Assembly Actions -
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Mar 08, 2010 |
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Senate Bill S7016
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 28th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Environmental Conservation 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-S7016 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A2671
- Current Committee:
- Senate Environmental Conservation
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §11-0103, En Con L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
A3593
2013-2014: A3375
2015-2016: A3448
2017-2018: A3678
2019-2020: A1224
2009-S7016 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7016 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to excluding certain animals from the definition of wildlife PURPOSE : To clarify the word 'wildlife' in the laws of New York to exclude cats and dogs. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Amends paragraph 6(a) of section 11-0103 of the environmental conservation law. 'Wildlife' would be specified as wild game and all other animal life existing in a wild state, except fish, shellfish, and crustacea. No dog or cat, whether domesticated or feral, shall be considered wildlife pursuant to this title. A feral cat or dog shall mean any cat or dog that is born in the wild and is not socialized, is the offspring of an owned feral cat or dog and is not socialized, or is a formerly owned cat or dog that has been abandoned and is no longer socialized. JUSTIFICATION : Currently, the definition of wildlife contained in law is far too
2009-S7016 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7016 I N S E N A T E March 8, 2010 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KRUEGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to excluding certain animals from the definition of wildlife THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph a of subdivision 6 of section 11-0103 of the environmental conservation law, as amended by chapter 777 of the laws of 1976, is amended to read as follows: a. "Wildlife" means wild game and all other animal life existing in a wild state, except fish, shellfish and crustacea. NO DOG OR CAT WHETHER DOMESTICATED OR FERAL, OR ANY OTHER DOMESTICATED ANIMAL NORMALLY MAIN- TAINED IN OR NEAR THE HOUSEHOLD OF THE PERSON OR OWNER WHO CARES FOR SUCH OTHER DOMESTICATED ANIMAL SHALL BE CONSIDERED WILDLIFE PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH. A FERAL CAT OR DOG SHALL MEAN ANY DOMESTICATED CAT OR DOG THAT IS BORN IN THE WILD AND IS NOT SOCIALIZED, IS THE OFFSPRING OF A DOMESTICATED CAT OR DOG AND IS NOT SOCIALIZED, OR IS A FORMERLY OWNED DOMESTICATED CAT OR DOG THAT HAS BEEN ABANDONED AND IS NO LONGER SOCIAL- IZED. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04534-01-9
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