Senate Bill S2167A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to orders of protection with respect to companion animals

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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-S2167 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A668
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: S7394, A10661
2019-2020: S1251, A767
2021-2022: S3039, A510
2023-2024: S5309, A39

2017-S2167 - 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-S2167 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S2167 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2167
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 12, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  SERINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and Families
 
 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.

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2017-S2167A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A668
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: S7394, A10661
2019-2020: S1251, A767
2021-2022: S3039, A510
2023-2024: S5309, A39

2017-S2167A (ACTIVE) - 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-S2167A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S2167A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2167--A
     Cal. No. 131
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 12, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  SERINO, AVELLA -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to  the  Committee  on  Children  and
   Families  --  recommitted to the Committee on Children and Families in
   accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported favorably from  said
   committee,  ordered  to  first  and  second report, ordered to a third
   reading, passed by Senate and delivered  to  the  Assembly,  recalled,
   vote  reconsidered,  restored  to  third  reading, amended and ordered
   reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading
 
 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,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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