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Assembly Bill A4378A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to prohibiting the taking of zoo, petting zoo, carnival or circus animals

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2015-A4378 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4452
Current Committee:
Assembly Rules
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §11-1908, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A4186, S2471
2019-2020: A912, S4289
2021-2022: A5776
2023-2024: A3810
2025-2026: A862

2015-A4378 - Summary

Prohibits the taking of zoo, petting zoo, carnival or circus animals; provides that violations shall be punishable by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars nor more than two thousand dollars.

2015-A4378 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4378

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 30, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GLICK, TITONE, O'DONNELL, COLTON, ROSENTHAL,
  GOTTFRIED, DINOWITZ, SCARBOROUGH -- Multi-Sponsored by  --  M.  of  A.
  COOK,  MARKEY,  RIVERA  --  read once and referred to the Committee on
  Environmental Conservation

AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
  prohibiting the sport killing of zoo, carnival or circus animals

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

  Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by  adding  a
new section 11-1908 to read as follows:
S  11-1908.  PROHIBITS  THE  SPORT  KILLING  OF  ZOO, CARNIVAL OR CIRCUS
             ANIMALS.
  1. NO PERSON SHALL KILL FOR SPORT AN ANIMAL THAT SUCH PERSON KNOWS  OR
HAS  REASON TO KNOW IS PRESENTLY OR WAS FORMERLY A PART OF A ZOO, CARNI-
VAL, OR CIRCUS.
  2. NO ZOO, CARNIVAL, OR CIRCUS OR ANY PERSON LICENSED OR  REQUIRED  TO
BE  LICENSED AS AN EXHIBITOR UNDER THE ANIMAL WELFARE ACT, 7 USC SECTION
2131 ET SEQ., SHALL PROVIDE, SELL, OR DONATE ANY ANIMAL FOR USE  IN  ANY
ACTIVITY WHEREIN THE ANIMAL MAY BE INTENTIONALLY KILLED FOR SPORT.
  3. NO PERSON, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, AN OPERATOR OF AN AUCTION
SALE, SHALL TRANSFER OR CONSPIRE TO TRANSFER ANY ANIMAL THAT SUCH PERSON
KNOWS  OR  HAS  REASON  TO KNOW IS PRESENTLY OR WAS FORMERLY A PART OF A
ZOO, CARNIVAL, OR CIRCUS, TO ANY PERSON OR ACTIVITY WHEREIN  THE  ANIMAL
MAY BE INTENTIONALLY KILLED FOR SPORT.
  4.  NO  PERSON  WHO  OWNS,  OPERATES, OR MANAGES A FACILITY WHEREIN AN
ANIMAL MAY BE INTENTIONALLY KILLED FOR SPORT SHALL PURCHASE, ACCEPT AS A
DONATION, OR RECEIVE ANY ANIMAL SUCH PERSON KNOWS OR HAS REASON TO  KNOW
IS PRESENTLY OR WAS FORMERLY A PART OF A ZOO, CARNIVAL, OR CIRCUS.
  5.  VIOLATIONS  OF  THIS  SECTION SHALL BE PUNISHABLE BY A FINE OF NOT
LESS THAN FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS NOR MORE THAN TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08273-02-5

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2015-A4378A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4452
Current Committee:
Assembly Rules
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §11-1908, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A4186, S2471
2019-2020: A912, S4289
2021-2022: A5776
2023-2024: A3810
2025-2026: A862

2015-A4378A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the taking of zoo, petting zoo, carnival or circus animals; provides that violations shall be punishable by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars nor more than two thousand dollars.

2015-A4378A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 4378--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 30, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GLICK, TITONE, O'DONNELL, COLTON, ROSENTHAL,
  GOTTFRIED, DINOWITZ -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of  A.  COOK,  MARKEY,
  RIVERA  --  read  once  and referred to the Committee on Environmental
  Conservation -- recommitted to the Committee on Environmental  Conser-
  vation  in  accordance  with  Assembly  Rule  3,  sec.  2 -- committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
  prohibiting the taking of zoo, petting zoo, carnival or circus animals

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

  Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by  adding  a
new section 11-1908 to read as follows:
S  11-1908. PROHIBITS THE TAKING OF ZOO, PETTING ZOO, CARNIVAL OR CIRCUS
             ANIMALS.
  1. NO PERSON SHALL TAKE, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION THIRTEEN OF SECTION
11-0103 OF THIS ARTICLE, AN ANIMAL THAT SUCH PERSON KNOWS OR HAS  REASON
TO  KNOW  IS  PRESENTLY  OR  WAS  FORMERLY A PART OF A ZOO, PETTING ZOO,
CARNIVAL, OR CIRCUS.
  2. NO ZOO, PETTING ZOO, CARNIVAL, OR CIRCUS OR ANY PERSON LICENSED  OR
REQUIRED  TO BE LICENSED AS AN EXHIBITOR UNDER THE ANIMAL WELFARE ACT, 7
USC SECTION 2131 ET SEQ., SHALL SELL, OFFER FOR SALE, DISTRIBUTE, BARTER
OR DONATE ANY ANIMAL WHEREIN SUCH ANIMAL MAY BE INTENTIONALLY TAKEN.
  3. NO PERSON WHO OWNS, OPERATES, OR MANAGES A FACILITY INCLUDING,  BUT
NOT  LIMITED  TO A FACILITY THAT HARBORS NON-NATIVE BIG GAME MAMMALS, OR
ANY OTHER FACILITY THAT PERMITS THE TAKING OF  ANIMALS  SHALL  PURCHASE,
ACCEPT  OR RECEIVE ANY ANIMAL SUCH PERSON KNOWS OR HAS REASON TO KNOW IS
PRESENTLY OR WAS FORMERLY A PART OF A ZOO,  PETTING  ZOO,  CARNIVAL,  OR
CIRCUS.
  4.  VIOLATIONS  OF  THIS  SECTION SHALL BE PUNISHABLE BY A FINE OF NOT
LESS THAN FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS NOR MORE THAN TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08273-05-6

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