Assembly Bill A4480

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires the release of a shelter animal to a rescue group upon request of the rescue group prior to euthanasia of the animal

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  • 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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2011-A4480 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §374, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A9449

2011-A4480 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the release of a shelter animal to a rescue group upon request of the rescue group prior to euthanasia of the animal.

2011-A4480 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  4480

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 3, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. KELLNER, PEOPLES-STOKES, MILLMAN, WEISENBERG,
  MAISEL,  BROOK-KRASNY,  GABRYSZAK,  COLTON,  MAYERSOHN,   SCARBOROUGH,
  DenDEKKER  -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CORWIN, CRESPO, DINOWITZ,
  JEFFRIES, JORDAN, MENG, MURRAY, PHEFFER, RABBITT, SALADINO, THIELE  --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Agriculture

AN  ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to requir-
  ing the release of a shelter animal to a rescue group upon request  of
  the rescue group prior to euthanasia of the animal

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

  Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
"Oreo's Law".
  S  2.  Section  374  of  the agriculture and markets law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 9 to read as follows:
  9. A. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO  THE
CONTRARY, NO ANIMAL IN THE CARE OR CUSTODY OF A DULY INCORPORATED SOCIE-
TY  FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS, A DULY INCORPORATED HUMANE
SOCIETY, OR A POUND OR SHELTER MAINTAINED BY OR UNDER CONTRACT OR AGREE-
MENT WITH THE STATE OR ANY COUNTY, CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE, OR  AUTHORIZED
AGENTS  THEREOF,  SHALL  BE  DESTROYED  IF, PRIOR TO THE KILLING OF THAT
ANIMAL FOR ANY REASON OTHER THAN IRREMEDIABLE PHYSICAL SUFFERING OF  THE
ANIMAL UPON A CERTIFICATION MADE IN WRITING AND SIGNED BY A VETERINARIAN
LICENSED TO PRACTICE MEDICINE IN THE STATE THAT THE PROGNOSIS FOR RECOV-
ERY IS POOR OR GRAVE EVEN WITH COMPREHENSIVE PROMPT AND NECESSARY VETER-
INARY CARE, A NONPROFIT, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL
REVENUE  CODE ANIMAL RESCUE OR ADOPTION ORGANIZATION REQUESTS POSSESSION
OF THE ANIMAL. IN ADDITION TO ANY REQUIRED SPAY OR NEUTER  DEPOSIT,  THE
FACILITY  HAVING POSSESSION OF THE ANIMAL, AT ITS DISCRETION, MAY ASSESS
A FEE, NOT TO EXCEED THE STANDARD ADOPTION FEE, FOR ANIMALS RELEASED  TO
SUCH ORGANIZATIONS.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00397-02-1

              

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