§ 117-a. Animal population control program. 1. The commissioner shall\nsubmit a request for proposals from not-for-profit entities as described\nherein for the purpose of administering a state animal population\ncontrol program. The entity chosen to administer such program shall\nenter into a contract with the state for a term of five years, which may\nbe renewed subject to the approval of the commissioner. The purpose of\nthis program shall be to reduce the population of unwanted and stray\ndogs and cats thereby reducing incidence of euthanasia and potential\nthreats to public health and safety posed by the large population of\nthese animals. This program shall seek to accomplish its purpose by\nencouraging residents of New York state who are the owners of dogs and\ncats to have them spayed or neutered by providing low-cost spaying and\nneutering services to such owners meeting the criteria enumerated in\nsubdivision three of this section. For purposes of this section,\n"low-cost" shall mean substantially less than the average cost in a\nparticular region of the state for spaying or neutering services,\nincluding any and all ancillary changes for services, including but not\nlimited to, presurgical examinations, tests and immunizations, and other\nservices related to the spay or neuter procedure. All veterinary\nservices provided pursuant to this section must be performed by a\nveterinarian licensed in this state.\n 2. Eligible not-for-profit entities shall consist of duly incorporated\nsocieties for the prevention of cruelty to animals, duly incorporated\nhumane societies, duly incorporated animal protective associations, or\nduly incorporated non-profit corporations that have received designation\nas 501(c)(3) entities by the Internal Revenue Service and which entities\nare operating as animal rescue organizations, animal adoption\norganizations, spay/neuter clinics, or other entities whose core mission\npredominantly includes statewide efforts to manage the companion animal\npopulation in New York state. In awarding the contract, the commissioner\nmust consider the following criteria with respect to each applicant: its\nexperience in providing low-cost spay-neuter services, the scope of\nservices it provides, the length of time it has been operating, its\nfinancial history, its demonstrated ability to work with outside\norganizations and community groups, and the proposed cost of\nadministering and promoting the program. In choosing such entity, the\ncommissioner may establish other criteria for making his or her\nselection in consultation with veterinarians, representatives from\nanimal advocacy and welfare organizations, and municipalities. The\nselection of the administrative entity overseeing the state animal\npopulation control fund must be completed no later than December\nthirty-first, two thousand ten.\n (a) The administrative entity chosen by the commissioner shall review\nplans submitted for approval and funding of low-cost spay-neuter\nprograms and award grants for the animal population control fund for\nimplementation of such plans. In reviewing the plans, the entity shall\nconsider the following criteria: the method of providing low-cost\nspay-neuter services, including an anticipated fee schedule for such\nservices, the size and need of the population served, the plan for\noutreach and promotion of such services, experience in providing\nlow-cost spay-neuter services and cost-effectiveness of the overall\nplan. In awarding grants, the entity shall use best efforts to provide\nstatewide distribution of funding.\n (b) (i) Upon approving a plan submitted pursuant to this section, the\nadministrative entity shall award a grant for the creation and\nimplementation of such plan.\n (ii) Upon approving a plan submitted for approval and funding of all\nother spay-neuter programs, the administrative entity shall award grants\nfor the ongoing administration of low-cost spay-neuter services.\nPayments against such gr
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