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Sit! Stay! NYC dogs to get place at the table at restaurants

March 15, 2016 Associated Press
In this 2015 file photo, Michelle Vargas, with, from left, 8-year-old Bichon Frise-Poodle mix Carmine, 11-year-old Wire Haired Terrier "Lucy" and 10-year-old Shih Tzu-Poodle mix "Luigi," visit a cafe in Manhattan. NYC restaurants with outdoor tables will soon be able to welcome dogs under new rules announced by the city Health Department. The regulations announced Tuesday will permit dogs that are licensed and vaccinated against rabies to join their human chowhounds at participating restaurants. AP Photo/Ri
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New York City restaurants with outdoor tables will soon be able to welcome four-legged guests under new rules announced by the city Health Department.

The regulations announced Tuesday will permit dogs that are licensed and vaccinated against rabies to join their human chowhounds at participating restaurants.

The state Legislature passed a law last year allowing municipalities to set their own rules for dogs in outdoor dining areas.

The bill’s sponsor, Democratic Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal, says she’s pleased that the city Health Department “threw dog lovers a bone.”

City Health Commissioner Dr. Mary Bassett says the new rules will go into effect in 30 days, just in time for outdoor dining season.

New York City restaurants were previously required to restrict dogs to the area outside the patio railing.

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