Assembly Bill A2478

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Prohibits transportation of animals in open areas of motor vehicle unless such animals are enclosed or restrained

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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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2013-A2478 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง1222-a, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1699
2011-2012: A3852
2015-2016: A6704
2017-2018: A2827
2019-2020: A3154

2013-A2478 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the transportation of an animal in any open area of a motor vehicle which is intended for any load unless such area is fully enclosed or the animal is in a cage or container, or restrained so it's unable to leave or be thrown from the vehicle; imposes fines for the violation of the provisions thereof.

2013-A2478 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2478

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 15, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. ENGLEBRIGHT -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  V. LOPEZ, ROBINSON -- read once  and  referred  to  the  Committee  on
  Transportation

AN  ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to transporta-
  tion of animals in a motor vehicle

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

  Section  1.  Legislative  findings.  The legislature hereby finds that
animals riding unrestrained or inadequately restrained in open  compart-
ments  of  motor  vehicles are injured and killed when they fall or jump
from such vehicles, when they are thrown from the  vehicle  and  hit  by
oncoming  traffic,  and  when  they are strangled or dragged beneath the
vehicle in which they were travelling. In addition to the obvious safety
threat to animals posed by this mode of transportation,  animals  riding
in  this  manner  pose a substantial threat to the safety of drivers and
passengers in other vehicles, as well as  pedestrians.  An  animal  that
jumps  or  is thrown from a motor vehicle creates a traffic hazard which
even the most careful and astute driver may be unable to avoid.  Drivers
and  passengers  can  be  injured  or killed when an animal ejected from
another vehicle hits their windshield or forces  them  to  drive  in  an
erratic fashion to avoid a collision. Pedestrians are at obvious risk as
well as vulnerable victims of these sorts of traffic disturbances.
  S  2.  The  vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new section
1222-a to read as follows:
  S 1222-A. TRANSPORTATION OF ANIMALS; ENCLOSURE AND RESTRAINT. 1.    NO
PERSON  SHALL  OPERATE  A MOTOR VEHICLE ON A PUBLIC HIGHWAY WHILE TRANS-
PORTING AN ANIMAL IN AN OPEN, UNCOVERED AREA OF SUCH VEHICLE  WHEN  SUCH
AREA IS INTENDED FOR ANY LOAD, UNLESS:
  (A)  SUCH  AREA  IS  ENTIRELY  ENCLOSED  WITH SIDE AND TAIL RACKS TO A
HEIGHT SUFFICIENT TO ENSURE THAT THE ANIMAL CANNOT FALL,  BE  THROWN  OR
JUMP FROM THE MOTOR VEHICLE, BUT IN NO CASE SHALL SUCH RACK BE LESS THAN

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05878-01-3
              

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