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                                  1893

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 12, 2011
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Introduced  by  M.  of  A. ROSENTHAL, LAVINE, McENENY, LATIMER, MILLMAN,
  BENEDETTO, SCHIMEL, MAISEL, BOYLE, CASTRO, PHEFFER, WEISENBERG, DINOW-
  ITZ, KAVANAGH, ENGLEBRIGHT -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.  of  A.  BING,
  COLTON,  GLICK,  GOTTFRIED, HEVESI, JEFFRIES, LIFTON, V. LOPEZ, MAYER-
  SOHN, MENG, PAULIN, ROBINSON, SALADINO,  SWEENEY,  THIELE,  TITONE  --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Agriculture

AN  ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to prohib-
  iting tail docking of cattle

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

  Section 1. The section heading and subdivision 1 of section 368 of the
agriculture  and  markets  law,  as added by chapter 1047 of the laws of
1965, are amended to read as follows:
  Operating upon tails of horses AND CATTLE unlawful. 1. Any person  who
cuts  the  bone,  tissues,  muscles or tendons of the tail of any horse,
mare [or], gelding[,] OR CATTLE, or otherwise operates upon  it  in  any
manner for the purpose or with the effect of docking, setting, or other-
wise altering the natural carriage of the tail, or who knowingly permits
the  same  to  be  done  upon premises of which he is the owner, lessee,
proprietor or user, or who assists in or is voluntarily present at  such
cutting,  is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment for not
more than one year, or by a fine of not more than five  hundred  dollars
or by both. If a horse OR A COW is found with the bone, tissues, muscles
or  tendons  of  its  tail cut as aforesaid and with the wound resulting
therefrom unhealed, upon the premises or in the charge  and  custody  of
any  person,  such  fact shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of
this section by the owner or user of such premises or the person  having
such charge or custody, respectively.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01849-01-1