Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Mar 17, 2016 |
recommit, enacting clause stricken |
Jan 07, 2016 |
referred to investigations and government operations |
Senate Bill S6374
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Stricken
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2015-S6374 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Law Section:
- State Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §90, State L
2015-S6374 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6374 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the state law, in relation to designating working dogs as the official state dog PURPOSE : To designate working dogs as the Official State Dog of New York and define working dog for this purpose. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section one amends section 90 of state law to designate the working dog as the official dog of the State of New York. For the purposes of this section, Working Dog is defined. Section two establishes the effective date. JUSTIFICATION : The original intent of Chapter 571 of 2015, which added Section 90 to state law, was to designate a broader definition of Working and Service Dogs as the State's official dog. Currently, the law names only "service dogs" which technically, as defined by agricultural and
2015-S6374 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6374 I N S E N A T E January 7, 2016 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MARCHIONE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern- ment Operations AN ACT to amend the state law, in relation to designating working dogs as the official state dog THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 90 of the state law, as added by chapter 571 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows: S 90. State dog. The [service] WORKING dog shall be the official dog of the state. ["Service dog" shall have the same meaning as set forth in section one hundred eight of the agriculture and markets law.] FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "WORKING DOG" SHALL MEAN: (A) A GUIDE DOG, A POLICE WORK DOG, A WAR DOG, A HEARING DOG, A SERVICE DOG, A WORKING SEARCH DOG, A THERAPY DOG, OR A DETECTION DOG AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED BY SECTION ONE HUNDRED EIGHT OF THE AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW OR ANY DOG THAT HAS MET SUCH DEFINITION DURING ITS LIFE; OR (B) ANY DOG THAT IS TRAINED TO HERD AND/OR PROTECT LIVESTOCK OR CONTROL BIRD AND/OR WILDLIFE POPULATIONS AND IS ACTUALLY OR HAS BEEN USED FOR SUCH PURPOSES. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13485-01-6
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