Senate Bill S1680

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Expands the definition of aggravated cruelty to animals to include harm to a companion animal during the commission of a felony

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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-S1680 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §353-a, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S5083
2013-2014: S2560
2015-2016: S2936
2019-2020: S186
2021-2022: S197
2023-2024: S96
2025-2026: S470

2017-S1680 - Summary

Enacts "Kirby and Quigley's Law"; expands the definition of aggravated cruelty to animals to include harm to a companion animal during the commission of a felony.

2017-S1680 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S1680 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1680
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. TEDISCO, AMEDORE, BOYLE, MARCHIONE, MURPHY, O'MARA
   -- 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  expand-
   ing the definition of aggravated cruelty to animals to include harm to
   animals during the commission of a felony
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as  "Kirby  and
 Quigley's Law."
   §  2.  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[,]: EITHER
   (A)  with  no  justifiable  purpose,  he or she intentionally kills or
 intentionally causes serious physical injury , AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION
 TWENTY-NINE OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED EIGHT OF THIS CHAPTER, to a companion
 animal with aggravated cruelty[.]; OR
   (B) IN THE COURSE OF COMMISSION OF A FELONY, OR  OF  IMMEDIATE  FLIGHT
 THEREFROM,  HE  OR SHE CAUSES PHYSICAL INJURY, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION
 TWENTY-EIGHT OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED EIGHT OF THIS CHAPTER, OR DEATH TO A
 COMPANION ANIMAL.
   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.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06410-01-7

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2017-S1680A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §353-a, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S5083
2013-2014: S2560
2015-2016: S2936
2019-2020: S186
2021-2022: S197
2023-2024: S96
2025-2026: S470

2017-S1680A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts "Kirby and Quigley's Law"; expands the definition of aggravated cruelty to animals to include harm to a companion animal during the commission of a felony.

2017-S1680A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S1680A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1680--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  TEDISCO, ADDABBO, AKSHAR, AMEDORE, AVELLA, BOYLE,
   BRESLIN,  BROOKS,  CROCI,  DILAN,  GOLDEN,  HELMING,  KENNEDY,  LANZA,
   LARKIN,  MARCHIONE,  MURPHY,  O'MARA,  PHILLIPS, RANZENHOFER, RITCHIE,
   SANDERS, SEWARD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to
   be committed to the Committee on Agriculture  --  recommitted  to  the
   Committee  on  Agriculture in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
   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 expand-
   ing the definition of aggravated cruelty to animals to include harm to
   animals during the commission of a felony
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  This  act  shall  be known and may be cited as "Kirby and
 Quigley's Law."
   § 2. 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[,]: EITHER
   (A) with no justifiable purpose, he  or  she  intentionally  kills  or
 intentionally causes serious physical injury , AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION
 TWENTY-NINE OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED EIGHT OF THIS CHAPTER, to a companion
 animal with aggravated cruelty[.]; OR
   (B)  IN  THE  COURSE OF COMMISSION OF A FELONY, OR OF IMMEDIATE FLIGHT
 THEREFROM, HE OR SHE CAUSES INTENTIONAL PHYSICAL INJURY, AS  DEFINED  IN
 SUBDIVISION  TWENTY-EIGHT  OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED EIGHT OF THIS CHAPTER,
 OR DEATH TO A COMPANION ANIMAL.
   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.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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

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