Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 15, 2014 | referred to agriculture |
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
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Co-Sponsors
James Tedisco
Steven Otis
Kenneth Zebrowski
William Colton
Multi-Sponsors
William A. Barclay
Karim Camara
Janet Duprey
Andrew R. Garbarino
A8443 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S2305
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Agriculture
- Law Section:
- Agriculture and Markets Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง352, Ag & Mkts L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010: A10998
2011-2012: A1506, S3804
2015-2016: A2484, S2935
2017-2018: A10049, S605, S4273
2019-2020: A4913, S1526
2021-2022: A6354, S1528
A8443 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8443 I N A S S E M B L Y January 15, 2014 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BARRETT, TEDISCO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Agriculture AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to estab- lishing a public 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. PUBLIC 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 THE PUBLIC AS WELL AS 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, ANIMAL RESCUES AND PET STORES DOING BUSI- NESS 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 SHEL- TER, POUND, PET STORE, ZOO OR OTHER BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENT WHERE COMPAN- ION ANIMALS ARE PRESENT. ANY PERSON WHO IS CONVICTED OF A VIOLATION OF EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.