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senate Bill S4877
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
Joseph E. Robach
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Passed Senate
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Phil Boyle
(R) 0 Senate District
S4877 (ACTIVE) - Details
S4877 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S4877 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the highway law, in relation to notifying the owner of an animal killed on a highway PURPOSE: This bill would allow for the owners of a deceased animal to be notified if the death occurred on a stretch of highway. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section (1.) The highway law is amended by adding a new section 332 to read as follows, S.322, to establish the notifying of an owner of an animal killed on a highway. Subsection (a) reading that if the animal. in question has a tag with the family's contact information and/or a license number, the department shall (i.) make a reasonable attempt to notify the family using the contact information and (ii.) notify the issuer of the license, if any, so that the issuer will attempt to notify the family. Subsection (b) reading that the department shall scan the animal's remains for an identification chip and, should a chip be found, notify the chip registry through website or phone, in accordance with the information on the I.D. Chip. Subsection (c) reading that in the case the animal is missing a tag or I.D. Chip, the department shall use a publicly available website to
S4877 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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4877
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
April 22, 2015
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Introduced by Sen. ROBACH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to notifying the owner of
an animal killed on a highway
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The highway law is amended by adding a new section 332 to
read as follows:
S 332. NOTIFYING THE OWNER OF AN ANIMAL KILLED ON A HIGHWAY. (A) TAGS.
IF THE ANIMAL HAS A TAG WITH THE FAMILY'S CONTACT INFORMATION AND/OR A
LICENSE NUMBER, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL: (I) MAKE A REASONABLE ATTEMPT TO
NOTIFY THE FAMILY USING THE CONTACT INFORMATION AND (II) NOTIFY THE
ISSUER OF THE LICENSE, IF ANY, SO THAT THE ISSUER WILL ATTEMPT TO NOTIFY
THE FAMILY.
(B) CHIPS. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL SCAN THE ANIMAL'S REMAINS FOR AN IDEN-
TIFICATION CHIP AND, SHOULD A CHIP BE FOUND, NOTIFY THE CHIP REGISTRY
THROUGH THE REGISTRY WEBSITE OR BY TELEPHONE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
INFORMATION ON THE IDENTIFICATION CHIP.
(C) WEB POSTING. ABSENT A TAG OR IDENTIFICATION CHIP, THE DEPARTMENT
SHALL USE A PUBLICLY AVAILABLE WEBSITE TO POST A DESCRIPTION OF THE
ANIMAL AND THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF ITS DEATH; AND TO POST A PHOTOGRAPH IF
THE DEPARTMENT BELIEVES THIS CAN BE DONE WITH DUE RESPECT FOR PERSONAL
AND COMMUNITY SENSIBILITIES.
(D) STORAGE. IF THE DEPARTMENT HAS A SUITABLE TEMPORARY STORAGE FACIL-
ITY IT SHALL STORE THE ANIMAL'S REMAINS FOR AT LEAST SEVEN DAYS AFTER
THE DEPARTMENT: (I) COLLECTS THE REMAINS OR (II) MAKES ACTUAL CONTACT
DIRECTLY WITH THE ANIMAL'S OWNERS, WHICHEVER IS LONGER.
(E) ALTERNATIVES. THE DEPARTMENT CAN DELEGATE THE ABOVE FUNCTIONS TO
ANOTHER ENTITY SUCH AS A SHELTER OR VETERINARIAN.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD10546-01-5
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