Senate Bill S7388

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the presence of a companion animal when executing a warrant for eviction or dispossession of property

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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-S7388 - Details

Law Section:
Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §749, RPAP L

2017-S7388 - Summary

Relates to the presence of a companion animal when executing a warrant for eviction or dispossession of property and directs the executing officer to make arrangements for the safe removal of such animal.

2017-S7388 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S7388 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7388
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 11, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. TEDISCO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction  and
   Community Development
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  real  property  actions and proceedings law, in
   relation to the presence  of  a  companion  animal  when  executing  a
   warrant for eviction or dispossession of property

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 749 of the real  property  actions
 and  proceedings  law, as amended by chapter 256 of the laws of 2009, is
 amended to read as follows:
   2. (A) The officer to whom the warrant is directed and delivered shall
 give at least seventy-two  hours  notice,  excluding  any  period  which
 occurs  on a Saturday, Sunday or a public holiday, in writing and in the
 manner prescribed in this article for the service of a notice  of  peti-
 tion,  to  the person or persons to be evicted or dispossessed and shall
 execute the warrant between the hours of sunrise and sunset.
   (B) SUCH OFFICER SHALL CHECK SUCH  PROPERTY  FOR  THE  PRESENCE  OF  A
 COMPANION  ANIMAL  PRIOR  TO  EXECUTING SUCH WARRANT AND COORDINATE WITH
 SUCH PERSON OR PERSONS TO  BE  EVICTED  OR  DISPOSSESSED  FOR  THE  SAFE
 REMOVAL  OF  SUCH  COMPANION ANIMAL. "COMPANION ANIMAL," AS USED IN THIS
 PARAGRAPH, SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS IN SUBDIVISION FIVE OF SECTION
 THREE HUNDRED FIFTY OF THE AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13519-01-7



              

2017-S7388A - Details

Law Section:
Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §749, RPAP L

2017-S7388A - Summary

Relates to the presence of a companion animal when executing a warrant for eviction or dispossession of property and directs the executing officer to make arrangements for the safe removal of such animal.

2017-S7388A - Sponsor Memo

2017-S7388A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7388--A
     Cal. No. 354
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 11, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. TEDISCO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction  and
   Community  Development  --  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  real  property  actions  and  proceedings  law,  in
   relation  to  the  presence  of  a  companion  animal when executing a
   warrant for eviction or dispossession of property
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision 2 of section 749 of the real property actions
 and proceedings law, as amended by chapter 256 of the laws of  2009,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   2. (A) The officer to whom the warrant is directed and delivered shall
 give  at  least  seventy-two  hours  notice,  excluding any period which
 occurs on a Saturday, Sunday or a public holiday, in writing and in  the
 manner  prescribed  in this article for the service of a notice of peti-
 tion, to the person or persons to be evicted or dispossessed  and  shall
 execute the warrant between the hours of sunrise and sunset.
   (B)  SUCH  OFFICER  SHALL  CHECK  SUCH  PROPERTY FOR THE PRESENCE OF A
 COMPANION ANIMAL PRIOR TO EXECUTING SUCH  WARRANT  AND  COORDINATE  WITH
 SUCH  PERSON OR PERSONS TO BE EVICTED OR DISPOSSESSED TO PROVIDE FOR THE
 SAFE AND PROPER CARE OF  SUCH  COMPANION  ANIMAL  OR  ANIMALS.  IF  SUCH
 PERSONS  TO  BE EVICTED OR DISPOSSESSED CANNOT BE FOUND AFTER REASONABLE
 EFFORTS ARE MADE TO COORDINATE WITH SUCH  PERSONS,  SUCH  OFFICER  SHALL
 PROMPTLY  COORDINATE  WITH  A  DULY  INCORPORATED HUMANE SOCIETY, A DULY
 INCORPORATED SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO  ANIMALS,  OR  ANY
 POUND  MAINTAINED  BY  OR  UNDER  CONTRACT OR AGREEMENT WITH ANY COUNTY,
 CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE ASSOCIATION FOR THE SAFE REMOVAL OF SUCH COMPANION
 ANIMAL OR ANIMALS. SUCH OFFICER SHALL MAKE REASONABLE EFFORTS TO PROVIDE
 NOTICE TO THE PERSON OR PERSONS TO BE EVICTED REGARDING THE LOCATION  OF
 SUCH  COMPANION  ANIMAL OR ANIMALS. DISPOSITION OF SUCH COMPANION ANIMAL
 OR ANIMALS SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS  OF  SECTIONS  ONE
 
              

2017-S7388B (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §749, RPAP L

2017-S7388B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the presence of a companion animal when executing a warrant for eviction or dispossession of property and directs the executing officer to make arrangements for the safe removal of such animal.

2017-S7388B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S7388B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7388--B
     Cal. No. 354
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 11, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. TEDISCO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction  and
   Community  Development  --  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 -- again amended and ordered  reprinted,  retaining  its
   place in the order of third reading
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  real  property  actions and proceedings law, in
   relation to the presence  of  a  companion  animal  when  executing  a
   warrant for eviction or dispossession of property
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 749 of the real  property  actions
 and  proceedings  law, as amended by chapter 256 of the laws of 2009, is
 amended to read as follows:
   2. (A) The officer to whom the warrant is directed and delivered shall
 give at least seventy-two  hours  notice,  excluding  any  period  which
 occurs  on a Saturday, Sunday or a public holiday, in writing and in the
 manner prescribed in this article for the service of a notice  of  peti-
 tion,  to  the person or persons to be evicted or dispossessed and shall
 execute the warrant between the hours of sunrise and sunset.
   (B) SUCH OFFICER SHALL CHECK SUCH  PROPERTY  FOR  THE  PRESENCE  OF  A
 COMPANION  ANIMAL  PRIOR  TO  EXECUTING SUCH WARRANT AND COORDINATE WITH
 SUCH PERSON OR PERSONS TO BE EVICTED OR DISPOSSESSED TO PROVIDE FOR  THE
 SAFE  AND  PROPER  CARE  OF  SUCH  COMPANION  ANIMAL OR ANIMALS. IF SUCH
 PERSONS TO BE EVICTED OR DISPOSSESSED CANNOT BE FOUND  AFTER  REASONABLE
 EFFORTS  ARE  MADE TO COORDINATE WITH SUCH PERSONS, OR IF SUCH PERSON IS
 FOUND AND DECLINES TO TAKE POSSESSION OF SUCH ANIMAL  OR  ANIMALS,  SUCH
 OFFICER  SHALL  PROMPTLY  COORDINATE  WITH  THE DULY INCORPORATED HUMANE
 SOCIETY, DULY INCORPORATED SOCIETY FOR  THE  PREVENTION  OF  CRUELTY  TO
 ANIMALS  OR  POUND MAINTAINED BY OR UNDER CONTRACT OR AGREEMENT WITH THE
 MUNICIPALITY IN WHICH THE ANIMAL WAS FOUND FOR THE SAFE REMOVAL OF  SUCH
 COMPANION  ANIMAL OR ANIMALS. SUCH OFFICER SHALL MAKE REASONABLE EFFORTS
 TO PROVIDE NOTICE TO THE PERSON OR PERSONS TO BE EVICTED  REGARDING  THE
 
              

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