NY State Assembly Bill 2017-A668A

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Mar 19, 2018	print number 668a
Mar 19, 2018	amend and recommit to judiciary
Jan 03, 2018	referred to judiciary
Jan 09, 2017	referred to judiciary

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2017-A668 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:: S2167
Current Committee:: Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:: Family Court Act
Laws Affected:: Amd §§352.3, 446, 551, 656, 759, 842 & 1056, Fam Ct Act; amd §§530.12 & 530.13, CP L; amd §§240 & 252, Dom Rel L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2015-2016: A10661, S7394
2019-2020: A767, S1251
2021-2022: A510, S3039
2023-2024: A39, S5309
2025-2026: A5815, S4613

2017-A668 - Summary

Relates to orders of protection with respect to companion animals; provides further protection for pets by authorizing the court to order a party to either relinquish a pet or to refrain from any contact with a pet.

2017-A668 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    668
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ROSENTHAL  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Judiciary
 
 AN ACT to amend the family court act, the criminal procedure law and the
   domestic relations law, in relation to an  order  of  protection  with
   respect to companion animals

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 352.3 of the family court act,  as
 amended  by  chapter  532  of  the  laws  of 2008, is amended to read as
 follows:
   (1) Upon the issuance of an order pursuant to  section  315.3  or  the
 entry  of an order of disposition pursuant to section 352.2, a court may
 enter an order of protection  against  any  respondent  for  good  cause
 shown. The order may require that the respondent: (a) stay away from the
 home,  school,  business  or  place  of employment of the victims of the
 alleged offense; or (b) refrain from harassing, intimidating,  threaten-
 ing  or  otherwise interfering with the victim or victims of the alleged
 offense and such members of the family or household of  such  victim  or
 victims  as  shall  be specifically named by the court in such order; or
 (c) refrain from intentionally injuring or killing,  without  justifica-
 tion,  any companion animal the respondent knows to be owned, possessed,
 leased, kept or held by [the person protected by the order] EITHER PARTY
 or a minor child residing in [such person's] EITHER PARTY'S household OR
 A DESIGNATED PARTY AS DETERMINED BY THE COURT; OR (D) RELINQUISH CUSTODY
 OF ANY COMPANION ANIMAL OWNED, POSSESSED, LEASED, KEPT OR HELD BY EITHER
 PARTY OR A MINOR CHILD RESIDING IN THE HOUSEHOLD TO THE PETITIONER OR  A
 DESIGNATED  PARTY  AS  DETERMINED  BY  THE COURT; OR (E) TO REFRAIN FROM
 HAVING CONTACT WITH ANY COMPANION ANIMAL OWNED, POSSESSED, LEASED,  KEPT
 OR HELD BY WITHER PARTY OR A MINOR CHILD RESIDING IN THE HOUSEHOLD OR IN
 THE  CUSTODY  OF  A  DESIGNATED  PARTY PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (D) OF THIS
 SUBDIVISION. "Companion animal", as used in this subdivision, shall have
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD01788-01-7

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 the same meaning as in subdivision five of section three  hundred  fifty
 of the agriculture and markets law.
   §  2.  Subdivision  (h)  of  section  446  of the family court act, as
 amended by chapter 526 of the laws  of  2013,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   (h)  1.  to  refrain  from  intentionally injuring or killing, without
 justification, any companion animal the respondent knows  to  be  owned,
 possessed,  leased,  kept or held by [the person protected by the order]
 EITHER PARTY or a minor child residing in [such person's] EITHER PARTY'S
 household[.] OR A DESIGNATED PARTY AS DETERMINED BY THE COURT; OR
   2. TO RELINQUISH CUSTODY OF ANY  COMPANION  ANIMAL  OWNED,  POSSESSED,
 LEASED,  KEPT  OR  HELD BY EITHER PARTY OR A MINOR CHILD RESIDING IN THE
 HOUSEHOLD TO THE PETITIONER OR A DESIGNATED PARTY AS DETERMINED  BY  THE
 COURT; OR
   3.  TO  REFRAIN  FROM  HAVING CONTACT WITH ANY COMPANION ANIMAL OWNED,
 POSSESSED, LEASED, KEPT OR HELD BY EITHER PARTY OR A MINOR CHILD  RESID-
 ING  IN  THE HOUSEHOLD, OR IN THE CUSTODY OF A DESIGNATED PARTY PURSUANT
 TO PARAGRAPH TWO OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   4. "Companion animal", as used in this section, shall  have  the  same
 meaning  as  in  subdivision  five of section three hundred fifty of the
 agriculture and markets law;
   § 3. Subdivision (i) of section  551  of  the  family  court  act,  as
 amended  by  chapter  526  of  the  laws  of 2013, is amended to read as
 follows:
   (i) 1. to refrain from  intentionally  injuring  or  killing,  without
 justification,  any  companion  animal the respondent knows to be owned,
 possessed, leased, kept or held by [the person protected by  the  order]
 EITHER PARTY or a minor child residing in [such person's] EITHER PARTY'S
 household[.] OR A DESIGNATED PARTY AS DETERMINED BY THE COURT; OR
   2.  TO  RELINQUISH  CUSTODY  OF ANY COMPANION ANIMAL OWNED, POSSESSED,
 LEASED, KEPT OR HELD BY EITHER PARTY OR A MINOR CHILD  RESIDING  IN  THE
 HOUSEHOLD  TO  THE PETITIONER OR A DESIGNATED PARTY AS DETERMINED BY THE
 COURT; OR
   3. TO REFRAIN FROM HAVING CONTACT WITH  ANY  COMPANION  ANIMAL  OWNED,
 POSSESSED,  LEASED, KEPT OR HELD BY EITHER PARTY OR A MINOR CHILD RESID-
 ING IN THE HOUSEHOLD, OR IN THE CUSTODY OF A DESIGNATED  PARTY  PURSUANT
 TO PARAGRAPH TWO OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   4.  "Companion  animal",  as used in this section, shall have the same
 meaning as in subdivision five of section three  hundred  fifty  of  the
 agriculture and markets law;
   §  4.  Subdivision  (i)  of  section  656  of the family court act, as
 amended by chapter 526 of the laws  of  2013,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   (i)  1.  to  refrain  from  intentionally injuring or killing, without
 justification, any companion animal the respondent knows  to  be  owned,
 possessed,  leased,  kept  or held by [the petitioner] EITHER PARTY or a
 minor child residing in the household[.] OR A DESIGNATED PARTY AS DETER-
 MINED BY THE COURT; OR
   2. TO RELINQUISH CUSTODY OF ANY  COMPANION  ANIMAL  OWNED,  POSSESSED,
 LEASED,  KEPT  OR  HELD BY EITHER PARTY OR A MINOR CHILD RESIDING IN THE
 HOUSEHOLD TO THE PETITIONER OR A DESIGNATED PARTY AS DETERMINED  BY  THE
 COURT; OR
   3.  TO  REFRAIN  FROM  HAVING CONTACT WITH ANY COMPANION ANIMAL OWNED,
 POSSESSED, LEASED, KEPT OR HELD BY EITHER PARTY OR A MINOR CHILD  RESID-
 ING  IN  THE HOUSEHOLD, OR IN THE CUSTODY OF A DESIGNATED PARTY PURSUANT
 TO PARAGRAPH TWO OF THIS SUBDIVISION.

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   4. "Companion animal", as used in this section, shall  have  the  same
 meaning  as  in  subdivision  five of section three hundred fifty of the
 agriculture and markets law;
   §  5. Subdivision (h) of section 759 of the family court act, as added
 by chapter 253 of the laws of 2006, paragraph 1 as  amended  by  chapter
 532 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
   (h)  1.  to  refrain  from  intentionally injuring or killing, without
 justification, any companion animal the respondent knows  to  be  owned,
 possessed,  leased,  kept or held by [the person protected by the order]
 EITHER PARTY or a minor child residing in [such person's] EITHER PARTY'S
 household[.] OR A DESIGNATED PARTY AS DETERMINED BY THE COURT; OR
   2. TO RELINQUISH CUSTODY OF ANY  COMPANION  ANIMAL  OWNED,  POSSESSED,
 LEASED,  KEPT  OR  HELD BY EITHER PARTY OR A MINOR CHILD RESIDING IN THE
 HOUSEHOLD TO THE PETITIONER OR A DESIGNATED PARTY AS DETERMINED  BY  THE
 COURT; OR
   3.  TO  REFRAIN  FROM  HAVING CONTACT WITH ANY COMPANION ANIMAL OWNED,
 POSSESSED, LEASED, KEPT OR HELD BY EITHER PARTY OR A MINOR CHILD  RESID-
 ING  IN  THE HOUSEHOLD, OR IN THE CUSTODY OF A DESIGNATED PARTY PURSUANT
 TO PARAGRAPH TWO OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   4. "Companion animal", as used in this section, shall  have  the  same
 meaning  as  in  subdivision  five of section three hundred fifty of the
 agriculture and markets law.
   § 6. Subdivision (i) of section  842  of  the  family  court  act,  as
 amended  by  chapter  526  of  the  laws  of 2013, is amended to read as
 follows:
   (i) 1. to refrain from  intentionally  injuring  or  killing,  without
 justification,  any  companion  animal the respondent knows to be owned,
 possessed, leased, kept or held by [the petitioner] EITHER  PARTY  or  a
 minor child residing in the household[.] OR A DESIGNATED PARTY AS DETER-
 MINED BY THE COURT; OR
   2.  TO  RELINQUISH  CUSTODY  OF ANY COMPANION ANIMAL OWNED, POSSESSED,
 LEASED, KEPT OR HELD BY EITHER PARTY OR A MINOR CHILD  RESIDING  IN  THE
 HOUSEHOLD  TO  THE PETITIONER OR A DESIGNATED PARTY AS DETERMINED BY THE
 COURT; OR
   3. TO REFRAIN FROM HAVING CONTACT WITH  ANY  COMPANION  ANIMAL  OWNED,
 POSSESSED,  LEASED, KEPT OR HELD BY EITHER PARTY OR A MINOR CHILD RESID-
 ING IN THE HOUSEHOLD, OR IN THE CUSTODY OF A DESIGNATED  PARTY  PURSUANT
 TO PARAGRAPH TWO OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   4.  "Companion  animal",  as used in this section, shall have the same
 meaning as in subdivision five of section three  hundred  fifty  of  the
 agriculture and markets law;
   §  7.  Paragraph  (g)  of  subdivision 1 of section 1056 of the family
 court act, as amended by chapter 526 of the laws of 2013, is amended  to
 read as follows:
   (g)  1.  to  refrain  from  intentionally injuring or killing, without
 justification, any companion animal the respondent knows  to  be  owned,
 possessed,  leased,  kept or held by [the person protected by the order]
 EITHER PARTY or a minor child residing in [such person's] EITHER PARTY'S
 household[.] OR A DESIGNATED PARTY AS DETERMINED BY THE COURT; OR
   2. TO RELINQUISH CUSTODY OF ANY  COMPANION  ANIMAL  OWNED,  POSSESSED,
 LEASED,  KEPT  OR  HELD BY EITHER PARTY OR A MINOR CHILD RESIDING IN THE
 HOUSEHOLD TO THE PETITIONER OR A DESIGNATED PARTY AS DETERMINED  BY  THE
 COURT; OR
   3.  TO  REFRAIN  FROM  HAVING CONTACT WITH ANY COMPANION ANIMAL OWNED,
 POSSESSED, LEASED, KEPT OR HELD BY EITHER PARTY OR A MINOR CHILD  RESID-

 A. 668                              4
 
 ING  IN  THE HOUSEHOLD, OR IN THE CUSTODY OF A DESIGNATED PARTY PURSUANT
 TO SUBPARAGRAPH TWO OF THIS PARAGRAPH.
   4.  "Companion  animal",  as used in this section, shall have the same
 meaning as in subdivision five of section three  hundred  fifty  of  the
 agriculture and markets law;
   §  8.  Subparagraph  6  of  paragraph  (a) of subdivision 1 of section
 530.12 of the criminal procedure law, as amended by chapter 526  of  the
 laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
   (6)  (A)  to  refrain  from intentionally injuring or killing, without
 justification, any companion animal the defendant  knows  to  be  owned,
 possessed,  leased, kept or held by [the victim] EITHER PARTY or a minor
 child residing in the household OR A DESIGNATED PARTY AS  DETERMINED  BY
 THE COURT; OR
   (B)  TO  RELINQUISH  CUSTODY OF ANY COMPANION ANIMAL OWNED, POSSESSED,
 LEASED, KEPT OR HELD BY EITHER PARTY OR A MINOR CHILD  RESIDING  IN  THE
 HOUSEHOLD  TO  THE PETITIONER OR A DESIGNATED PARTY AS DETERMINED BY THE
 COURT; OR
   (C) TO REFRAIN FROM HAVING CONTACT WITH ANY  COMPANION  ANIMAL  OWNED,
 POSSESSED,  LEASED, KEPT OR HELD BY EITHER PARTY OR A MINOR CHILD RESID-
 ING IN THE HOUSEHOLD, OR IN THE CUSTODY OF A DESIGNATED  PARTY  PURSUANT
 TO ITEM (B) OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH.
   [(B)]  (D) "Companion animal", as used in this section, shall have the
 same meaning as in subdivision five of section three  hundred  fifty  of
 the agriculture and markets law;
   §  9. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 1 of section 530.13 of the criminal
 procedure law, as added by chapter 253 of the laws of 2006,  is  amended
 to read as follows:
   (c)  1.  to  refrain  from  intentionally injuring or killing, without
 justification, any companion animal the defendant  knows  to  be  owned,
 possessed,  leased,  kept  or  held by such victim or victims or a minor
 child residing in such victim's or victims' household[.]; OR
   2. TO REFRAIN FROM HAVING CONTACT WITH  ANY  COMPANION  ANIMAL  OWNED,
 POSSESSED,  LEASED,  KEPT  OR  HELD BY SUCH VICTIM OR VICTIMS OR A MINOR
 CHILD RESIDING IN SUCH VICTIM'S OR VICTIMS' HOUSEHOLD.
   3. "Companion animal", as used in this section, shall  have  the  same
 meaning  as  in  subdivision  five of section three hundred fifty of the
 agriculture and markets law.
   § 10. Subparagraph 7 of paragraph (a) of subdivision 3 of section  240
 of  the domestic relations law, as amended by chapter 526 of the laws of
 2013, is amended to read as follows:
   (7) (I) to refrain from intentionally  injuring  or  killing,  without
 justification,  any  companion  animal the respondent knows to be owned,
 possessed, leased, kept or held by [the person protected by  the  order]
 EITHER PARTY or a minor child residing in [such person's] EITHER PARTY'S
 household OR DESIGNATED PARTY AS DETERMINED BY THE COURT; OR
   (II)  TO  RELINQUISH CUSTODY OF ANY COMPANION ANIMAL OWNED, POSSESSED,
 LEASED, KEPT OR HELD BY EITHER PARTY OR A MINOR CHILD  RESIDING  IN  THE
 HOUSEHOLD  TO  THE PETITIONER OR A DESIGNATED PARTY AS DETERMINED BY THE
 COURT; OR
   (III) TO REFRAIN FROM HAVING CONTACT WITH ANY COMPANION ANIMAL  OWNED,
 POSSESSED,  LEASED, KEPT OR HELD BY EITHER PARTY OR A MINOR CHILD RESID-
 ING IN THE HOUSEHOLD, OR IN THE CUSTODY OF A DESIGNATED  PARTY  PURSUANT
 TO ITEM (II) OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH.
   (IV)  "Companion animal," as used in this section, shall have the same
 meaning as in subdivision five of section three  hundred  fifty  of  the
 agriculture and markets law;

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   §  11.  Paragraph  (g) of subdivision 1 of section 252 of the domestic
 relations law, as amended by chapter 526 of the laws of 2013, is amended
 to read as follows:
   (g)  (1)  to  refrain  from intentionally injuring or killing, without
 justification, any companion animal the respondent knows  to  be  owned,
 possessed,  leased,  kept or held by [the person protected by the order]
 EITHER PARTY   or a minor  child  residing  in  [such  person's]  EITHER
 PARTY'S household OR DESIGNATED PARTY AS DETERMINED BY THE COURT; OR
   (2)  TO  RELINQUISH  CUSTODY OF ANY COMPANION ANIMAL OWNED, POSSESSED,
 LEASED, KEPT OR HELD BY EITHER PARTY OR A MINOR CHILD  RESIDING  IN  THE
 HOUSEHOLD  TO  THE PETITIONER OR A DESIGNATED PARTY AS DETERMINED BY THE
 COURT; OR
   (3) TO REFRAIN FROM HAVING CONTACT WITH ANY  COMPANION  ANIMAL  OWNED,
 POSSESSED,  LEASED, KEPT OR HELD BY EITHER PARTY OR A MINOR CHILD RESID-
 ING IN THE HOUSEHOLD, OR IN THE CUSTODY OF A DESIGNATED  PARTY  PURSUANT
 TO SUBPARAGRAPH TWO OF THIS PARAGRAPH.
   (4)  "Companion  animal," as used in this section, shall have the same
 meaning as in subdivision five of section three  hundred  fifty  of  the
 agriculture and markets law;
   § 12. This act shall take effect immediately.

2017-A668A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:: S2167
Current Committee:: Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:: Family Court Act
Laws Affected:: Amd §§352.3, 446, 551, 656, 759, 842 & 1056, Fam Ct Act; amd §§530.12 & 530.13, CP L; amd §§240 & 252, Dom Rel L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2015-2016: A10661, S7394
2019-2020: A767, S1251
2021-2022: A510, S3039
2023-2024: A39, S5309
2025-2026: A5815, S4613

2017-A668A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2017-A668A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  668--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 -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Judiciary -- recommitted to the Committee on Judiciary in
   accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee

 AN ACT to amend the family court act, the criminal procedure law and the
   domestic relations law, in relation to an  order  of  protection  with
   respect to companion animals
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 352.3 of the family court act,  as
 amended  by  chapter  532  of  the  laws  of 2008, is amended to read as
 follows:
   (1) Upon the issuance of an order pursuant to  section  315.3  or  the
 entry  of an order of disposition pursuant to section 352.2, a court may
 enter an order of protection  against  any  respondent  for  good  cause
 shown. The order may require that the respondent: (a) stay away from the
 home,  school,  business  or  place  of employment of the victims of the
 alleged offense; or (b) refrain from harassing, intimidating,  threaten-
 ing  or  otherwise interfering with the victim or victims of the alleged
 offense and such members of the family or household of  such  victim  or
 victims  as  shall  be specifically named by the court in such order; or
 (c) refrain from intentionally injuring or killing,  without  justifica-
 tion,  any companion animal the respondent knows to be owned, possessed,
 leased, kept or held by the [person protected by the  order]  PETITIONER
 or  a  minor  child  residing  in  [such  person's]  THE PETITIONER'S OR
 RESPONDENT'S household. SUCH ORDER MAY ALSO  GRANT  THE  PETITIONER  THE
 EXCLUSIVE  CARE,  CUSTODY  OR  CONTROL  OF  ANY  ANIMAL  THAT  IS OWNED,
 POSSESSED, LEASED, KEPT OR HELD BY THE PETITIONER, THE RESPONDENT  OR  A
 MINOR  CHILD RESIDING IN THE RESIDENCE OR HOUSEHOLD OF THE PETITIONER OR
 THE RESPONDENT, AND ORDER THE RESPONDENT TO STAY AWAY  FROM  THE  ANIMAL
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD01788-07-8

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 AND  FORBID  THE RESPONDENT FROM TAKING, TRANSFERRING, CONCEALING, HARM-
 ING, OR OTHERWISE DISPOSING OF THE ANIMAL. "Companion animal",  as  used
 in  this subdivision, shall have the same meaning as in subdivision five
 of section three hundred fifty of the agriculture and markets law.
   § 2. Paragraph 1 of subdivision (h) of section 446 of the family court
 act,  as  amended by chapter 526 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read
 as follows:
   1. to refrain from intentionally injuring or killing,  without  justi-
 fication,  any  companion  animal  the  respondent  knows  to  be owned,
 possessed, leased, kept or held by the [person protected by  the  order]
 PETITIONER or a minor child residing in [such person's] THE PETITIONER'S
 OR  RESPONDENT'S household. SUCH ORDER MAY ALSO GRANT THE PETITIONER THE
 EXCLUSIVE CARE,  CUSTODY  OR  CONTROL  OF  ANY  ANIMAL  THAT  IS  OWNED,
 POSSESSED,  LEASED,  KEPT OR HELD BY THE PETITIONER, THE RESPONDENT OR A
 MINOR CHILD RESIDING IN THE RESIDENCE OR HOUSEHOLD OF THE PETITIONER  OR
 THE  RESPONDENT,  AND  ORDER THE RESPONDENT TO STAY AWAY FROM THE ANIMAL
 AND FORBID THE RESPONDENT FROM TAKING, TRANSFERRING,  CONCEALING,  HARM-
 ING, OR OTHERWISE DISPOSING OF THE ANIMAL.
   § 3. Paragraph 1 of subdivision (i) of section 551 of the family court
 act,  as  amended by chapter 526 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read
 as follows:
   1. to refrain from intentionally injuring or killing,  without  justi-
 fication,  any  companion  animal  the  respondent  knows  to  be owned,
 possessed, leased, kept or held by the [person protected by  the  order]
 PETITIONER or a minor child residing in [such person's] THE PETITIONER'S
 OR  RESPONDENT'S household. SUCH ORDER MAY ALSO GRANT THE PETITIONER THE
 EXCLUSIVE CARE,  CUSTODY  OR  CONTROL  OF  ANY  ANIMAL  THAT  IS  OWNED,
 POSSESSED,  LEASED,  KEPT OR HELD BY THE PETITIONER, THE RESPONDENT OR A
 MINOR CHILD RESIDING IN THE RESIDENCE OR HOUSEHOLD OF THE PETITIONER  OR
 THE  RESPONDENT,  AND  ORDER THE RESPONDENT TO STAY AWAY FROM THE ANIMAL
 AND FORBID THE RESPONDENT FROM TAKING, TRANSFERRING,  CONCEALING,  HARM-
 ING, OR OTHERWISE DISPOSING OF THE ANIMAL.
   § 4. Paragraph 1 of subdivision (i) of section 656 of the family court
 act,  as  amended by chapter 526 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read
 as follows:
   1. to refrain from intentionally injuring or killing,  without  justi-
 fication,  any  companion  animal  the  respondent  knows  to  be owned,
 possessed, leased, kept or held by  the  petitioner  or  a  minor  child
 residing  in  the PETITIONER'S OR RESPONDENT'S household. SUCH ORDER MAY
 ALSO GRANT THE PETITIONER THE EXCLUSIVE CARE, CUSTODY OR CONTROL OF  ANY
 ANIMAL THAT IS OWNED, POSSESSED, LEASED, KEPT OR HELD BY THE PETITIONER,
 THE  RESPONDENT  OR A MINOR CHILD RESIDING IN THE RESIDENCE OR HOUSEHOLD
 OF THE PETITIONER OR THE RESPONDENT, AND ORDER THE  RESPONDENT  TO  STAY
 AWAY  FROM  THE  ANIMAL  AND  FORBID  THE RESPONDENT FROM TAKING, TRANS-
 FERRING, CONCEALING, HARMING, OR OTHERWISE DISPOSING OF THE ANIMAL.
   § 5. Paragraph 1 of subdivision (h) of section 759 of the family court
 act, as amended by chapter 532 of the laws of 2008, is amended  to  read
 as follows:
   1.  to  refrain from intentionally injuring or killing, without justi-
 fication, any  companion  animal  the  respondent  knows  to  be  owned,
 possessed,  leased,  kept or held by the [person protected by the order]
 PETITIONER or a minor child residing in [such person's] THE PETITIONER'S
 OR RESPONDENT'S household. SUCH ORDER MAY ALSO GRANT THE PETITIONER  THE
 EXCLUSIVE  CARE,  CUSTODY  OR  CONTROL  OF  ANY  ANIMAL  THAT  IS OWNED,
 POSSESSED, LEASED, KEPT OR HELD BY THE PETITIONER, THE RESPONDENT  OR  A
 MINOR  CHILD RESIDING IN THE RESIDENCE OR HOUSEHOLD OF THE PETITIONER OR

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 THE RESPONDENT, AND ORDER THE RESPONDENT TO STAY AWAY  FROM  THE  ANIMAL
 AND  FORBID  THE RESPONDENT FROM TAKING, TRANSFERRING, CONCEALING, HARM-
 ING, OR OTHERWISE DISPOSING OF THE ANIMAL.
   § 6. Paragraph 1 of subdivision (i) of section 842 of the family court
 act,  as  amended by chapter 526 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read
 as follows:
   1. to refrain from intentionally injuring or killing,  without  justi-
 fication,  any  companion  animal  the  respondent  knows  to  be owned,
 possessed, leased, kept or held by  the  petitioner  or  a  minor  child
 residing  in  the PETITIONER'S OR RESPONDENT'S household. SUCH ORDER MAY
 ALSO GRANT THE PETITIONER THE EXCLUSIVE CARE, CUSTODY OR CONTROL OF  ANY
 ANIMAL THAT IS OWNED, POSSESSED, LEASED, KEPT OR HELD BY THE PETITIONER,
 THE  RESPONDENT  OR A MINOR CHILD RESIDING IN THE RESIDENCE OR HOUSEHOLD
 OF THE PETITIONER OR THE RESPONDENT, AND ORDER THE  RESPONDENT  TO  STAY
 AWAY  FROM  THE  ANIMAL  AND  FORBID  THE RESPONDENT FROM TAKING, TRANS-
 FERRING, CONCEALING, HARMING, OR OTHERWISE DISPOSING OF THE ANIMAL.
   § 7. Subparagraph 1 of paragraph (g) of subdivision 1 of section  1056
 of  the family court act, as amended by chapter 526 of the laws of 2013,
 is amended to read as follows:
   1. to refrain from intentionally injuring or killing,  without  justi-
 fication,  any  companion  animal  the  respondent  knows  to  be owned,
 possessed, leased, kept or held by the [person protected by  the  order]
 PETITIONER or a minor child residing in [such person's] THE PETITIONER'S
 OR  RESPONDENT'S household. SUCH ORDER MAY ALSO GRANT THE PETITIONER THE
 EXCLUSIVE CARE,  CUSTODY  OR  CONTROL  OF  ANY  ANIMAL  THAT  IS  OWNED,
 POSSESSED,  LEASED,  KEPT OR HELD BY THE PETITIONER, THE RESPONDENT OR A
 MINOR CHILD RESIDING IN THE RESIDENCE OR HOUSEHOLD OF THE PETITIONER  OR
 THE  RESPONDENT,  AND  ORDER THE RESPONDENT TO STAY AWAY FROM THE ANIMAL
 AND FORBID THE RESPONDENT FROM TAKING, TRANSFERRING,  CONCEALING,  HARM-
 ING, OR OTHERWISE DISPOSING OF THE ANIMAL.
   § 8. Clause (A) of subparagraph 6 of paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of
 section  530.12 of the criminal procedure law, as amended by chapter 526
 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
   (A) to refrain from intentionally injuring or killing, without  justi-
 fication,  any  companion  animal  the  defendant  knows  to  be  owned,
 possessed, leased, kept or held by the victim or a minor child  residing
 in  the VICTIM'S OR DEFENDANT'S household. SUCH ORDER MAY ALSO GRANT THE
 VICTIM THE EXCLUSIVE CARE, CUSTODY OR CONTROL  OF  ANY  ANIMAL  THAT  IS
 OWNED, POSSESSED, LEASED, KEPT OR HELD BY THE VICTIM, THE DEFENDANT OR A
 MINOR  CHILD RESIDING IN THE RESIDENCE OR HOUSEHOLD OF THE VICTIM OR THE
 DEFENDANT, AND ORDER THE DEFENDANT TO STAY  AWAY  FROM  THE  ANIMAL  AND
 FORBID  THE DEFENDANT FROM TAKING, TRANSFERRING, CONCEALING, HARMING, OR
 OTHERWISE DISPOSING OF THE ANIMAL.
   § 9. Subparagraph 1 of paragraph  (c)  of  subdivision  1  of  section
 530.13  of  the  criminal  procedure law, as added by chapter 253 of the
 laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows:
   1. to refrain from intentionally injuring or killing,  without  justi-
 fication,  any  companion  animal  the  defendant  knows  to  be  owned,
 possessed, leased, kept or held by such victim or  victims  or  a  minor
 child  residing  in such victim's or victims' household.  SUCH ORDER MAY
 ALSO GRANT THE VICTIM THE EXCLUSIVE CARE,  CUSTODY  OR  CONTROL  OF  ANY
 ANIMAL THAT IS OWNED, POSSESSED, LEASED, KEPT OR HELD BY THE VICTIM, THE
 DEFENDANT OR A MINOR CHILD RESIDING IN THE RESIDENCE OR HOUSEHOLD OF THE
 VICTIM  OR  THE DEFENDANT, AND ORDER THE DEFENDANT TO STAY AWAY FROM THE
 ANIMAL AND FORBID THE DEFENDANT FROM TAKING,  TRANSFERRING,  CONCEALING,
 HARMING, OR OTHERWISE DISPOSING OF THE ANIMAL.

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   § 10. Subparagraph 7 of paragraph a of subdivision 3 of section 240 of
 the  domestic  relations  law,  as amended by chapter 526 of the laws of
 2013, is amended to read as follows:
   (7)  to refrain from intentionally injuring or killing, without justi-
 fication, any  companion  animal  the  respondent  knows  to  be  owned,
 possessed,  leased,  kept or held by the [person protected by the order]
 PETITIONER or a minor child residing in [such person's] THE PETITIONER'S
 OR RESPONDENT'S household. SUCH ORDER MAY ALSO GRANT THE PETITIONER  THE
 EXCLUSIVE  CARE,  CUSTODY  OR  CONTROL  OF  ANY  ANIMAL  THAT  IS OWNED,
 POSSESSED, LEASED, KEPT OR HELD BY THE PETITIONER, THE RESPONDENT  OR  A
 MINOR  CHILD RESIDING IN THE RESIDENCE OR HOUSEHOLD OF THE PETITIONER OR
 THE RESPONDENT, AND ORDER THE RESPONDENT TO STAY AWAY  FROM  THE  ANIMAL
 AND  FORBID  THE RESPONDENT FROM TAKING, TRANSFERRING, CONCEALING, HARM-
 ING, OR OTHERWISE DISPOSING OF THE ANIMAL. "Companion animal,"  as  used
 in  this  section, shall have the same meaning as in subdivision five of
 section three hundred fifty of the agriculture and markets law;
   § 11. Paragraph (g) of subdivision 1 of section 252  of  the  domestic
 relations law, as amended by chapter 526 of the laws of 2013, is amended
 to read as follows:
   (g)  to refrain from intentionally injuring or killing, without justi-
 fication, any  companion  animal  the  respondent  knows  to  be  owned,
 possessed,  leased,  kept or held by the [person protected by the order]
 PETITIONER or a minor child residing in [such person's] THE PETITIONER'S
 OR RESPONDENT'S household.  SUCH ORDER MAY ALSO GRANT THE PETITIONER THE
 EXCLUSIVE CARE,  CUSTODY  OR  CONTROL  OF  ANY  ANIMAL  THAT  IS  OWNED,
 POSSESSED,  LEASED,  KEPT OR HELD BY THE PETITIONER, THE RESPONDENT OR A
 MINOR CHILD RESIDING IN THE RESIDENCE OR HOUSEHOLD OF THE PETITIONER  OR
 THE  RESPONDENT,  AND  ORDER THE RESPONDENT TO STAY AWAY FROM THE ANIMAL
 AND FORBID THE RESPONDENT FROM TAKING, TRANSFERRING,  CONCEALING,  HARM-
 ING,  OR  OTHERWISE DISPOSING OF THE ANIMAL. "Companion animal," as used
 in this section, shall have the same meaning as in subdivision  five  of
 section three hundred fifty of the agriculture and markets law;
   § 12. This act shall take effect immediately.

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Assembly Bill A668A

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