| Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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| Jan 31, 2018 | print number 595a |
| Jan 31, 2018 | amend and recommit to agriculture |
| Jan 03, 2018 | referred to agriculture |
| Jan 09, 2017 | referred to agriculture |
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Co-Sponsors
Jeffrey Dinowitz
Walter T. Mosley
Richard Gottfried
Anthony Brindisi
Multi-Sponsors
Vivian Cook
Brian F. Curran
Steven Englebright
Michael J. Fitzpatrick
A595 - Details
A595 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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595
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 9, 2017
___________
Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, DINOWITZ, MOSLEY, GOTTFRIED, BRINDISI,
GALEF, RAIA, MURRAY, LUPARDO, QUART, SEAWRIGHT, SEPULVEDA, SANTABAR-
BARA, RIVERA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, CURRAN, FITZPA-
TRICK, GARBARINO, GLICK, KEARNS, LUPINACCI, McDONOUGH, SIMON, SOLAGES,
THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Agriculture
AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to prohib-
iting the declawing of cats
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 380 to read as follows:
§ 380. PROHIBITION OF THE DECLAWING OF CATS. 1. NO PERSON SHALL
PERFORM AN ONYCHECTOMY (DECLAWING), PARTIAL OR COMPLETE PHLANGECTOMY OR
TENDONECTOMY PROCEDURE BY ANY MEANS ON A CAT WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW
YORK, EXCEPT WHEN NECESSARY FOR A THERAPEUTIC PURPOSE. THERAPEUTIC
PURPOSE MEANS THE NECESSITY TO ADDRESS THE PHYSICAL MEDICAL CONDITION OF
THE CAT, SUCH AS AN EXISTING OR RECURRING ILLNESS, INFECTION, DISEASE,
INJURY OR ABNORMAL CONDITION IN THE CLAW THAT COMPROMISES THE CAT'S
HEALTH. THERAPEUTIC PURPOSE DOES NOT INCLUDE COSMETIC OR AESTHETIC
REASONS OR REASONS OF CONVENIENCE IN KEEPING OR HANDLING THE CAT.
2. ANY PERSON WHO PERFORMS AN ONYCHECTOMY, PARTIAL OR COMPLETE PHLAN-
GECTOMY OR TENDONECTOMY PROCEDURE ON ANY CAT WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW
YORK SHALL BE GUILTY OF A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION WHICH SHALL BE
PUNISHABLE BY A CIVIL PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS.
§ 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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Co-Sponsors
Jeffrey Dinowitz
Walter T. Mosley
Richard Gottfried
Anthony Brindisi
Multi-Sponsors
Vivian Cook
Brian F. Curran
Steven Englebright
Michael J. Fitzpatrick
A595A (ACTIVE) - Details
A595A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
595--A
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 9, 2017
___________
Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL, DINOWITZ, MOSLEY, GOTTFRIED, BRIN-
DISI, GALEF, RAIA, MURRAY, LUPARDO, QUART, SEAWRIGHT, SEPULVEDA,
SANTABARBARA, RIVERA, D'URSO, WILLIAMS, BLAKE, GLICK, CARROLL, BENE-
DETTO, SKARTADOS, STIRPE, GUNTHER, NIOU -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
A. COOK, CURRAN, ENGLEBRIGHT, FITZPATRICK, GARBARINO, LIFTON, McDO-
NOUGH, PHEFFER AMATO, SIMON, SOLAGES, STECK, THIELE, WALTER -- read
once and referred to the Committee on Agriculture -- recommitted to
the Committee on Agriculture 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 agriculture and markets law, in relation to prohib-
iting the declawing of cats
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 381 to read as follows:
§ 381. PROHIBITION OF THE DECLAWING OF CATS. 1. NO PERSON SHALL
PERFORM AN ONYCHECTOMY (DECLAWING), PARTIAL OR COMPLETE PHLANGECTOMY OR
TENDONECTOMY PROCEDURE BY ANY MEANS ON A CAT WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW
YORK, EXCEPT WHEN NECESSARY FOR A THERAPEUTIC PURPOSE. THERAPEUTIC
PURPOSE MEANS THE NECESSITY TO ADDRESS THE PHYSICAL MEDICAL CONDITION OF
THE CAT, SUCH AS AN EXISTING OR RECURRING ILLNESS, INFECTION, DISEASE,
INJURY OR ABNORMAL CONDITION IN THE CLAW THAT COMPROMISES THE CAT'S
HEALTH. THERAPEUTIC PURPOSE DOES NOT INCLUDE COSMETIC OR AESTHETIC
REASONS OR REASONS OF CONVENIENCE IN KEEPING OR HANDLING THE CAT.
2. ANY PERSON WHO PERFORMS AN ONYCHECTOMY, PARTIAL OR COMPLETE PHLAN-
GECTOMY OR TENDONECTOMY PROCEDURE ON ANY CAT WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW
YORK SHALL BE GUILTY OF A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION WHICH SHALL BE
PUNISHABLE BY A CIVIL PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS.
§ 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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