Assembly Bill A4516

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Prohibits clauses in leases requiring the declawing of 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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2019-A4516 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Real Property Law
Laws Affected:
Add §235-h, RP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A11709
2011-2012: A3362
2013-2014: A3902
2015-2016: A3695
2017-2018: A3928

2019-A4516 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits clauses in residential leases requiring the declawing of animals; provides that any person, firm or corporation who violates such provisions is guilty of a violation.

2019-A4516 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4516
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 4, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. GLICK, COLTON, L. ROSENTHAL, BUCHWALD -- Multi-
   Sponsored by -- M. of A. GOTTFRIED, PERRY -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Judiciary
 
 AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to prohibiting claus-
   es in leases requiring the declawing of animals

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  real property law is amended by adding a new section
 235-h to read as follows:
   § 235-H. LEASE PROVISIONS RELATED TO DECLAWING ANIMALS; PROHIBITED. 1.
 ANY PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION OWNING OR HAVING IN CHARGE ANY APARTMENT
 HOUSE, TENEMENT HOUSE OR OTHER BUILDING OR MOBILE  HOME  PARK  USED  FOR
 DWELLING  PURPOSES  WHO  SHALL,  IN ANY LEASE OF ANY OR PART OF ANY SUCH
 BUILDING OR MOBILE HOME PARK, HAVE  A  CLAUSE  THEREIN  REQUIRING  AS  A
 RESTRICTION TO OCCUPANCY THE DECLAWING OF ANY ANIMAL, SHALL BE GUILTY OF
 A VIOLATION.
   2. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
   (A)  "DECLAWING"  MEANS  PERFORMING,  PROCURING,  OR ARRANGING FOR ANY
 NON-THERAPEUTIC SURGICAL PROCEDURE, SUCH AS  ONYCHECTOMY,  TENDONECTOMY,
 OR  PHALANGECTOMY,  TO  REMOVE  OR  TO PREVENT THE NORMAL FUNCTION OF AN
 ANIMAL'S CLAW OR CLAWS; AND
   (B) "NON-THERAPEUTIC" MEANS A SURGICAL  PROCEDURE  THAT  IS  PERFORMED
 WITHOUT THERE BEING A MEDICAL NECESSITY TO ADDRESS THE MEDICAL CONDITION
 OF  AN  ANIMAL,  SUCH  AS  AN  EXISTING OR RECURRING ILLNESS, INFECTION,
 DISEASE, INJURY, OR ABNORMAL CONDITION  THAT  COMPROMISES  THE  ANIMAL'S
 HEALTH.
   §  2.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
 have become a law and shall apply to all leases entered into on or after
 such date.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05035-01-9

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