ALBANY — Democratic state lawmakers are recalibrating a push that would crack down on the sale of dogs, cats and rabbits at retail pet shops across New York.

State Senate Deputy Majority Leader Michael Gianaris (D-Queens) and Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal (D-Manhattan) have a bill that would ban 80 pet stores across New York from selling critters provided by “backyard” animal breeders and brokers.

“The question is: should we be treating our animals like commodities … as something you pick off a store shelf at the supermarket?” Gianaris said Monday at a press conference, arguing the system perpetuates a cruel cycle of abuse.

“That is not the way we should be treating living beings that end up being a loving part of people’s families … seeing a puppy jumping in the window and just letting [customers] buy it like it’s a piece of clothing is not the way we should be structuring this industry,” he added.

Critics charge sellers are loosely regulated, providing a shady pipeline from “puppy mill” facilities to pet store dealers, who then sell ill or mistreated animals to customers.

Bill Ketzer, a senior director at the ASPCA, said the state cannot ban puppy mill facilities in New York because they fall under federal regulation. Breeder and broker licenses are authorized by the United States Department of Agriculture, but enforcement is weak and penalties unconvincing.

The legislation would allow instead shop owners to sell animals sourced from nonprofit adoption organizations and animal protective associations — like the humane society or the ASPCA.

However, individuals would not be prevented from visiting and purchasing animals from breeding facilities on their own.

But industry advocates like David Jacoby, who owns Citipups pet store, insist the efforts are misinformed and will unnecessarily crush business.

“We have to by law make sure our puppies are taken care … my vet comes to my store twice a week,” he said.

“I love rescue dogs … but customers come in that live in a small Kleenex Box in Manhattan. They can’t have a big dog or a big Pitbull and they don’t want to get a dog that is two to seven years old that they don’t know where it comes from.”

Jacoby said he sells 900 pets out of his Chelsea and Greenwich Village locations annually, and visits his 14 hand selected breeders four times a year.

“The only thing these people want to do is put 80 pet stores out of business,” he seethed.

Right now, California and Maryland are the only states to have banned commercial sale of pups and kitties in retail stores.

The legislation sailed through the state Senate’s committee on domestic animal welfare and sponsors said it has support in the state Assembly.

A top aide to Gov. Cuomo said the governor will review the legislation.