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Assembly Bill A2671

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Excludes certain animals from the definition of "wildlife"

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2009-A2671 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7016
Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง11-0103, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A3593
2013-2014: A3375
2015-2016: A3448
2017-2018: A3678
2019-2020: A1224

2009-A2671 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Excludes dogs, cats and any other domesticated animals from the definition of "wildlife"; defines the term feral dog or cat.

2009-A2671 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2671

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 21, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GLICK,  COLTON,  GALEF, CUSICK, O'DONNELL --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, KOON,  McENENY,  NOLAN,  PHEFFER,
  TOWNS,  WEINSTEIN  -- read once and referred to the Committee on Envi-
  ronmental Conservation

AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
  excluding certain animals from the definition of wildlife

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

  Section 1. Paragraph a of subdivision 6  of  section  11-0103  of  the
environmental conservation law, as amended by chapter 777 of the laws of
1976, is amended to read as follows:
  a.  "Wildlife" means wild game and all other animal life existing in a
wild state, except fish, shellfish and crustacea.  NO DOG OR CAT WHETHER
DOMESTICATED OR FERAL, OR ANY OTHER DOMESTICATED ANIMAL  NORMALLY  MAIN-
TAINED  IN  OR  NEAR  THE HOUSEHOLD OF THE PERSON OR OWNER WHO CARES FOR
SUCH OTHER DOMESTICATED ANIMAL SHALL BE CONSIDERED WILDLIFE PURSUANT  TO
THIS  PARAGRAPH.  A  FERAL CAT OR DOG SHALL MEAN ANY DOMESTICATED CAT OR
DOG THAT IS BORN IN THE WILD AND IS NOT SOCIALIZED, IS THE OFFSPRING  OF
A  DOMESTICATED CAT OR DOG AND IS NOT SOCIALIZED, OR IS A FORMERLY OWNED
DOMESTICATED CAT OR DOG THAT HAS BEEN ABANDONED AND IS NO LONGER SOCIAL-
IZED.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04534-01-9

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