Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Mar 21, 2016 |
referred to agriculture |
Assembly Bill A9596
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
WEPRIN
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- 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-A9596 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-A9596 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9596 I N A S S E M B L Y March 21, 2016 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Agriculture AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to recovery of deceased domesticated animals on public roads THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new section 377-b to read as follows: S 377-B. RECOVERY OF DECEASED DOMESTICATED ANIMALS ON PUBLIC ROADS. ANY OFFICIAL OF THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION THAT RECOVERS THE BODY OF A DOMESTICATED ANIMAL KILLED ON A PUBLIC ROAD SHALL MAKE EVERY REASONABLE EFFORT TO DETECT INDICIA OF OWNERSHIP, SUCH AS TAGS, LICENSE NUMBERS, MICROCHIPS, OR OTHER SUCH IDENTIFIERS ON OR ABOUT THE ANIMAL. THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL PROVIDE NOTIFICATION TO THE OWNER CONCERNING THE ANIMAL'S DEATH. IF THE DECEASED ANIMAL BEARS NO INDICIA OF OWNERSHIP, SUCH DEPARTMENT SHALL POST A DESCRIPTION OF THE ANIMAL AND PLACE OF DEATH ON A PUBLICLY AVAILABLE WEBSITE. IF FEASIBLE IN LIGHT OF EXISTING DEPARTMENT FACILITIES, SUCH ANIMALS SHALL BE SAFELY STORED FOR FORTY-EIGHT HOURS AFTER NOTIFICATION ON SUCH WEBSITE DURING WHICH OWNERS MAY RECOVER THE ANIMAL'S REMAINS TO DISPOSE OF IN A MANNER OF THEIR CHOOSING. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02131-01-5
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