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Jul 08, 2010 |
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Senate Bill S8433
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules 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-S8433 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A6684
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Executive Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §837-s, Exec L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
S3971, A1766
2013-2014: S2987, S6401, A239
2015-2016: A343
2017-2018: A317
2019-2020: A1090
2021-2022: A1549
2023-2024: A399
2009-S8433 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to the creation of an animal cruelty and animal fighting database; research purposes; available to all law enforcement entities, district attorneys, duly incorporated humane societies, societies for the prevention of cruelty to animals, dog or cat protective associations and animal control officers.
2009-S8433 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S8433 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the executive law, in relation to the creation of an animal cruelty and animal fighting data base PURPOSE OF BILL: The purpose of this bill is to require the establishment and maintenance of a database for the collection and analysis of information relating to crimes against animals. The information contained in this database would be available to various law enforcement and humanitarian agencies. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one explains how studies have demonstrated that violent offen- ders often have histories of repeated animal cruelty. Section two amends the executive law by adding section 837-s which stip- ulates that the division shall establish and maintain a crime database on all crimes of animal cruelty and fighting in New York State. Data must be collected and displayed in such a manner that facilitates analy- sis. The database shall include, but not be limited to, names of people convicted under article 26 of the agriculture and markets law as well as the specific acts of animal cruelty that were the basis of conviction. Also, the database shall include information on persons who have pled guilty to other charges in satisfaction of the animal cruelty/fighting
2009-S8433 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8433 I N S E N A T E July 8, 2010 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ADAMS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the creation of an animal cruelty and animal fighting data base THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative findings. Studies in psychology, sociology and criminology have demonstrated that violent offenders frequently have childhood and adolescent histories of serious and repeated animal cruel- ty. The Federal Bureau of Investigation has recognized this connection since the 1970's when its analysis of the lives of serial killers suggested that most had killed or tortured animals during their life. Other research has shown consistent patterns of animal cruelty among perpetrators of more common forms of violence, including child abuse, spouse abuse, and elder abuse, leading the American Psychiatric Associ- ation to consider animal cruelty as one of the diagnostic criteria of conduct disorder. S 2. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 837-s to read as follows: S 837-S. ANIMAL CRUELTY DATA BASE. THE DIVISION SHALL ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A CRIME DATA BASE ON ALL CRIMES OF ANIMAL CRUELTY AND ANIMAL FIGHTING COMMITTED IN THE STATE WHERE DATA OF SUCH CRIMES SHALL BE COLLECTED AND DISPLAYED IN A MANNER THAT FACILITATES ANALYSIS. SUCH CRIME DATA BASE SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, NAMES OF PERSONS CONVICTED OF ANIMAL CRUELTY AND ANIMAL FIGHTING AS SET FORTH IN ARTICLE TWENTY-SIX OF THE AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW AND THE SPECIFIC ACTS OF ANIMAL CRUELTY OR ANIMAL FIGHTING THAT WERE THE BASIS OF THE CONVICTION. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, SUCH DATA BASE SHALL ALSO INCLUDE INFORMATION ON PERSONS WHO HAVE PLED GUILTY TO A CHARGE OTHER THAN ANIMAL CRUELTY OR ANIMAL FIGHTING IN SATISFACTION OF THE ANIMAL CRUELTY OR ANIMAL FIGHTING CHARGE OR WHERE ANIMAL CRUELTY OR THE ANIMAL FIGHTING CHARGE HAS NOT RESULTED IN A DISMISSAL ON THE MERITS. THE CRIME DATA BASE SHALL BE IN PRINT AND IN ELECTRONIC FORM AND SHALL BE AVAILABLE TO ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT ENTITIES, DISTRICT ATTORNEYS, DULY INCORPORATED EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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