S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
1834
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 17, 2019
___________
Introduced by M. of A. SANTABARBARA, WALSH, RA, LUPARDO, BYRNE, McDO-
NOUGH, L. ROSENTHAL, RIVERA, LAVINE, ABBATE, JAFFEE, GLICK, BRONSON,
STIRPE, COLTON, SEAWRIGHT, M. G. MILLER, PRETLOW, JOHNS, BLAKE, HUNT-
ER, PICHARDO, THIELE, CUSICK, DAVILA, ENGLEBRIGHT, COOK, D'URSO,
ORTIZ, OTIS, WEPRIN, PAULIN, GUNTHER, GALEF, BENEDETTO, STEC, B. MILL-
ER, BLANKENBUSH, NORRIS, MORINELLO, LAWRENCE, MONTESANO, GARBARINO,
GIGLIO, BRABENEC, FINCH, RAIA, CROUCH, MOSLEY, PALUMBO, JONES, HAWLEY,
M. L. MILLER, MALLIOTAKIS, DiPIETRO, FITZPATRICK, LALOR, BARCLAY,
PALMESANO, BARRETT, LIFTON, FAHY, HEVESI, DICKENS, BARNWELL, BUCHWALD,
TITUS, WILLIAMS, KOLB, DINOWITZ, RODRIGUEZ, VANEL, RICHARDSON --
Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. DenDEKKER, FRIEND, PHEFFER AMATO,
SIMON, WOERNER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Agricul-
ture
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
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03625-01-9