Assembly Bill A2195

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Prohibits the feeding of blood and blood products to animals

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  • 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-A2195 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง72-b, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A5621

2009-A2195 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the feeding of blood and blood products, whether cooked or uncooked, to cattle, swine, sheep, goats, or poultry; any violation makes the person guilty of a class E felony, punishable by imprisonment for not more than four years, or a fine of not more than five thousand dollars, or by both.

2009-A2195 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2195

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 15, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  MARKEY, MILLMAN, JACOBS, DINOWITZ, HOOPER --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of A. BRENNAN, COLTON, COOK,  GLICK,  MAYER-
  SOHN, REILLY, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on
  Agriculture

AN  ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to prohib-
  iting the feeding of blood and blood products to animals

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

  Section  1. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new
section 72-b to read as follows:
  S 72-B. FEEDING OF BLOOD AND BLOOD PRODUCTS TO CATTLE,  SWINE,  SHEEP,
GOATS  OR  POULTRY PROHIBITED. 1. BLOOD OR BLOOD PRODUCTS FED TO CATTLE,
SWINE, SHEEP, GOATS OR POULTRY CONTRIBUTES TO THE SPREAD  OF  INFECTIOUS
ANIMAL  DISEASES. MEAT FROM ANIMALS SO AFFLICTED, WHEN CONSUMED BY HUMAN
BEINGS, MAY BE A PRIMARY SOURCE  OF  HUMAN  SICKNESS.  IT  IS  THEREFORE
DECLARED  TO  BE THE PUBLIC POLICY OF THIS STATE TO PROHIBIT THE FEEDING
OF BLOOD OR BLOOD PRODUCTS TO CATTLE, SWINE, SHEEP, GOATS OR POULTRY  TO
ASSIST  IN  THE ERADICATION OF ANIMAL DISEASES AND FOR THE PROTECTION OF
THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND PUBLIC WELFARE.
  2. DEFINITIONS. WHEN USED IN THIS SECTION:
  A. "BLOOD OR BLOOD PRODUCT" SHALL MEAN THE FLUID CONSISTING OF PLASMA,
BLOOD CELLS, AND PLATELETS THAT IS CIRCULATED BY THE HEART  THROUGH  THE
VERTEBRATE  VASCULAR  SYSTEM, CARRYING OXYGEN AND NUTRIENTS TO AND WASTE
MATERIALS AWAY FROM ALL BODY TISSUES OR ANY OTHER  FUNCTIONALLY  SIMILAR
FLUID IN ANIMALS.
  B. "PERSON" MEANS ANY INDIVIDUAL, FIRM, PARTNERSHIP, PUBLIC OR PRIVATE
CORPORATION,  PUBLIC OR PRIVATE INSTITUTION, PUBLIC AUTHORITY, MUNICIPAL
CORPORATION AND THE STATE.
  C. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING IN THE PRECEDING PARAGRAPHS OF THIS SUBDI-
VISION TO THE CONTRARY, ANIMAL FEEDS WHICH HAVE BEEN HEAT RENDERED BY  A
RENDERING  PLANT AT A TEMPERATURE SUFFICIENT TO MAKE THE PRODUCT COMMER-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03038-01-9

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