Assembly Bill A4956

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Authorizes domestic companion animals be permitted to board any public transportation or public transportation service in the event of a state of emergency and evacuation

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

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2017-A4956 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7112
Law Section:
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Laws Affected:
Add Art VII-E, §1 of Chap 154 of 1921
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9519, S7533
2015-2016: A884, S3850

2017-A4956 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes domestic companion animals be permitted to board any public transportation or public transportation service in the event of a state of emergency and evacuation.

2017-A4956 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4956
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 6, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, CUSICK, BRINDISI, WEPRIN -- read once
   and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commis-
   sions
 
 AN ACT to amend chapter 154 of the laws of 1921, relating  to  the  port
   authority  of  New  York  and  New  Jersey, in relation to authorizing
   domestic companion animals be permitted to board any public  transpor-
   tation  or  public  transportation  service in the event of a state of
   emergency and evacuation of a region
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section 1 of chapter 154 of the laws of 1921, relating to
 the port authority of New York and New Jersey, is amended  by  adding  a
 new article VII-E to read as follows:
                                ARTICLE VII-E
   1. A. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE:
   (I)  "DOMESTIC  COMPANION  ANIMAL"  MEANS A COMPANION ANIMAL OR PET AS
 DEFINED IN SECTION THREE HUNDRED FIFTY OF THE  AGRICULTURE  AND  MARKETS
 LAW  AND  SHALL  ALSO  MEAN ANY OTHER DOMESTICATED ANIMAL NORMALLY MAIN-
 TAINED IN OR NEAR THE HOUSEHOLD OF THE OWNER OR  PERSON  WHO  CARES  FOR
 SUCH  OTHER  DOMESTICATED  ANIMAL. "PET" OR "COMPANION ANIMAL" SHALL NOT
 INCLUDE A "FARM ANIMAL," AS DEFINED IN SECTION THREE  HUNDRED  FIFTY  OF
 THE AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW.
   (II)  "PUBLIC  TRANSPORTATION  OR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICE" MEANS
 RAIL PASSENGER SERVICE,  MOTORBUS  REGULAR  ROUTE  SERVICE,  PARATRANSIT
 SERVICE, MOTORBUS CHARTER SERVICE, AND FERRY PASSENGER SERVICE.
   B. (I) IN THE EVENT THAT A STATE OF EMERGENCY HAS BEEN DECLARED AND AN
 EVACUATION  OF  ANY  REGION  OF THE STATE IS IN PROGRESS, THE OWNER OF A
 DOMESTIC COMPANION ANIMAL SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BOARD ANY PUBLIC  TRANS-
 PORTATION  OR  PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICE WITH THE DOMESTIC COMPANION
 ANIMAL SO LONG AS THAT ANIMAL IS UNDER THE OWNER'S CONTROL BY USE  OF  A
 LEASH  OR TETHER, OR IS PROPERLY CONFINED IN AN APPROPRIATE CONTAINER OR
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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