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Assembly Bill A5621

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Prohibits the feeding of blood and blood products to animals

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2011-A5621 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง72-b, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A2195

2011-A5621 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the feeding of blood and blood products, whether cooked or uncooked, to cattle, swine, sheep, goats, or poultry; any violation makes the person guilty of a class E felony, punishable by imprisonment for not more than four years, or a fine of not more than five thousand dollars, or by both.

2011-A5621 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5621

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 24, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. MARKEY, MILLMAN, JACOBS, HOOPER -- Multi-Spon-
  sored by -- M. of A.  BRENNAN, COLTON, COOK, GLICK, MAYERSOHN, REILLY,
  WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on Agriculture

AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to  prohib-
  iting the feeding of blood and blood products to animals

  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 72-b to read as follows:
  S  72-B.  FEEDING OF BLOOD AND BLOOD PRODUCTS TO CATTLE, SWINE, SHEEP,
GOATS OR POULTRY PROHIBITED. 1. BLOOD OR BLOOD PRODUCTS FED  TO  CATTLE,
SWINE,  SHEEP,  GOATS OR POULTRY CONTRIBUTES TO THE SPREAD OF INFECTIOUS
ANIMAL DISEASES. MEAT FROM ANIMALS SO AFFLICTED, WHEN CONSUMED BY  HUMAN
BEINGS,  MAY  BE  A  PRIMARY  SOURCE  OF HUMAN SICKNESS. IT IS THEREFORE
DECLARED TO BE THE PUBLIC POLICY OF THIS STATE TO PROHIBIT  THE  FEEDING
OF  BLOOD OR BLOOD PRODUCTS TO CATTLE, SWINE, SHEEP, GOATS OR POULTRY TO
ASSIST IN THE ERADICATION OF ANIMAL DISEASES AND FOR THE  PROTECTION  OF
THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND PUBLIC WELFARE.
  2. DEFINITIONS. WHEN USED IN THIS SECTION:
  A. "BLOOD OR BLOOD PRODUCT" SHALL MEAN THE FLUID CONSISTING OF PLASMA,
BLOOD  CELLS,  AND PLATELETS THAT IS CIRCULATED BY THE HEART THROUGH THE
VERTEBRATE VASCULAR SYSTEM, CARRYING OXYGEN AND NUTRIENTS TO  AND  WASTE
MATERIALS  AWAY  FROM ALL BODY TISSUES OR ANY OTHER FUNCTIONALLY SIMILAR
FLUID IN ANIMALS.
  B. "PERSON" MEANS ANY INDIVIDUAL, FIRM, PARTNERSHIP, PUBLIC OR PRIVATE
CORPORATION, PUBLIC OR PRIVATE INSTITUTION, PUBLIC AUTHORITY,  MUNICIPAL
CORPORATION AND THE STATE.
  C. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING IN THE PRECEDING PARAGRAPHS OF THIS SUBDI-
VISION  TO THE CONTRARY, ANIMAL FEEDS WHICH HAVE BEEN HEAT RENDERED BY A
RENDERING PLANT AT A TEMPERATURE SUFFICIENT TO MAKE THE PRODUCT  COMMER-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08495-01-1

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