Assembly Bill A8185B

Signed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to penalties for stealing of companion animals

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    • 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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2013-A8185 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7684
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §366, Ag & Mkts L

2013-A8185 - Summary

Increases penalties for stealing of companion animals to one thousand dollars.

2013-A8185 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8185

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             October 4, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. OTIS -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Agriculture

AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation  to  penal-
  ties for dog stealing

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

  Section 1. The section heading and the closing  paragraph  of  section
366 of the agriculture and markets law, as amended by chapter 176 of the
laws of 1970, are amended to read as follows:
  [Dog stealing] STEALING OF DOMESTICATED ANIMALS.
  Any  person  violating  any  of  the  provisions of this section, upon
conviction thereof, shall be punished  by  a  fine  not  exceeding  [two
hundred]  FIVE  THOUSAND  dollars,  or by imprisonment not to exceed six
months, or by both.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11758-02-3

2013-A8185A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7684
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §366, Ag & Mkts L

2013-A8185A - Summary

Increases penalties for stealing of companion animals to one thousand dollars.

2013-A8185A - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 8185--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             October 4, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. OTIS -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Agriculture -- recommitted  to  the  Committee  on  Agriculture  in
  accordance  with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill
  amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
  tee

AN  ACT  to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to penal-
  ties for dog stealing

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

  Section  1.  The  section heading and the closing paragraph of section
366 of the agriculture and markets law, as amended by chapter 176 of the
laws of 1970, are amended to read as follows:
  [Dog stealing] STEALING OF DOMESTICATED ANIMALS.
  Any person violating any of  the  provisions  of  this  section,  upon
conviction  thereof,  shall  be  punished  by  a fine not exceeding [two
hundred] ONE THOUSAND dollars, or by  imprisonment  not  to  exceed  six
months, or by both.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11758-03-4

co-Sponsors

2013-A8185B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7684
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §366, Ag & Mkts L

2013-A8185B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases penalties for stealing of companion animals to one thousand dollars.

2013-A8185B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 8185--B

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             October 4, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. OTIS -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Agriculture -- recommitted  to  the  Committee  on  Agriculture  in
  accordance  with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill
  amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
  tee -- reported and referred to the Committee on Codes -- reported and
  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Rules  -- committee discharged, bill
  amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
  tee

AN  ACT  to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to penal-
  ties for stealing of companion animals

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

  Section  1. Section 366 of the agriculture and markets law, as amended
by chapter 176 of the laws of 1970, subdivision 1 as amended by  chapter
878  of the laws of 1984, and subdivision 2 as amended by chapter 220 of
the laws of 1978, is amended to read as follows:
  S 366. [Dog] COMPANION ANIMAL stealing. It shall be unlawful  for  any
person:
  1.  To remove or cause to be removed the collar, identification tag or
any other identification by which the owner may be ascertained from  any
dog, cat or any other [domestic] COMPANION animal as defined in subdivi-
sion  [seven] FIVE of section [one hundred eight] THREE HUNDRED FIFTY of
this chapter, or to entice any identified dog, cat or other such [domes-
tic] COMPANION animal into or out of any  house  or  enclosure  for  the
purpose  of removing its collar, tag or any other identification, except
with the owner's permission;
  2. To entice, seize or molest any [dog] COMPANION ANIMAL, while it  is
being held or led by any person or while it is properly muzzled or wear-
ing  a  collar  with  an  identification tag attached, except where such
action is incidental to the enforcement of some law or regulation;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11758-05-4

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