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Assembly Bill A8710

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to tax on circus admission; creates the animal cruelty compensation fund

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2013-A8710 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§1105 & 1116, Tax L; add §97-ff, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A1804

2013-A8710 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to tax on circus admission; creates the animal cruelty compensation fund to reimburse not-for-profit organizations that care for and/or shelter animals that are held as evidence in animal cruelty cases.

2013-A8710 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  8710

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 4, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. PAULIN, COLTON, CUSICK, MILLMAN, BROOK-KRASNY,
  HENNESSEY, MOSLEY, OTIS, ROSENTHAL, ZEBROWSKI,  RA,  RAIA,  TENNEY  --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.  CAMARA, COOK, CORWIN, GUNTHER, HIKIND,
  McDONOUGH, RIVERA, ROSA, SCHIMEL, SWEENEY, THIELE, TITONE -- read once
  and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to tax on circus admission; and
  to  amend  the  state  finance law, in relation to the creation of the
  animal cruelty compensation fund

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

  Section  1.  Paragraph 1 of subdivision (f) of section 1105 of the tax
law, as amended by section 100 of part A of chapter 389 of the  laws  of
1997, is amended to read as follows:
  (1)  Any  admission charge where such admission charge is in excess of
ten cents to or for the use of any place  of  amusement  in  the  state,
except charges for admission to race tracks, boxing, sparring or wrestl-
ing  matches  or exhibitions which charges are taxed under any other law
of this state, or dramatic or musical arts performances, [or live circus
performances,] or motion picture  theaters,  and  except  charges  to  a
patron  for  admission to, or use of, facilities for sporting activities
in which such patron is to be a participant, such as bowling alleys  and
swimming pools. For any person having the permanent use or possession of
a  box  or seat or a lease or a license, other than a season ticket, for
the use of a box or seat at a place of amusement, the tax shall be  upon
the  amount for which a similar box or seat is sold for each performance
or exhibition at which the box or seat is used or reserved by the  hold-
er,  licensee  or  lessee,  and shall be paid by the holder, licensee or
lessee.
  S 2. Subparagraph (B) of paragraph 2 of  subdivision  (d)  of  section
1116  of the tax law, as amended by section 101 of part A of chapter 389
of the laws of 1997, is amended to read as follows:
  (B) Carnivals, or  rodeos,  OR  CIRCUSES  in  which  any  professional
performer  or  operator participates for compensation, unless the entire
net profit from such carnival or rodeo shall inure  exclusively  to  the

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

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