Assembly Bill A62

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the proper venue for an impounding organization to file a petition for a security

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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-A62 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4796
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §373, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A7969, S5727
2019-2020: A5552, S3707
2021-2022: A4986
2023-2024: A1121

2017-A62 - Summary

Relates to the proper venue for an impounding organization to file a petition for a security to be paid by the owner of a seized animal currently in the care of such organization.

2017-A62 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    62
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  PAULIN,  McDONOUGH, SKOUFIS -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Agriculture
 
 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets  law,  in  relation  to  the
   posting  of security by a person against whom certain criminal charges
   are pending

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph a and subparagraph 1 of paragraph b of subdivi-
 sion 6 of section 373 of the agriculture and markets law, as amended  by
 chapter 531 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
   a. If any animal is seized and impounded pursuant to the provisions of
 this  section,  section three hundred fifty-three-d [of this article] or
 [section] three hundred seventy-five of this article for  any  violation
 of  this  article,  [upon arraignment of charges, or within a reasonable
 time thereafter,] the duly incorporated society for  the  prevention  of
 cruelty to animals, humane society, pound, animal shelter or any author-
 ized  agents  thereof,  hereinafter referred to for the purposes of this
 section as the "impounding organization", may file a petition, with  the
 court IN WHICH CRIMINAL CHARGES HAVE OR WILL BE BROUGHT, requesting that
 the  person  [from  whom an animal is seized or the owner of the animal]
 AGAINST WHOM CRIMINAL CHARGES ARE PENDING ("THE DEFENDANT")  be  ordered
 to  post a security. IF THE DEFENDANT IS ISSUED AN APPEARANCE TICKET, AS
 DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWENTY-SIX OF SECTION 1.20 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCE-
 DURE LAW, THE PETITION MAY BE FILED UPON THE ISSUANCE OF SUCH APPEARANCE
 TICKET OR WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME  THEREAFTER.  IN  ALL  OTHER  CIRCUM-
 STANCES, THE PETITION MAY BE FILED UPON ARRAIGNMENT OF CHARGES OR WITHIN
 A  REASONABLE  TIME  THEREAFTER.  The  district attorney prosecuting the
 charges may file and obtain  the  requested  relief  on  behalf  of  the
 impounding  organization  if requested to do so by the impounding organ-
 ization. The security shall be in an amount sufficient to secure payment
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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2017-A62A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4796
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §373, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A7969, S5727
2019-2020: A5552, S3707
2021-2022: A4986
2023-2024: A1121

2017-A62A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the proper venue for an impounding organization to file a petition for a security to be paid by the owner of a seized animal currently in the care of such organization.

2017-A62A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   62--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. PAULIN, McDONOUGH, SKOUFIS, JENNE -- read once
   and referred to the Committee on Agriculture -- 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  the
   proper  venue  for an impounding organization to file a petition for a
   security
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph a of subdivision 6 of section 373 of the agricul-
 ture  and markets law, as amended by chapter 531 of the laws of 2013, is
 amended to read as follows:
   a. If any animal is seized and impounded pursuant to the provisions of
 this section, section three hundred fifty-three-d  of  this  article  or
 section  three hundred seventy-five of this article for any violation of
 this article, upon arraignment of charges, or within a  reasonable  time
 thereafter,  the duly incorporated society for the prevention of cruelty
 to animals, humane society, pound,  animal  shelter  or  any  authorized
 agents thereof, hereinafter referred to for the purposes of this section
 as  the "impounding organization", may file a petition with the court IN
 WHICH CRIMINAL CHARGES HAVE BEEN FILED requesting that the  person  from
 whom an animal is seized or the owner of the animal be ordered to post a
 security.  The  district  attorney  prosecuting the charges may file and
 obtain the requested relief on behalf of the impounding organization  if
 requested to do so by the impounding organization. The security shall be
 in  an  amount  sufficient to secure payment for all reasonable expenses
 expected to be incurred by the impounding  organization  in  caring  and
 providing  for the animal pending disposition of the charges. Reasonable
 expenses shall include, but not be limited to,  estimated  medical  care
 and  boarding  of the animal for at least thirty days. The amount of the
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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