Assembly Bill A3695

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Prohibits clauses in leases requiring the declawing of animals

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A3695 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Real Property Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง235-h, RP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A11709
2011-2012: A3362
2013-2014: A3902
2017-2018: A3928
2019-2020: A4516

2015-A3695 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits clauses in residential leases requiring the declawing of animals; provides that any person, firm or corporation who violates such provisions is guilty of a violation.

2015-A3695 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3695

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 27, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. GLICK, COLTON, ROSENTHAL, WEPRIN -- Multi-Spon-
  sored by -- M. of A.  GOTTFRIED, PERRY -- read once  and  referred  to
  the Committee on Judiciary

AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to prohibiting claus-
  es in leases requiring the declawing of animals

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

  Section 1. The real property law is amended by adding  a  new  section
235-h to read as follows:
  S 235-H. LEASE PROVISIONS RELATED TO DECLAWING ANIMALS; PROHIBITED. 1.
ANY PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION OWNING OR HAVING IN CHARGE ANY APARTMENT
HOUSE,  TENEMENT  HOUSE  OR  OTHER BUILDING OR MOBILE HOME PARK USED FOR
DWELLING PURPOSES WHO SHALL, IN ANY LEASE OF ANY OR  PART  OF  ANY  SUCH
BUILDING  OR  MOBILE  HOME  PARK,  HAVE  A CLAUSE THEREIN REQUIRING AS A
RESTRICTION TO OCCUPANCY THE DECLAWING OF ANY ANIMAL, SHALL BE GUILTY OF
A VIOLATION.
  2. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
  (A) "DECLAWING" MEANS PERFORMING,  PROCURING,  OR  ARRANGING  FOR  ANY
NON-THERAPEUTIC  SURGICAL  PROCEDURE, SUCH AS ONYCHECTOMY, TENDONECTOMY,
OR PHALANGECTOMY, TO REMOVE OR TO PREVENT  THE  NORMAL  FUNCTION  OF  AN
ANIMAL'S CLAW OR CLAWS; AND
  (B)  "NON-THERAPEUTIC"  MEANS  A  SURGICAL PROCEDURE THAT IS PERFORMED
WITHOUT THERE BEING A MEDICAL NECESSITY TO ADDRESS THE MEDICAL CONDITION
OF AN ANIMAL, SUCH AS  AN  EXISTING  OR  RECURRING  ILLNESS,  INFECTION,
DISEASE,  INJURY,  OR  ABNORMAL  CONDITION THAT COMPROMISES THE ANIMAL'S
HEALTH.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
have become a law and shall apply to all leases entered into on or after
such date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03870-01-5

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