Senate Bill S5245

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Makes it unlawful for any animal owner to allow his or her animal to run at large on public property

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Agriculture Committee

  • 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-S5245 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง380, Ag & Mkts L

2009-S5245 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Makes it unlawful for any animal owner to allow his or her animal to run at-large on public property.

2009-S5245 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S5245 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5245

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 27, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  ALESI  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture

AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to  animals
  at large

  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 380 to read as follows:
  S  380.  ANIMALS  AT LARGE. IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY ANIMAL OWNER,
EITHER WILLFULLY OR THROUGH FAILURE TO EXERCISE DUE CARE AND CONTROL, TO
ALLOW HIS OR HER ANIMAL OR ANIMALS TO RUN AT LARGE UPON PUBLIC PROPERTY,
UNLESS SUCH PUBLIC PROPERTY EXPRESSLY AUTHORIZES SUCH  ACTION,  OR  UPON
PRIVATE  PROPERTY OF OTHERS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, COMMON AREAS
OF CONDOMINIUMS, CLUSTER HOMES, PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENTS AND  COMMUNITY
ASSOCIATIONS  WITHOUT  THE  CONSENT  OF  ALL OWNERS THEREOF, UNLESS SUCH
PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS AUTHORIZE SUCH  ACTION  BY  EXPRESS  OR  IMPLIED
CONSENT.
  S  2.    This  act  shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day
after it shall have become a law.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11525-01-9

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