Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|
---|---|
Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to agriculture |
Feb 02, 2009 |
referred to agriculture |
Senate Bill S1506
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Agriculture Committee
- Introduced
-
- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
-
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
-
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(R, C) 53rd Senate District
(R, C) Senate District
(R, C, Ind, WF) Senate District
2009-S1506 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Agriculture
- Law Section:
- Agriculture and Markets Law
- Laws Affected:
- Rpld §374 subs 2-a, 2-b, 2-c, 2-d & 2-e, amd §§374, 332 & 118, Ag & Mkts L
2009-S1506 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1506 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to the humane destruction or disposition of certain animals; and repealing certain provisions of such law relating thereto PURPOSE : To ensure that euthanization of animals is done in the most humane manner possible. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 -- Repeals subdivisions 2-a, 2-b, 2-c, 2-d, and 2-e of Agriculture and Markets Law section 374. Section 2 -- Updates subdivision 1 of Agriculture and Markets Law section 374 to state who may euthanize an animal. Additionally, this section amends subdivision 2 of Agriculture and Markets Law section 374 to update the procedures for the destruction of an animal after the animal has not been adopted from certain facilities. Section 3 -- Amends section 374 of the Agriculture and Markets Law to establish the procedures for the humane euthanization of animals.
2009-S1506 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1506 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 2, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sens. DeFRANCISCO, GRIFFO, LARKIN, MORAHAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to the humane destruction or disposition of certain animals; and repealing certain provisions of such law relating thereto THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivisions 2-a, 2-b, 2-c, 2-d and 2-e of section 374 of the agriculture and markets law are REPEALED. S 2. Subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 374 of the agriculture and markets law, as added by chapter 545 of the laws of 1971, are amended to read as follows: 1. Any agent or officer of [the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, or of any society duly incorporated for that purpose] A DULY INCORPORATED SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS, ANIMAL SHELTER, HUMANE SOCIETY, or any police officer, may lawfully [and humanely destroy or] cause to be humanely destroyed (BY MEANS PROVIDED FOR IN PARAGRAPH A OF SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION) any animal found abandoned and not properly cared for, or any lost, strayed, homeless or unwanted animal, if upon examination a licensed [veterinary surgeon] VETERINARIAN shall certify in writing, or if two reputable citizens called [by him] UPON BY SUCH AGENT, OFFICER OR POLICE OFFICER to view the same in his OR HER presence find that the animal is so maimed, diseased, disabled, or infirm so as to be unfit for any useful purpose OR SUCH THAT IN THE OPINION OF A LICENSED VETERINARIAN, HUMANE EUTHANASIA IS WARRANTED; or after such agent [or], officer OR POLICE OFFICER has obtained in writing from the owner of such animal his OR HER consent to such destruction. 2. In the absence of such findings or certificate [the American Socie- ty for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals or any society duly incorpo- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00470-02-9
Comments
Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.
Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.
Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.