| Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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| Jun 12, 2018 | referred to rules delivered to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.104 rules report cal.104 |
| Jun 11, 2018 | reported |
| Jun 07, 2018 | reported referred to rules |
| Apr 16, 2018 | print number 8157a |
| Apr 16, 2018 | amend (t) and recommit to environmental conservation |
| Jan 03, 2018 | referred to environmental conservation |
| Jun 07, 2017 | reported referred to rules |
| May 31, 2017 | referred to environmental conservation |
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Co-Sponsors
Linda Rosenthal
Deborah Glick
William Colton
A8157 - Details
A8157 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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8157
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
May 31, 2017
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Introduced by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Environmental Conservation
AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to
prohibiting the issuance of permits authorizing the use of wild
animals and elephants in circuses
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a
new section 11-0540 to read as follows:
§ 11-0540. PROHIBITION ON THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS AUTHORIZING THE USE OF
WILD ANIMALS AND ELEPHANTS IN CIRCUSES.
1. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL NOT ISSUE A PERMIT OR LICENSE, INCLUDING, BUT
NOT LIMITED TO, AN EDUCATION OR EXHIBITION PERMIT OR AN ENDANGERED OR
THREATENED SPECIES LICENSE, AUTHORIZING THE EXHIBITION OF A WILD ANIMAL,
OR ELEPHANT, IN A CIRCUS, NOTWITHSTANDING A VALID UNITED STATES DEPART-
MENT OF AGRICULTURE LICENSE.
2. SUCH A PROHIBITION SHALL NOT APPLY TO:
A. AN ACCREDITED ZOO ACCREDITED BY THE ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS AND AQUARI-
UMS;
B. A WILDLIFE SANCTUARY.
§ 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2020.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD11926-02-7
Co-Sponsors
Linda Rosenthal
Deborah Glick
William Colton
Anthony D'Urso
A8157A (ACTIVE) - Details
A8157A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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8157--A
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
May 31, 2017
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Introduced by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, L. ROSENTHAL, GLICK, COLTON -- read
once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation --
recommitted to the Committee on Environmental Conservation in accord-
ance 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 environmental conservation law, in relation to
prohibiting the issuance of permits authorizing the use of wild
animals in circuses
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a
new section 11-0541 to read as follows:
§ 11-0541. PROHIBITION ON THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS AUTHORIZING THE USE OF
WILD ANIMALS IN CIRCUSES.
1. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL NOT ISSUE A PERMIT OR LICENSE, INCLUDING, BUT
NOT LIMITED TO, AN EDUCATION OR EXHIBITION PERMIT OR AN ENDANGERED OR
THREATENED SPECIES LICENSE, AUTHORIZING THE EXHIBITION OF A WILD ANIMAL
IN A CIRCUS, NOTWITHSTANDING A VALID UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRI-
CULTURE LICENSE.
2. SUCH A PROHIBITION SHALL NOT APPLY TO:
A. AN ACCREDITED ZOO ACCREDITED BY THE ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS AND AQUARI-
UMS;
B. A WILDLIFE SANCTUARY.
§ 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2021.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD11926-03-8