Assembly Bill A600B

Signed By Governor

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Allows the release of any animal to another pound, duly incorporated society for the prevention of cruelty to animals or humane society in certain cases

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Aug 30, 2010	signed chap.419
Aug 18, 2010	delivered to governor
Jun 29, 2010	returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1306 substituted for s5794a
Mar 18, 2010	referred to agriculture delivered to senate passed assembly
Mar 08, 2010	amended on third reading (t) 600b
Jan 06, 2010	ordered to third reading cal.45 returned to assembly died in senate
Jun 11, 2009	referred to rules
Jun 10, 2009	delivered to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.101 rules report cal.101 reported
Jun 08, 2009	reported referred to rules
May 26, 2009	reported referred to codes
May 20, 2009	print number 600a
May 20, 2009	amend and recommit to agriculture
Jan 07, 2009	referred to agriculture

Votes

- Jun 29, 2010 - Floor Vote
  A600B
  
  Aye
  
  60
  
  Nay
  
  1
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  1
  
  Abstained
  
  0
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 29, 2010
      
      aye (60)
      
      Adams
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Alesi
      
      Bonacic
      
      Breslin
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Diaz
      
      Dilan
      
      Duane
      
      Espada
      
      Farley
      
      Flanagan
      
      Foley
      
      Fuschillo
      
      Golden
      
      Griffo
      
      Hannon
      
      Hassell-Thompson
      
      Huntley
      
      Johnson
      
      Johnson
      
      Klein
      
      Krueger
      
      Kruger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Leibell
      
      Libous
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Maziarz
      
      McDonald
      
      Montgomery
      
      Nozzolio
      
      Onorato
      
      Oppenheimer
      
      Padavan
      
      Parker
      
      Peralta
      
      Perkins
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Robach
      
      Saland
      
      Sampson
      
      Savino
      
      Schneiderman
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Skelos
      
      Smith
      
      Squadron
      
      Stachowski
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Thompson
      
      Valesky
      
      Volker
      
      Winner
      
      Young
      
      nay (1)
      
      Aubertine
      
      excused (1)
      
      Morahan

Bill Amendments

2009-A600 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:: S5794
Law Section:: Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§374 & 118, Ag & Mkts L

2009-A600 - Summary

Allows the release of any dog or cat to another pound, shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, duly incorporated humane society, or duly incorporated animal protective association for the sole purpose of placing such dog or cat in an adoptive home, when such action is reasonably believed to improve the opportunity for adoption.

2009-A600 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   600

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets  law,  in  relation  to  the
  release  of  dogs  and  cats  to  a  pound,  shelter,  society for the
  prevention of cruelty to animals, duly incorporated humane society  or
  duly incorporated animal protective association in certain cases

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 2-e and paragraph b of subdivision 5 of section
374 of the agriculture and markets law,  subdivision  2-e  as  added  by
chapter  619  of  the  laws  of 1987 and paragraph b of subdivision 5 as
added by chapter 569 of the  laws  of  1995,  are  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  2-e.  No  person  shall  release  any  dog  or cat from the custody or
control of any pound, shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty  to
animals,  DULY  INCORPORATED  humane  society,  [dog]  DULY INCORPORATED
ANIMAL protective association, [dog] ANIMAL control officer, peace offi-
cer or any agent thereof, for any purpose except adoption or  redemption
by its owner; PROVIDED, HOWEVER THAT SUCH RELEASE MAY BE MADE TO ANOTHER
SUCH  POUND,  SHELTER, SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS,
DULY INCORPORATED HUMANE SOCIETY OR DULY INCORPORATED ANIMAL  PROTECTIVE
ASSOCIATION  FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF PLACING SUCH DOG OR CAT IN AN ADOP-
TIVE HOME, WHEN SUCH ACTION IS REASONABLY BELIEVED TO IMPROVE THE OPPOR-
TUNITY FOR ADOPTION.  Any violation of this subdivision, or  subdivision
two-a,  two-b,  two-c or two-d of this section shall constitute a misde-
meanor and shall be punishable by imprisonment for  not  more  than  one
year, or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars, or by both.
  NOTHING  CONTAINED  IN THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO LIMIT OR
RESTRICT THE RESPONSIBILITIES OR AUTHORITY  OTHERWISE  PROVIDED  FOR  IN
THIS SECTION.

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

                                                           LBD00609-01-9

A. 600                              2

  b.  Pursuant  to  the  provisions  of subdivisions two-a, two-b, two-c
[and], two-d AND TWO-E of this section, no dog or cat in the custody  of
a  duly incorporated society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, a
duly incorporated humane society [or  its  authorized  agents  thereof],
DULY  INCORPORATED  ANIMAL  PROTECTIVE  ASSOCIATION,  [or a] pound [or],
shelter OR ITS AUTHORIZED AGENTS THEREOF, shall be sold, transferred  or
otherwise  made  available  to  any  person for the purpose of research,
experimentation or testing. No authorized agent of a  duly  incorporated
society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, [nor of a] duly incor-
porated humane society, DULY INCORPORATED ANIMAL PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION,
POUND  OR SHELTER shall use any animal placed in its custody by the duly
incorporated society for the prevention of cruelty to  animals  or  duly
incorporated humane society for the purpose of research, experimentation
or testing.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

2009-A600A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:: S5794
Law Section:: Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§374 & 118, Ag & Mkts L

2009-A600A - Summary

2009-A600A - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 600--A

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CAHILL, PHEFFER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  McENENY  --  read once and referred to the Committee on Agriculture --
  committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
  recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  agriculture and markets law, in relation to the
  release of dogs  and  cats  to  a  pound,  shelter,  society  for  the
  prevention  of cruelty to animals, duly incorporated humane society or
  duly incorporated animal protective association in certain cases

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 2-e and paragraph b of subdivision 5 of section
374  of  the  agriculture  and  markets law, subdivision 2-e as added by
chapter 619 of the laws of 1987 and paragraph  b  of  subdivision  5  as
added  by  chapter  569  of  the  laws  of  1995, are amended to read as
follows:
  2-e. No person shall release any  dog  or  cat  from  the  custody  or
control  of any pound, shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to
animals, DULY  INCORPORATED  humane  society,  [dog]  DULY  INCORPORATED
ANIMAL protective association, [dog] ANIMAL control officer, peace offi-
cer  or any agent thereof, for any purpose except adoption or redemption
by its owner; PROVIDED, HOWEVER THAT SUCH RELEASE MAY BE MADE TO ANOTHER
SUCH POUND, SHELTER, SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY  TO  ANIMALS,
DULY  INCORPORATED HUMANE SOCIETY OR DULY INCORPORATED ANIMAL PROTECTIVE
ASSOCIATION FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF PLACING SUCH DOG OR CAT IN AN  ADOP-
TIVE HOME, WHEN SUCH ACTION IS REASONABLY BELIEVED TO IMPROVE THE OPPOR-
TUNITY  FOR ADOPTION.  Any violation of this subdivision, or subdivision
two-a, two-b, two-c or two-d of this section shall constitute  a  misde-
meanor  and  shall  be  punishable by imprisonment for not more than one
year, or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars, or by both.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00609-02-9

A. 600--A                           2

  NOTHING CONTAINED IN THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO  LIMIT  OR
RESTRICT  THE  RESPONSIBILITIES  OR  AUTHORITY OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR IN
THIS SECTION.
  b.  Pursuant  to  the  provisions  of subdivisions two-a, two-b, two-c
[and], two-d AND TWO-E of this section, no dog or cat in the custody  of
a  duly incorporated society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, a
duly incorporated humane society [or  its  authorized  agents  thereof],
DULY  INCORPORATED  ANIMAL  PROTECTIVE  ASSOCIATION,  [or a] pound [or],
shelter OR ITS AUTHORIZED AGENTS THEREOF, shall be sold, transferred  or
otherwise  made  available  to  any  person for the purpose of research,
experimentation or testing. No authorized agent of a  duly  incorporated
society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, [nor of a] duly incor-
porated humane society, DULY INCORPORATED ANIMAL PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION,
POUND  OR SHELTER shall use any animal placed in its custody by the duly
incorporated society for the prevention of cruelty to  animals  or  duly
incorporated humane society for the purpose of research, experimentation
or testing.
  S  2.  Subdivision  7-a  of section 118 of the agriculture and markets
law, as amended by chapter 619 of the laws of 1987, is amended  to  read
as follows:
  7-a. Any dog or cat in the custody of a pound or shelter shall be made
available for adoption or euthanized subject to the provisions of subdi-
visions  two-a,  two-b, two-c, two-d, and two-e of section three hundred
seventy-four of this chapter after the time for redemption has  expired;
PROVIDED,  HOWEVER  THAT SUCH RELEASE MAY BE MADE TO ANOTHER SUCH POUND,
SHELTER, SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS, DULY INCORPO-
RATED HUMANE SOCIETY OR DULY INCORPORATED ANIMAL PROTECTIVE  ASSOCIATION
FOR  THE  SOLE  PURPOSE  OF PLACING SUCH DOG OR CAT IN AN ADOPTIVE HOME,
WHEN SUCH ACTION IS REASONABLY BELIEVED TO IMPROVE THE  OPPORTUNITY  FOR
ADOPTION.
  S  3.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
have become a law.

2009-A600B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:: S5794
Law Section:: Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§374 & 118, Ag & Mkts L

2009-A600B (ACTIVE) - Summary

2009-A600B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A600B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 600--B
                                                         Cal. No. 45

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CAHILL, PHEFFER, LUPARDO -- Multi-Sponsored by --
  M.  of A.  McENENY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Agri-
  culture -- committee discharged, bill amended,  ordered  reprinted  as
  amended  and recommitted to said committee -- reported from committee,
  advanced to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted,  retaining
  its place on the order of third reading

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  agriculture and markets law, in relation to the
  release of animals to a  pound,  duly  incorporated  society  for  the
  prevention  of cruelty to animals, duly incorporated humane society or
  duly incorporated animal protective association in certain cases

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 2-e and paragraph b of subdivision 5 of section
374  of  the  agriculture  and  markets law, subdivision 2-e as added by
chapter 619 of the laws of 1987 and paragraph  b  of  subdivision  5  as
added  by  chapter  569  of  the  laws  of  1995, are amended to read as
follows:
  2-e. No person shall release any [dog or cat] ANIMAL from the  custody
or  control  of  any pound, [shelter,] DULY INCORPORATED society for the
prevention of cruelty to  animals,  DULY  INCORPORATED  humane  society,
[dog]  DULY  INCORPORATED  ANIMAL  protective association, dog OR ANIMAL
control officer, peace officer or any agent  thereof,  for  any  purpose
except  adoption or redemption by its owner; PROVIDED, HOWEVER THAT SUCH
RELEASE MAY BE MADE TO ANOTHER SUCH POUND, DULY INCORPORATED SOCIETY FOR
THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS, DULY INCORPORATED  HUMANE  SOCIETY
OR  DULY INCORPORATED ANIMAL PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE
OF PLACING SUCH ANIMAL IN AN ADOPTIVE HOME, WHEN SUCH ACTION IS  REASON-
ABLY BELIEVED TO IMPROVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ADOPTION OR FOR THE PURPOSE
OF  PROVIDING TEMPORARY SHELTER PENDING RESOLUTION OF LITIGATION INVOLV-
ING SUCH ANIMAL.   Any violation of  this  subdivision,  or  subdivision

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00609-06-0

A. 600--B                           2

two-a,  two-b,  two-c or two-d of this section shall constitute a misde-
meanor and shall be punishable by imprisonment for  not  more  than  one
year, or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars, or by both.
  NOTHING  CONTAINED  IN THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO LIMIT OR
RESTRICT THE RESPONSIBILITIES OR AUTHORITY  OTHERWISE  PROVIDED  FOR  IN
THIS SECTION.
  b.  Pursuant  to  the  provisions  of subdivisions two-a, two-b, two-c
[and], two-d AND TWO-E of this section, no [dog or cat]  ANIMAL  in  the
custody  of a duly incorporated society for the prevention of cruelty to
animals, a duly incorporated humane society [or  its  authorized  agents
thereof],  DULY INCORPORATED ANIMAL PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION, [or a] pound
or [shelter] ITS AUTHORIZED AGENTS THEREOF, shall be  sold,  transferred
or  otherwise  made available to any person for the purpose of research,
experimentation or testing. No authorized agent of a  duly  incorporated
society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, [nor of a] duly incor-
porated  humane society, DULY INCORPORATED ANIMAL PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION
OR POUND shall use any animal placed in its custody by the duly incorpo-
rated society for the prevention of cruelty to animals or duly  incorpo-
rated  humane  society  for  the purpose of research, experimentation or
testing.
  S 2. Paragraph b of subdivision 8 of section 374  of  the  agriculture
and  markets  law,  as  amended  by  chapter 479 of the laws of 2009, is
amended to read as follows:
  b. Pursuant to the provisions of subdivisions  two,  three,  four  and
five  of  this  section, no [dog or cat] ANIMAL in the custody of a duly
incorporated society for the prevention of cruelty to  animals,  a  duly
incorporated  humane  society  [or  its authorized agents thereof], DULY
INCORPORATED ANIMAL PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION, [or a]  pound  or  [shelter]
ITS  AUTHORIZED  AGENTS THEREOF, shall be sold, transferred or otherwise
made available to any person for the purpose of  research,  experimenta-
tion  or testing. No authorized agent of a duly incorporated society for
the prevention of cruelty to animals, nor of a duly incorporated  humane
society,  DULY INCORPORATED ANIMAL PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION OR POUND shall
use any animal placed in its custody by the  duly  incorporated  society
for  the  prevention  of  cruelty to animals or duly incorporated humane
society for the purpose of research, experimentation or testing.
  S 3. Subdivision 7-a of section 118 of  the  agriculture  and  markets
law,  as  amended by chapter 619 of the laws of 1987, is amended to read
as follows:
  7-a. Any [dog or cat] ANIMAL in the custody of a  pound  [or  shelter]
shall  be  made  available  for  adoption  or  euthanized subject to the
provisions of subdivisions two-a, two-b,  two-c,  two-d,  and  two-e  of
section  three  hundred  seventy-four of this chapter after the time for
redemption has expired; PROVIDED, HOWEVER THAT SUCH RELEASE MAY BE  MADE
TO  ANOTHER  SUCH POUND, DULY INCORPORATED SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS, DULY INCORPORATED HUMANE SOCIETY  OR  DULY  INCORPO-
RATED ANIMAL PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF PLACING SUCH
ANIMAL  IN  AN ADOPTIVE HOME, WHEN SUCH ACTION IS REASONABLY BELIEVED TO
IMPROVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ADOPTION.
  S 4. Subdivision 7-a of section 118 of  the  agriculture  and  markets
law,  as  amended by chapter 479 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read
as follows:
  7-a. Any [dog or cat] ANIMAL in the custody of a  pound  [or  shelter]
shall  be  made available for adoption or euthanized subject to subdivi-
sions six, eight and nine of this section and subject to the  provisions
of section three hundred seventy-four of this chapter after the time for

A. 600--B                           3

redemption has expired; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH RELEASE MAY BE MADE
TO  ANOTHER  SUCH POUND, DULY INCORPORATED SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS, DULY INCORPORATED HUMANE SOCIETY  OR  DULY  INCORPO-
RATED ANIMAL PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF PLACING SUCH
ANIMAL  IN  AN ADOPTIVE HOME, WHEN SUCH ACTION IS REASONABLY BELIEVED TO
IMPROVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ADOPTION.
  S 5. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
have  become  a law; provided, that the amendments to subdivision 2-e of
section 374 of the agriculture and markets law made by  section  one  of
this act shall be subject to the repeal of such subdivision and shall be
deemed  repealed  therewith; and provided further, that sections two and
four of this act shall take effect on the same  date  and  in  the  same
manner as chapter 479 of the laws of 2009 takes effect.

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