Senate Bill S4796

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the proper venue for an impounding organization to file a petition for a security

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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-S4796 - Details

Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §373, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S5727
2019-2020: S3707

2017-S4796 - Summary

Relates to the proper venue for an impounding organization to file a petition for a security to be paid by the owner of a seized animal currently in the care of such organization.

2017-S4796 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S4796 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4796
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 1, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- 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  the
   posting  of security by a person against whom certain criminal charges
   are pending

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph a and subparagraph 1 of paragraph b of subdivi-
 sion 6 of section 373 of the agriculture and markets law, as amended  by
 chapter 531 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
   a. If any animal is seized and impounded pursuant to the provisions of
 this  section,  section three hundred fifty-three-d [of this article] or
 [section] three hundred seventy-five of this article for  any  violation
 of  this  article,  [upon arraignment of charges, or within a reasonable
 time thereafter,] the duly incorporated society for  the  prevention  of
 cruelty to animals, humane society, pound, animal shelter or any author-
 ized  agents  thereof,  hereinafter referred to for the purposes of this
 section as the "impounding organization", may file a petition, with  the
 court IN WHICH CRIMINAL CHARGES HAVE OR WILL BE BROUGHT, requesting that
 the  person  [from  whom an animal is seized or the owner of the animal]
 AGAINST WHOM CRIMINAL CHARGES ARE PENDING ("THE DEFENDANT")  be  ordered
 to  post a security. IF THE DEFENDANT IS ISSUED AN APPEARANCE TICKET, AS
 DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWENTY-SIX OF SECTION 1.20 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCE-
 DURE LAW, THE PETITION MAY BE FILED UPON THE ISSUANCE OF SUCH APPEARANCE
 TICKET OR WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME  THEREAFTER.  IN  ALL  OTHER  CIRCUM-
 STANCES, THE PETITION MAY BE FILED UPON ARRAIGNMENT OF CHARGES OR WITHIN
 A  REASONABLE  TIME  THEREAFTER.  The  district attorney prosecuting the
 charges may file and obtain  the  requested  relief  on  behalf  of  the
 impounding  organization  if requested to do so by the impounding organ-
 ization. The security shall be in an amount sufficient to secure payment
 for all reasonable expenses expected to be incurred  by  the  impounding
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2017-S4796A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §373, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S5727
2019-2020: S3707

2017-S4796A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the proper venue for an impounding organization to file a petition for a security to be paid by the owner of a seized animal currently in the care of such organization.

2017-S4796A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S4796A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4796--A
     Cal. No. 938
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 1, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on  Agriculture  --  reported
   favorably  from  said  committee,  ordered to first and second report,
   ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered  reprinted,  retaining
   its place in the order of third reading

 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  agriculture and markets law, in relation to the
   proper venue for an impounding organization to file a petition  for  a
   security
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph a of subdivision 6 of section 373 of the agricul-
 ture and markets law, as amended by chapter 531 of the laws of 2013,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   a. If any animal is seized and impounded pursuant to the provisions of
 this  section,  section  three  hundred fifty-three-d of this article or
 section three hundred seventy-five of this article for any violation  of
 this  article,  upon arraignment of charges, or within a reasonable time
 thereafter, the duly incorporated society for the prevention of  cruelty
 to  animals,  humane  society,  pound,  animal shelter or any authorized
 agents thereof, hereinafter referred to for the purposes of this section
 as the "impounding organization", may file a petition with the court  IN
 WHICH  CRIMINAL  CHARGES HAVE BEEN FILED requesting that the person from
 whom an animal is seized or the owner of the animal be ordered to post a
 security. The district attorney prosecuting the  charges  may  file  and
 obtain  the requested relief on behalf of the impounding organization if
 requested to do so by the impounding organization. The security shall be
 in an amount sufficient to secure payment for  all  reasonable  expenses
 expected  to  be  incurred  by the impounding organization in caring and
 providing for the animal pending disposition of the charges.  Reasonable
 expenses  shall  include,  but not be limited to, estimated medical care
 and boarding of the animal for at least thirty days. The amount  of  the
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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