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Assembly Bill A1506A

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires each violator of "Buster's Law" to register his or her name and address with the division of criminal justice services

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2011-A1506 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3804
Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Add §352, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A10998
2013-2014: A4516, A8443, S2305
2015-2016: A2484, S2935
2017-2018: A10049, S605, S4273
2019-2020: A4913, S1526
2021-2022: A6354, S1528
2023-2024: S907
2025-2026: S1563

2011-A1506 - Summary

Requires each violator of "Buster's Law" to register his or her name and address with the division of criminal justice services.

2011-A1506 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  1506

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 10, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. TEDISCO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Agriculture

AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation  to  estab-
  lishing a registry for persons convicted of violating "Buster's Law"

  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 352 to read as follows:
  S  352.  ANIMAL  CRUELTY  REGISTER.  ANY  PERSON WHO IS CONVICTED OF A
VIOLATION  OF  SECTION  THREE  HUNDRED  FIFTY-ONE   OR   THREE   HUNDRED
FIFTY-THREE-A  OF  THIS ARTICLE SHALL REGISTER WITH THE DEPARTMENT. SUCH
REGISTRATION SHALL BE MADE IN A MANNER AND FORM TO BE DETERMINED BY  THE
DEPARTMENT,  AND  SHALL  INCLUDE,  AT A MINIMUM, THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF
SUCH REGISTRANT. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL MAINTAIN REGISTRATION  INFORMATION
RECEIVED  PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION IN A REGISTRY. SUCH REGISTRY SHALL BE
IN PRINT AND IN ELECTRONIC FORM  AND  SHALL  BE  AVAILABLE  TO  ALL  LAW
ENFORCEMENT ENTITIES, DISTRICT ATTORNEYS, DULY INCORPORATED HUMANE SOCI-
ETIES,  SOCIETIES  FOR  THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS, DOG OR CAT
PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATIONS, ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS,  BREEDERS  OF  ANIMALS
AND  PET  STORES  DOING  BUSINESS IN THIS STATE.  ANY PERSON REQUIRED TO
REGISTER PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL REGISTER ANNUALLY, OR EACH  TIME
SUCH  PERSON MOVES TO A NEW ADDRESS AND SHALL CONTINUE TO REGISTER UNTIL
SUCH PERSON RECEIVES A COURT ORDER ORDERING SUCH REGISTRATION TO  CEASE.
NO  SUCH  ORDER  SHALL BE ISSUED UNTIL SUCH PERSON FIRST DEMONSTRATES TO
THE COURT THAT HE OR SHE  HAS  UNDERGONE  PSYCHIATRIC  OR  PSYCHOLOGICAL
TESTING,  THE RESULTS OF WHICH INDICATE BY CLEAR AND CONVINCING EVIDENCE
HIS OR HER CAPABLE AND SOUND MENTAL CAPACITY  AND  ABILITY  TO  OWN  AND
PROPERLY  CARE  FOR AN ANIMAL IN A HUMANE MANNER. ANY PERSON REQUIRED TO
REGISTER PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL NOT OWN A  COMPANION  ANIMAL  OR
HAVE  EMPLOYMENT  AT  AN  ANIMAL SHELTER, POUND, PET STORE, ZOO OR OTHER
BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENT WHERE COMPANION ANIMALS ARE PRESENT.  ANY  PERSON

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02229-01-1
              

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2011-A1506A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3804
Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Add §352, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A10998
2013-2014: A4516, A8443, S2305
2015-2016: A2484, S2935
2017-2018: A10049, S605, S4273
2019-2020: A4913, S1526
2021-2022: A6354, S1528
2023-2024: S907
2025-2026: S1563

2011-A1506A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires each violator of "Buster's Law" to register his or her name and address with the division of criminal justice services.

2011-A1506A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 1506--A

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 10, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. TEDISCO, KATZ, CORWIN, CALHOUN, BUTLER, BURLING,
  MURRAY, McDONOUGH, GIGLIO, TENNEY, McLAUGHLIN,  STEVENSON,  P. RIVERA,
  M. MILLER,  COLTON, N. RIVERA, RAIA, JOHNS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
  of A. ARROYO, BROOK-KRASNY, CASTELLI,  CERETTO,  CONTE,  FINCH,  KOLB,
  MAGEE,  RABBITT,  THIELE,  WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Agriculture -- recommitted to the Committee  on  Agricul-
  ture  in  accordance  with  Assembly  Rule  3,  sec.  2  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation  to  estab-
  lishing a registry for persons convicted of violating "Buster's Law"

  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 352 to read as follows:
  S  352.  ANIMAL  CRUELTY REGISTER. 1. ANY PERSON WHO IS CONVICTED OF A
VIOLATION  OF  SECTION  THREE  HUNDRED  FIFTY-ONE   OR   THREE   HUNDRED
FIFTY-THREE-A OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL REGISTER WITH THE DIVISION OF CRIMI-
NAL  JUSTICE SERVICES.   SUCH REGISTRATION SHALL BE MADE IN A MANNER AND
FORM TO BE DETERMINED BY THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES,  AND
SHALL  INCLUDE,  AT  A MINIMUM, THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF SUCH REGISTRANT.
THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES  SHALL  MAINTAIN  REGISTRATION
INFORMATION RECEIVED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION IN A REGISTRY. SUCH REGIS-
TRY  SHALL  BE IN PRINT AND IN ELECTRONIC FORM AND SHALL BE 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, ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS, BREEDERS OF
ANIMALS AND PET STORES  DOING  BUSINESS  IN  THIS  STATE.    ANY  PERSON
REQUIRED  TO  REGISTER PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL REGISTER ANNUALLY,
OR EACH TIME SUCH PERSON MOVES TO A NEW ADDRESS AND  SHALL  CONTINUE  TO
REGISTER  UNTIL  SUCH PERSON RECEIVES A COURT ORDER ORDERING SUCH REGIS-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02229-05-2
              

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