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 ________________________________________________________________________ 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. LBD01725-01-7
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. LBD01725-03-8