S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2017-2018 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
February 6, 2017
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Introduced by Sens. KRUEGER, ADDABBO, AVELLA, FUNKE, GOLDEN, HAMILTON,
HOYLMAN, MURPHY, PERALTA, PERKINS, SERINO, SERRANO, STAVISKY -- read
twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the
Committee on Agriculture
AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to aggra-
vated cruelty to 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 353-a of the agriculture and
markets law, as added by chapter 118 of the laws of 1999, is amended to
read as follows:
1. A person is guilty of aggravated cruelty to animals when, with no
justifiable purpose, he or she intentionally kills or intentionally
causes [serious] physical injury to a companion animal with aggravated
cruelty. For purposes of this section, "aggravated cruelty" shall mean
conduct which: (i) is intended to cause extreme physical pain; or (ii)
is done or carried out in an especially depraved or sadistic manner.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD05265-01-7