§ 422 — Personnel training requirements

§ 422. Personnel training requirements. 1. Each animal shelter\nlicensed pursuant to this article shall provide training to all staff\nmembers and volunteers having direct animal care responsibilities. Such\ntraining shall be provided within the first sixty days of employment and\nat least annually thereafter and shall be in addition to any and all\ntraining otherwise required by federal, state, or local law or\nregulation.\n 2. Acceptable training modalities shall include, but not be limited\nto, online webinars, on-site lectures or seminars, off-site conferences\nfor animal shelter staff, or other formal training modalities as\nauthorized by the commissioner.\n 3. Training topics shall include, but not be limited to, the\nfollowing:\n (a) humane handling techniques;\n (b) infectious diseases commonly found in animal shelters;\n (c) zoonotic diseases;\n (d) animal cruelty;\n (e) sanitation procedures;\n (f) body language and normal behaviors for all species regularly\nhandled; and\n (g) required documentation and data entry.\n 4. Complete documentation of training sessions shall be maintained for\na period of not less than three years from the date of training\ncompletion. Such documentation shall include, but not be limited to, the\nfollowing:\n (a) the date of training delivery and the date of completion;\n (b) the topic or topics of the training session; and\n (c) the provider of the training and a list of training course\nattendees.\n