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Jan 08, 2014 | referred to agriculture |
Jan 29, 2013 | referred to agriculture |
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
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Co-Sponsors
Ellen C. Jaffee
Linda Rosenthal
James Tedisco
Jeffrey Dinowitz
Multi-Sponsors
Alec Brook-Krasny
John Ceretto
William Colton
Herman D. Farrell
A3905 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S4615
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Agriculture
- Law Section:
- Agriculture and Markets Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง380, Ag & Mkts L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010: A3736
2011-2012: A3504
2015-2016: A4404, S1082
2017-2018: A4012, S5846
2019-2020: A1102, S1497
2021-2022: S1537
A3905 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Prohibits any person from slaughtering a horse where such person knows or has reason to know that such horse will be used for human consumption; and prohibits any person from selling, bartering, giving away, purchasing, possessing, transporting, delivering or receiving horseflesh where such person knows or should know that such horseflesh is intended for human consumption; and provides penalties for violation.
A3905 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3905 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 29, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GLICK, JAFFEE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COLTON, FARRELL, GOTTFRIED, MAGEE, MILLMAN, SWEENEY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Agriculture AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to prohib- iting the slaughtering of horses for human consumption 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 380 to read as follows: S 380. PROHIBITION OF SLAUGHTERING HORSES FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO SLAUGHTER OR HAVE ANOTHER PERSON SLAUGHTER A HORSE WHERE SUCH PERSON KNOWS OR SHOULD KNOW THAT ANY PART OF SUCH HORSE WILL BE USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. 2. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO SELL, OFFER TO SELL OR BARTER, GIVE AWAY, PURCHASE, POSSESS, TRANSPORT, DELIVER, OR RECEIVE ANY HORSE WITH THE INTENT OF SLAUGHTERING OR HAVING ANOTHER PERSON SLAUGHTER SUCH HORSE IF SUCH PERSON KNOWS OR SHOULD KNOW THAT ANY OF THE HORSEFLESH IS INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. 3. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO SELL, BARTER, OFFER TO SELL OR BARTER, GIVE AWAY, PURCHASE, POSSESS, TRANSPORT, DELIVER, OR RECEIVE HORSEFLESH IF SUCH PERSON KNOWS OR SHOULD KNOW THAT ANY OF THE HORSEFLESH WILL BE USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. 4. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO IMPORT INTO OR EXPORT FROM THIS STATE, LIVE HORSES WHERE SUCH PERSON KNOWS OR SHOULD KNOW THAT SUCH HORSE IS INTENDED FOR SLAUGHTER FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. 5. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO IMPORT INTO OR EXPORT FROM THIS STATE, HORSEFLESH EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04558-01-3