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Assembly Bill A7232

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to dog fighting

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2009-A7232 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง371 & 351, Ag & Mkts L

2009-A7232 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to control of dog fighting; gives peace officer powers to certain people; prohibits possession of certain paraphernalia used in dog fighting.

2009-A7232 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7232

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 26, 2009
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation  to  animal
  fighting

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

  Section 1. Section 371 of the agriculture and markets law, as  amended
by chapter 573 of the laws of 1978, is amended to read as follows:
  S  371.  Powers of peace officers. A constable or police officer must,
and any agent or officer  of  any  duly  incorporated  society  for  the
prevention of cruelty to animals may issue an appearance ticket pursuant
to  section  150.20 of the criminal procedure law, summon or arrest, and
bring before a court  or  magistrate  having  jurisdiction,  any  person
offending  against  any of the provisions of THIS article [twenty-six of
the agriculture and markets law].  Any officer or agent of any  of  said
societies  may lawfully interfere to prevent the perpetration of any act
of cruelty upon any animal in his presence. Any of  said  societies  may
prefer  a  complaint  before  any  court,  tribunal or magistrate having
jurisdiction, for the violation of any  law  relating  to  or  affecting
animals  and  may aid in presenting the law and facts before such court,
tribunal or magistrate in any proceeding taken. THE PEACE  OFFICERS  AND
AGENTS  REFERRED  TO ABOVE, SHALL HAVE ALL THE POWERS OF A PEACE OFFICER
AS DEFINED AND ENUMERATED IN SECTIONS 2.10  AND  2.20  OF  THE  CRIMINAL
PROCEDURE  LAW,  INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ACCESS TO DATABASES AVAIL-
ABLE TO ALL OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.
  S 2. Subdivision 4 of section 351 of the agriculture and markets  law,
as  added  by  chapter  150  of  the laws of 1984, is amended to read as
follows:
  4. (a) Any person who engages in conduct specified  in  paragraph  (b)
[hereof]  OR  (C)  OF THIS SUBDIVISION is guilty of a misdemeanor and is
punishable by imprisonment for a period not to exceed one year, or by  a

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06041-01-9

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