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Violations on Parks Property Including Illegal Dumping and Abandoning Animals

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Rule status: Adopted

Agency: DPR

Effective date: March 31, 2025

Proposed Rule Full Text
DPR-Proposed-Violations-on-Parks-Property-FINAL.pdf

Adopted Rule Full Text
Notice-of-Adoption-Violations-on-Parks-Property.pdf

Adopted rule summary:

The Department is amending sections 1-04, 1-05 and 1-07 of chapter 1 of title 56 of the Rules of the City of New York. The amendments expand the categories of illegal behavior for which the Department’s Enforcement Officers can issue a notice of violation (sometimes called a summons) in order to protect the natural environments under the jurisdiction of the Department and increase the penalties associated with certain violations.

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Online comments: 1

  • Steven Gruber

    The Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals is a 501 c3 non-profit charity that provides information about resources and services for NYC’s pet owners and anyone looking to help improve the lives of NYC’s animals. We support the proposed amendments to expand the categories of illegal behavior for which the Department’s Enforcement Officers can issue a notice of violation for illegal dumping and abandoning animals. Further, we urge that the amendments include language that provides for public education informing people about the alternatives to abandoning animals, including surrendering them and/or seeking surrender prevention assistance at one of the many shelters and rescue groups in our community. Greater understanding of these surrender and surrender prevention options can help deter people from abandoning animals in parks and other public spaces and result in more positive outcomes for the animals and the public.

    Steve Gruber
    Director of Communications
    Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals

    Comment added October 6, 2024 2:51pm