If you are required to register for the Animal Abuse Registry, you must contact the Health Department within 5 days of being released from incarceration, or within five days of sentencing if you were not incarcerated.
The registration period lasts for 5 years after sentencing or, if incarcerated, for five years after your release from incarceration.
Failure to register as required may be punishable by up to a year in jail, a fine of up to $1,000, or both.
You can register by email or by phone.
By Email
animalabuseregistry@health.nyc.gov.
By Phone
You can report someone you believe should be listed on the Animal Abuse Registry.
By Email
animalabuseregistry@health.nyc.gov.
By Phone
The 2014 Animal Abuse Registration Act requires certain animal-related businesses and organizations to check the NYC Animal Abuse Registry and refuse to sell or transfer ownership of an animal to anyone listed in the Registry.
Before a business or organization requests a subscription to the registry, they must be approved by the NYC Department of Health.
