assembly Bill A464B

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Enacts the "elephant protection act" to prohibit the use of elephants in entertainment acts

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    • Passed Senate
    • Passed Assembly
  • Delivered to Governor
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Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Oct 19, 2017 signed chap.333
Oct 11, 2017 delivered to governor
Jun 06, 2017 returned to senate
passed assembly
Jun 05, 2017 ordered to third reading cal.483
substituted for a464b
Jun 05, 2017 substituted by s2098b
May 25, 2017 advanced to third reading cal.483
May 23, 2017 reported
May 16, 2017 print number 464b
May 16, 2017 amend and recommit to codes
reported referred to codes
May 10, 2017 print number 464a
May 10, 2017 amend (t) and recommit to agriculture
Jan 09, 2017 referred to agriculture

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A464 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2098
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Add §380, Ag & Mkts L; add §11-0540, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A10171, S7805

A464 - Summary

Enacts the "elephant protection act" to prohibit the use of elephants in entertainment acts.

A464 - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   464

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             January 9, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. PAULIN, SEPULVEDA, LUPARDO, MOSLEY, OTIS, MAGEE,
  WOERNER, LAWRENCE, ZEBROWSKI, DINOWITZ -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of
  A.    ENGLEBRIGHT, GLICK -- read once and referred to the Committee on
  Agriculture

AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to  prohib-
  iting the use of elephants in entertainment acts

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
the "elephant protection act".
  § 2. Legislative findings. The legislature hereby finds that:
  a. elephant abuse is a matter of worldwide concern, and the state as a
recognized  environmental  leader  should help assure the protection and
welfare of elephants;
  b. it is widely  recognized  that  elephants  used  for  entertainment
purposes  ("entertainment  elephants") suffer physical and psychological
harm due to the living  conditions  and  treatment  to  which  they  are
subjected,  resulting  in  increased mortality with life spans only one-
half as long as wild elephants;
  c. entertainment elephants are  trained  with  cruel  techniques  that
involve  the  use  of  objects to control and punish, such as bullhooks,
electric shocks, metal bars, whips, chaining, and other forms  of  phys-
ical restriction and painful coercion;
  d. entertainment elephants live in conditions that are in no way simi-
lar  to  their  natural habitat, including an unnatural diet, restricted
movement, inappropriate housing and a hostile climate;
  e. entertainment elephants are subjected  to  confinement  and  social
isolation,   leading  to  physiological,  behavioral  and  psychological
impairments;
  f. entertainment elephants transported into the state spend a  signif-
icant portion of their lives inside trucks, trains or trailers, enduring
additional physical restrictions and social isolation;
  g.  the use of elephants in entertainment provides a false and inaccu-
rate educational experience for children  and  adults,  often  including

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A464A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2098
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Add §380, Ag & Mkts L; add §11-0540, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A10171, S7805

A464A - Summary

Enacts the "elephant protection act" to prohibit the use of elephants in entertainment acts.

A464A - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 464--A

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             January 9, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. PAULIN, SEPULVEDA, LUPARDO, MOSLEY, OTIS, MAGEE,
  WOERNER, LAWRENCE, ZEBROWSKI, DINOWITZ, ROSENTHAL,  SKOUFIS,  BARRETT,
  BENEDETTO  -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, GLICK, SKAR-
  TADOS -- 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  and  the  environmental
  conservation  law,  in relation to prohibiting the use of elephants in
  entertainment acts

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
the "elephant protection act".
  § 2. Legislative findings. The legislature hereby finds that:
  a. elephant abuse is a matter of worldwide concern, and the state as a
recognized environmental leader should help assure  the  protection  and
welfare of elephants;
  b.  it  is  widely  recognized  that  elephants used for entertainment
purposes ("entertainment elephants") suffer physical  and  psychological
harm  due  to  the  living  conditions  and  treatment to which they are
subjected, resulting in increased mortality with life  spans  only  one-
half as long as wild elephants;
  c.  entertainment  elephants  are  trained  with cruel techniques that
involve the use of objects to control and  punish,  such  as  bullhooks,
electric  shocks,  metal bars, whips, chaining, and other forms of phys-
ical restriction and painful coercion;
  d. entertainment elephants live in conditions that are in no way simi-
lar to their natural habitat, including an  unnatural  diet,  restricted
movement, inappropriate housing and a hostile climate;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02319-10-7

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A464B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2098
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Add §380, Ag & Mkts L; add §11-0540, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A10171, S7805

A464B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "elephant protection act" to prohibit the use of elephants in entertainment acts.

A464B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 464--B

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             January 9, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. PAULIN, SEPULVEDA, LUPARDO, MOSLEY, OTIS, MAGEE,
  WOERNER, LAWRENCE, ZEBROWSKI, DINOWITZ, ROSENTHAL,  SKOUFIS,  BARRETT,
  BENEDETTO  -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, GLICK, SKAR-
  TADOS -- read once and referred to the  Committee  on  Agriculture  --
  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
  recommitted to said committee -- reported and referred to the  Commit-
  tee  on Codes -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted
  as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law  and  the  environmental
  conservation  law,  in relation to prohibiting the use of elephants in
  entertainment acts

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
the "elephant protection act".
  § 2. Legislative findings. The legislature hereby finds that:
  a. elephant abuse is a matter of worldwide concern, and the state as a
recognized environmental leader should help assure  the  protection  and
welfare of elephants;
  b.  it  is  widely  recognized  that  elephants used for entertainment
purposes ("entertainment elephants") suffer physical  and  psychological
harm  due  to  the  living  conditions  and  treatment to which they are
subjected, resulting in increased mortality with life  spans  only  one-
half as long as wild elephants;
  c.  entertainment  elephants  are  trained  with cruel techniques that
involve the use of objects to control and  punish,  such  as  bullhooks,
electric  shocks,  metal bars, whips, chaining, and other forms of phys-
ical restriction and painful coercion;
  d. entertainment elephants live in conditions that are in no way simi-
lar to their natural habitat, including an  unnatural  diet,  restricted
movement, inappropriate housing and a hostile climate;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.