Terms Used In N.Y. General Business Law 750-P

  • Pet: means any domestic animal that has been adapted or tamed to live in intimate association with people but is not limited to, dogs, cats, rodents, fish, birds, snakes, turtles, lizards, frogs and rabbits. See N.Y. General Business Law 750-A
  • Pet cemetery: means any land, place, structure, facility or building provided by any person for a fee, whether or not for profit, to veterinarians or members of the general public for use, or reservation for use, for the permanent interment or inurnment above or below ground of pet remains. See N.Y. General Business Law 750-A
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.

A pet cemetery which commences operations on or after the effective date of this article and which provides for the permanent interment of pets shall consist of not less than five contiguous acres of real property in total area, inclusive of any structures, facilities, or buildings situated thereon and used for the business purposes of the pet cemetery. The secretary of state may grant a waiver of the minimum size limit based on factors including the number of above-ground entombments, the number of remains buried and the nature of the surrounding community. Nothing contained in this section shall restrict any town, village or city from enacting any local law which provides for an area requirement greater than as set forth herein.