Assembly Actions -
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Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to agriculture |
Oct 14, 2009 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S6219
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Agriculture Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2009-S6219 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A239
- Current Committee:
- Senate Agriculture
- Law Section:
- Agriculture and Markets Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยงยง353 & 353-a, Ag & Mkts L
2009-S6219 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6219 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to penalties for cruelty to animals PURPOSE : To increase the penalties for those who are cruel to animals. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 amends section 353 of the Agriculture and Markets Law by stating that a violation of the section (done with negligence or done recklessly) is punishable as a class A misdemeanor. An intentional violation of this section is punishable as a Class E felony. Section 2 amends subdivision 3 of section 353-a of the Agriculture and Markets Law pertaining to aggravated cruelty to animals. This bill would make it a violation of this section punishable as a class D felony, as defined in the Penal Law. Section 3 establishes an effective date. JUSTIFICATION : Currently, a violation of the Agriculture and Markets Law section 353 is punishable as a misdemeanor, and a violation of section 353-a, subdivision 3 is punishable as a felony with a term of imprisonment not to exceed two years.
2009-S6219 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6219 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E October 14, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. VALESKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to penal- ties for cruelty to animals THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The two undesignated paragraphs of section 353 of the agri- culture and markets law are designated subdivisions 1 and 2, and subdi- vision 1, as amended by chapter 523 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows: 1. A person who overdrives, overloads, tortures or cruelly beats or unjustifiably injures, maims, mutilates or kills any animal, whether wild or tame, and whether belonging to himself or to another, or deprives any animal of necessary sustenance, food or drink, or neglects or refuses to furnish it such sustenance or drink, or causes, procures or permits any animal to be overdriven, overloaded, tortured, cruelly beaten, or unjustifiably injured, maimed, mutilated or killed, or to be deprived of necessary food or drink, or who wilfully sets on foot, instigates, engages in, or in any way furthers any act of cruelty to any animal, or any act tending to produce such cruelty[,]: (A) IF FOUND TO DO SO WITH NEGLIGENCE OR RECKLESSNESS, is guilty of a class A misdemea- nor and for purposes of paragraph (b) of subdivision one of section 160.10 of the criminal procedure law, shall be treated as a misdemeanor defined in the penal law; OR (B) IF FOUND TO DO SO INTENTIONALLY, IS GUILTY OF A CLASS E FELONY AS DEFINED IN THE PENAL LAW. S 2. Subdivision 3 of section 353-a of the agriculture and markets law, as added by chapter 118 of the laws of 1999, is amended to read as follows: 3. Aggravated cruelty to animals is a felony. A defendant convicted of this offense shall be [sentenced pursuant to paragraph (b) of subdivi- sion one of section 55.10 of the penal law provided, however, that any EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00545-01-9
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