such

delegation of inspection authority shall only be permitted where the

commissioner has delegated his or her authority to issue licenses

pursuant to section four hundred three of this article.

3. Any person conducting an inspection of a pet dealer or responding

to a complaint concerning a pet dealer shall be specifically trained in

the proper care of cats and dogs and in the investigation and

identification of cruelty to animals.