New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 1 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS
Chapter II - Animal Industry
Subchapter A - Diseases of Domestic Animals; Garbage Feeding
Part 66 - Live Animal Prizes
Section 66.1 - Documentation
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024
Any person giving or offering to give away any live animal other than purebred livestock or fish as a prize, in any game, drawing, contest, sweepstakes or other promotion, shall have in his possession a notarized statement executed by an authorized official of a cooperative extension education program or agricultural vocational program sanctioned by the State Education Department setting forth the following:
(a) the name, address, telephone number and official title of the person executing the affidavit;
(b) the name, address and telephone number of the cooperative extension education program or agricultural vocational program by whom the official is employed;
(c) a statement that said official is authorized to execute said document on behalf of said program;
(d) the name, address and telephone number of the person authorized to give or offer to give away a live animal in conjunction with said program;
(e) a statement that the person so authorized is operating in conjunction with said cooperative extension education or agricultural vocational program;
(f) a description of each animal to be given away, including the species, breed, sex, age and physical description;
(g) the time, date and location where said game, drawing, contest or sweepstakes is to be held; and
(h) a description of the rules of the game, drawing, contest or sweepstakes through which the animal is to be given away, including a description of those persons eligible to participate in said game, drawing, contest, sweepstakes or other promotion.
Said statement shall be made available for inspection by any person immediately upon demand. Any failure to provide such a statement for inspection immediately upon demand, by any person giving or offering to give away any live animal other than purebred livestock or fish as a prize in any game, drawing, contest, sweepstakes or other promotion, shall give rise to a presumption that said person has violated section 358-a of the Agriculture and Markets Law.
