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Assembly Bill A4541

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Prohibits the operation of a motor vehicle with an animal in the front seat or an unrestrained animal in the vehicle

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2013-A4541 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง1229-e, V & T L

2013-A4541 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the operation of a motor vehicle with an animal in the front seat or an unrestrained animal in the vehicle.

2013-A4541 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4541

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 6, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CASTRO -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Transportation

AN  ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to prohibiting
  the operation of a motor vehicle with an animal in the front  seat  or
  an unrestrained animal in the vehicle

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

  Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
section 1229-e to read as follows:
  S 1229-E. OPERATION OF VEHICLES WITH ANIMALS. 1. NO PERSON SHALL OPER-
ATE A MOTOR VEHICLE IN THIS STATE WITH AN ANIMAL IN THE FRONT SEAT.
  2.  (A)  NO PERSON SHALL OPERATE A MOTOR VEHICLE IN THIS STATE WITH AN
ANIMAL IN THE VEHICLE UNLESS SUCH ANIMAL IS RESTRAINED.
  (B) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, A  RESTRAINED  ANIMAL  MEANS  AN
ANIMAL  SECURED IN A HARNESS OR VEHICLE SEAT, CONFINED IN A BOX, OR HARD
OR SOFT SIDED TRAVEL CRATE.
  3. ANY PERSON WHO VIOLATES THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION ONE OR TWO OF
THIS SECTION SHALL BE PUNISHED BY A CIVIL FINE OF UP TO FIFTY DOLLARS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06353-02-3

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