§ 750-u. Veterinary and agricultural production exclusions. Any pet cemetery which:

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

  • Land used in agricultural production: means such lands as defined in subdivision four of § 301 of the agriculture and markets law. See N.Y. General Business Law 750-A
  • 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
  • Veterinarian: means a person licensed to practice the profession of veterinary medicine as defined by § 6701 of the education law. See N.Y. General Business Law 750-A

1. (a) is owned by a licensed veterinarian; or

(b) is located on land used in agricultural production;

2. does not allow individual burials;

3. does not allow individual grave markers;

4. does not charge a maintenance fee for the care of pet graves; and

5. does not make any representation that pet graves will be cared for or that the land is dedicated;

shall be exempt from the trust fund provisions provided by section seven hundred fifty-r of this article, the dedication provisions provided by section seven hundred fifty-n of this article and the area requirement provided by section seven hundred fifty-p of this article.