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Feb 04, 2014 |
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Senate Bill S6540
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Agriculture Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2013-S6540 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Agriculture
- Law Section:
- Agriculture and Markets Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §351, Ag & Mkts L
- Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
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S3035
2013-S6540 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S6540 REVISED 5/15/14 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to the possession of a fighting animal and being a spectator at an exhibition of animal fighting PURPOSE: Makes the possession of an animal trained to fight and being a spectator at an exhibition of animal fighting, a felony punishable by imprisonment of up to 5 years and a fine of up to $15,000. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section One - amends paragraph (a) of subdivision 3 of section 351 of the agriculture and markets law by adding chapter 150 of the laws of 1984 to read as follows: Any person who engages in conduct specified in paragraph (b) of this subdivision is guilty of a felony punishable by a determinate term of imprisonment of no less than three years nor more than five years, or by a fine not to exceed fifteen thousand dollars, or by both fine and imprisonment. Section Two - amends paragraph (a) of subdivision 5 of section 351 of the agriculture and markets law, by chapter 332 of the laws of 2011 to read as follows: Any person who engages in the conduct specified in paragraph (b) of this subdivision is guilty of a felony punishable by a determinate term of imprisonment of no less than three years nor more than five years, or by a fine not to exceed fifteen thousand dollars or
2013-S6540 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6540 I N S E N A T E February 4, 2014 ___________ Introduced by Sen. BALL -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to the possession of a fighting animal and being a spectator at an exhibition of animal fighting THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 3 of section 351 of the agri- culture and markets law, as added by chapter 150 of the laws of 1984, is amended to read as follows: (a) Any person who engages in conduct specified in paragraph (b) of this subdivision is guilty of a [misdemeanor and is] FELONY punishable by A DETERMINATE TERM OF imprisonment [for a period not to exceed one year] OF NOT LESS THAN THREE YEARS NOR MORE THAN FIVE YEARS, or by a fine not to exceed fifteen thousand dollars, or by both such fine and imprisonment. S 2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 5 of section 351 of the agriculture and markets law, as amended by chapter 332 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows: (a) Any person who engages in the conduct specified in paragraph (b) of this subdivision is guilty of a [class B misdemeanor] FELONY punisha- ble by A DETERMINATE TERM OF imprisonment [for a period not to exceed three months] OF NOT LESS THAN THREE YEARS NOR MORE THAN FIVE YEARS, or by a fine not to exceed [five hundred] FIFTEEN THOUSAND dollars, or by both such fine and imprisonment. [Any person who engages in the conduct specified in paragraph (b) of this subdivision after having been convicted within the previous five years of a violation of this subdivi- sion or subdivision four of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and is punishable by imprisonment for a period not to exceed one year, or by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars, or by both such fine and imprisonment.] S 3. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have become a law and shall only apply to offenses committed on or after such date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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