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* § 332. Disposition.  Any  person  having  in  his  care, custody, or  control any abandoned  animal,  as  defined  in  section  three  hundred  thirty-one  of  this  chapter,  may  deliver  such  animal to any humane  society or society for the  prevention  of  cruelty  to  animals  having  facilities for the care and eventual disposition of such animals, or, in  the  case of dogs, cats and other small animals, to any pound maintained  by or under contract or  agreement  with  any  county,  city,  town,  or  village within which such animal was abandoned. The person with whom the  animal  was abandoned shall, however, on the day of divesting himself of  possession thereof, notify the person who had placed such animal in  his  custody  of the name and address of the animal society or pound to which  the animal has been delivered, such notice to be  by  registered  letter  mailed  to  the  last  known  address  of  the  person intended to be so  notified. If an animal is not claimed by  its  owner  within  five  days  after  being  so  delivered  to  such  humane society or society for the  prevention of cruelty to animals, or pound, such animal may at any  time  thereafter  be  placed for adoption in a suitable home or euthanized. In  no  event,  however,  shall  the  use  of  a  decompression  chamber  or  decompression  device  of any kind be used for the purpose of destroying  or disposing of such animal.    * NB Effective until October 9, 2010    * § 332. Disposition. Any person having in his or her  care,  custody,  or  control  any  abandoned  animal, as defined in section three hundred  thirty-one of  this  article,  may  deliver  such  animal  to  any  duly  incorporated  society  for  the  prevention of cruelty to animals or any  duly incorporated humane society having  facilities  for  the  care  and  eventual  disposition of such animals, or, in the case of dogs, cats and  other small animals, to any pound maintained by  or  under  contract  or  agreement  with  any  county,  city,  town, or village within which such  animal was abandoned. The person with  whom  the  animal  was  abandoned  shall, however, on the day of divesting himself or herself of possession  thereof,  notify  the  person  who  had placed such animal in his or her  custody of the name and address of the animal society or pound to  which  the  animal  has  been delivered, such notice to be by registered letter  mailed to the last known  address  of  the  person  intended  to  be  so  notified.  If  an  animal  is  not claimed by its owner within five days  after being so delivered to  such  duly  incorporated  society  for  the  prevention  of  cruelty  to animals, duly incorporated humane society or  pound, such animal may at any time thereafter be placed for adoption  in  a  suitable  home  or  euthanized  in  accordance with the provisions of  section three  hundred  seventy-four  of  this  chapter.  In  no  event,  however,  shall  the  use  of  a  decompression chamber or decompression  device of any kind be used for the purpose of destroying or disposing of  such animal.    * NB Effective October 9, 2010

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Statutes > New-york > Agm > Article-25-b > 332

* § 332. Disposition.  Any  person  having  in  his  care, custody, or  control any abandoned  animal,  as  defined  in  section  three  hundred  thirty-one  of  this  chapter,  may  deliver  such  animal to any humane  society or society for the  prevention  of  cruelty  to  animals  having  facilities for the care and eventual disposition of such animals, or, in  the  case of dogs, cats and other small animals, to any pound maintained  by or under contract or  agreement  with  any  county,  city,  town,  or  village within which such animal was abandoned. The person with whom the  animal  was abandoned shall, however, on the day of divesting himself of  possession thereof, notify the person who had placed such animal in  his  custody  of the name and address of the animal society or pound to which  the animal has been delivered, such notice to be  by  registered  letter  mailed  to  the  last  known  address  of  the  person intended to be so  notified. If an animal is not claimed by  its  owner  within  five  days  after  being  so  delivered  to  such  humane society or society for the  prevention of cruelty to animals, or pound, such animal may at any  time  thereafter  be  placed for adoption in a suitable home or euthanized. In  no  event,  however,  shall  the  use  of  a  decompression  chamber  or  decompression  device  of any kind be used for the purpose of destroying  or disposing of such animal.    * NB Effective until October 9, 2010    * § 332. Disposition. Any person having in his or her  care,  custody,  or  control  any  abandoned  animal, as defined in section three hundred  thirty-one of  this  article,  may  deliver  such  animal  to  any  duly  incorporated  society  for  the  prevention of cruelty to animals or any  duly incorporated humane society having  facilities  for  the  care  and  eventual  disposition of such animals, or, in the case of dogs, cats and  other small animals, to any pound maintained by  or  under  contract  or  agreement  with  any  county,  city,  town, or village within which such  animal was abandoned. The person with  whom  the  animal  was  abandoned  shall, however, on the day of divesting himself or herself of possession  thereof,  notify  the  person  who  had placed such animal in his or her  custody of the name and address of the animal society or pound to  which  the  animal  has  been delivered, such notice to be by registered letter  mailed to the last known  address  of  the  person  intended  to  be  so  notified.  If  an  animal  is  not claimed by its owner within five days  after being so delivered to  such  duly  incorporated  society  for  the  prevention  of  cruelty  to animals, duly incorporated humane society or  pound, such animal may at any time thereafter be placed for adoption  in  a  suitable  home  or  euthanized  in  accordance with the provisions of  section three  hundred  seventy-four  of  this  chapter.  In  no  event,  however,  shall  the  use  of  a  decompression chamber or decompression  device of any kind be used for the purpose of destroying or disposing of  such animal.    * NB Effective October 9, 2010

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Statutes > New-york > Agm > Article-25-b > 332

* § 332. Disposition.  Any  person  having  in  his  care, custody, or  control any abandoned  animal,  as  defined  in  section  three  hundred  thirty-one  of  this  chapter,  may  deliver  such  animal to any humane  society or society for the  prevention  of  cruelty  to  animals  having  facilities for the care and eventual disposition of such animals, or, in  the  case of dogs, cats and other small animals, to any pound maintained  by or under contract or  agreement  with  any  county,  city,  town,  or  village within which such animal was abandoned. The person with whom the  animal  was abandoned shall, however, on the day of divesting himself of  possession thereof, notify the person who had placed such animal in  his  custody  of the name and address of the animal society or pound to which  the animal has been delivered, such notice to be  by  registered  letter  mailed  to  the  last  known  address  of  the  person intended to be so  notified. If an animal is not claimed by  its  owner  within  five  days  after  being  so  delivered  to  such  humane society or society for the  prevention of cruelty to animals, or pound, such animal may at any  time  thereafter  be  placed for adoption in a suitable home or euthanized. In  no  event,  however,  shall  the  use  of  a  decompression  chamber  or  decompression  device  of any kind be used for the purpose of destroying  or disposing of such animal.    * NB Effective until October 9, 2010    * § 332. Disposition. Any person having in his or her  care,  custody,  or  control  any  abandoned  animal, as defined in section three hundred  thirty-one of  this  article,  may  deliver  such  animal  to  any  duly  incorporated  society  for  the  prevention of cruelty to animals or any  duly incorporated humane society having  facilities  for  the  care  and  eventual  disposition of such animals, or, in the case of dogs, cats and  other small animals, to any pound maintained by  or  under  contract  or  agreement  with  any  county,  city,  town, or village within which such  animal was abandoned. The person with  whom  the  animal  was  abandoned  shall, however, on the day of divesting himself or herself of possession  thereof,  notify  the  person  who  had placed such animal in his or her  custody of the name and address of the animal society or pound to  which  the  animal  has  been delivered, such notice to be by registered letter  mailed to the last known  address  of  the  person  intended  to  be  so  notified.  If  an  animal  is  not claimed by its owner within five days  after being so delivered to  such  duly  incorporated  society  for  the  prevention  of  cruelty  to animals, duly incorporated humane society or  pound, such animal may at any time thereafter be placed for adoption  in  a  suitable  home  or  euthanized  in  accordance with the provisions of  section three  hundred  seventy-four  of  this  chapter.  In  no  event,  however,  shall  the  use  of  a  decompression chamber or decompression  device of any kind be used for the purpose of destroying or disposing of  such animal.    * NB Effective October 9, 2010