Senate Bill S4693

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Establishes Haley's Act which prohibits direct contact between a big cat and a member of the public

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Environmental Conservation 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

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2009-S4693 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 11 Title 26 §§11-2601 - 11-2607, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S1307
2013-2014: S509

2009-S4693 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes Haley's Act which prohibits direct contact between a big cat and a member of the public.

2009-S4693 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S4693 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4693

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 27, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  DUANE  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation

AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
  enacting Haley's act

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Article 11 of the environmental conservation law is amended
by adding a new title 26 to read as follows:
                                TITLE 26
                               HALEY'S ACT
SECTION 11-2601. SHORT TITLE.
        11-2603. DEFINITIONS.
        11-2605. PROHIBITIONS.
        11-2607. PENALTIES.
S 11-2601. SHORT TITLE.
  THIS TITLE SHALL BE KNOWN AND MAY BE CITED AS "HALEY'S ACT".
S 11-2603. DEFINITIONS.
  FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS TITLE:
  1. "BIG CAT" SHALL MEAN ANY LIVE SPECIES OF LION (PANTHERA LEO  PERSI-
CA),   TIGER  (PANTHERA  TIGRES),  LEOPARD  (PANTHERA  PARDUS),  CHEETAH
(ACINOYX JUBATUS), JAGUAR  (PANTHERA  ONCA),  MOUNTAIN  LION,  SOMETIMES
CALLED COUGAR (FELIS CONCOLAR) OR ANY HYBRID OF SUCH SPECIES.
  2.  "DIRECT  CONTACT"  SHALL MEAN ANY SITUATION IN WHICH AN INDIVIDUAL
MAY POTENTIALLY TOUCH OR OTHERWISE COME INTO PHYSICAL CONTACT  WITH  ANY
LIVE SPECIMEN OF A SPECIES.
  3.  "ZOO"  MEANS ANY INDOOR AREA OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR THE PURPOSE OF
VIEWING ANIMALS.
  4. "DEALER" SHALL MEAN ANY PERSON WHO, IN COMMERCE,  FOR  COMPENSATION
OR  PROFIT,  DELIVERS  FOR  TRANSPORTATION,  OR  TRANSPORTS, EXCEPT AS A
CARRIER, BUYS, SELLS, OR NEGOTIATES THE PURCHASE OR SALE OF ANY ANIMALS.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01448-01-9

              

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