Please note: this meeting has been deferred. Details Meeting Name: Committee on Health Agenda status: Deferred Meeting date/time: 6/18/2024 Deferred Minutes status: Deferred   Meeting location: Council Chambers - City Hall Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Not available   Meeting video: Not available   Attachments: CLICK ANY FILE # BELOW (in blue) TO ACCESS LEGISLATION AND ATTACHMENTS Meeting Items (2) 2 records Group Clear sorting Clear grouping Group by Type Group by Result Export Export to Excel Export to PDF Export to Word Show: All agenda items Legislation only All agenda items File # Ver. Prime Sponsor Agenda # Agenda Note Name Type Summary Action Result Action Details Multimedia T2024-1937 *       Oversight - Animal Care Centers and the Shelter Capacity Crisis. Oversight       Action details Not available Int 0184-2024 * James F. Gennaro     Prohibiting non-therapeutic, elective, or convenience surgical devocalization of healthy cats and dogs. Introduction This bill would prohibit surgical devocalization of healthy cats and dogs for non-therapeutic purposes. Devocalization procedures would only be permitted when medically necessary and performed by a licensed veterinarian on a cat or dog under anesthesia. The penalty for performing a non-therapeutic devocalization procedure would be at least $1,000 or at most $2,500. A veterinarian who performs a non-therapeutic devocalization procedure would be subject to reporting by the Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene to the State Department of Education and Board of Regents for disciplinary action due to unprofessional conduct.     Action details Not available