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type: "Bill"
title: "Requires veterinarians to provide certain information to animal owners regarding the drugs dispensed to an animal"
description: "Requires veterinarians to provide certain information to animal owners regarding the drugs dispensed to an animal, including the name and description of the drug; the directions for use; actions to be taken in the event of a missed dose; instructions for proper storage; any common reasonably anticipated adverse effects associated with the use of such drug; and manufacturer precautions and relevant warnings."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 4978"
citation: "New York A 4978 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["ENGLEBRIGHT"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 17
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-02-09"
last_action: "2022-12-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e8d44ee1-ef87-4f58-a759-f95aabe1efe3"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A4978"
source_hash: "c08df5498653a06bf87ed1153c6f86f225b44ddeb12437dda1b9117e4ffc46e3"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---
# New York A 4978 (2021-2022) — Requires veterinarians to provide certain information to animal owners regarding the drugs dispensed to an animal
Requires veterinarians to provide certain information to animal owners regarding the drugs dispensed to an animal, including the name and description of the drug; the directions for use; actions to be taken in the event of a missed dose; instructions for proper storage; any common reasonably anticipated adverse effects associated with the use of such drug; and manufacturer precautions and relevant warnings.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **A4978** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A4978&term=2021&Text=Y)
2. **A4978A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/A4978A)
3. **A4978B** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/A4978B)
## Votes
- Floor Vote - Version: B — **62–0** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote - Version: B — **62–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **147–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- ENGLEBRIGHT — primary (person)
- EPSTEIN — cosponsor (person)
- GRIFFIN — cosponsor (person)
- SOLAGES — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-02-09** REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-05** REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-29** AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO HIGHER EDUCATION `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2022-03-29** PRINT NUMBER 4978A `amendment-passage`
- **2022-04-19** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HIGHER EDUCATION `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2022-04-19** PRINT NUMBER 4978B `amendment-passage`
- **2022-04-26** REPORTED
- **2022-04-28** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.534
- **2022-05-03** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2022-05-03** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2022-05-03** REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-10** SUBSTITUTED FOR S1289B
- **2022-05-10** 3RD READING CAL.980
- **2022-05-10** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2022-05-10** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2022-12-12** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2022-12-15** SIGNED CHAP.678 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e8d44ee1-ef87-4f58-a759-f95aabe1efe3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).