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Assembly Bill A5549

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to notifying the owner of an animal killed on a highway

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2017-A5549 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S385
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Highway Law
Laws Affected:
Add §332, Hway L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A7183, S4877
2019-2020: A3916, S76
2021-2022: A8905
2023-2024: A784

2017-A5549 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to notifying the owner of an animal killed on a highway.

2017-A5549 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5549
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. WEPRIN, SKARTADOS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
   A. ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transpor-
   tation
 
 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:
   § 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.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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