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Assembly Bill A1376

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Establishes a toll-free statewide number for use in the investigation and prevention of animal fighting

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2009-A1376 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1508
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง351-a, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A51, S3317

2009-A1376 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a toll-free statewide number for use in the investigation and prevention of animal fighting; provides reports be transmitted to the state or local police department and/or to the SPCA.

2009-A1376 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1376

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. PAULIN, TITONE, SCARBOROUGH, J. RIVERA, PHEFFER,
  MAGNARELLI,  MILLMAN,  KELLNER,  JAFFEE,  GREENE,  GALEF,   EDDINGTON,
  BROOK-KRASNY, CLARK, ROSENTHAL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ALFA-
  NO,  BOYLAND, COLTON, GLICK, HIKIND, HOOPER, JEFFRIES, LATIMER, LUPAR-
  DO, MAISEL, McENENY, SCHIMEL, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred  to
  the Committee on Agriculture

AN  ACT  to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to estab-
  lishing a toll-free hotline to report animal fighting

  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 351-a to read as follows:
  S 351-A. ANIMAL FIGHTING HOTLINE. 1.  THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DIVISION
OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES SHALL ESTABLISH AND  MAINTAIN  A  TOLL-FREE
STATEWIDE  NUMBER  FOR USE IN THE INVESTIGATION AND PREVENTION OF ANIMAL
FIGHTING IN VIOLATION OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED FIFTY-ONE OF  THIS  ARTI-
CLE. SUCH TOLL-FREE NUMBER MAY BE USED BY PERSONS TO REPORT OBSERVATIONS
OR  KNOWLEDGE  OF PERSONS ENGAGING IN CONDUCT SPECIFIED IN SECTION THREE
HUNDRED FIFTY-ONE OF THIS ARTICLE.
  2. INFORMATION CONCERNING ANIMAL FIGHTING ACTIVITY OBTAINED  FROM  USE
OF THE TOLL-FREE NUMBER SHALL BE TRANSMITTED TO THE APPROPRIATE STATE OR
LOCAL  POLICE  DEPARTMENT  AND/OR  TO  THE SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS (SPCA) IN THOSE COUNTIES WHERE SPCAS HAVE PEACE OFFI-
CERS AUTHORIZED TO ENFORCE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE. IN ACCORDANCE
WITH REGULATIONS PROMULGATED BY THE COMMISSIONER, THE DIVISION OF CRIMI-
NAL JUSTICE SERVICES SHALL  PREPARE  AN  ANNUAL  REPORT  WHICH  PROVIDES
INFORMATION  CONCERNING  THE  NUMBER,  LOCATION  AND NATURE OF THE CALLS
RECEIVED ON THE ANIMAL FIGHTING HOTLINE.  THE  ANNUAL  REPORT  SHALL  BE
PUBLISHED ON THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE'S WEBSITE.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03870-01-9

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