Assembly Bill A5699

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires the informed consent of the owner of a companion animal prior to euthanizing such animal

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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-A5699 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1555
Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Add §353-g, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A7589, S6218
2015-2016: A2356, S1177
2017-2018: A6611, S3090
2021-2022: S6209

2019-A5699 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts "Sir Henry's law" to require the informed consent of the owner of a companion animal prior to euthanizing such animal.

2019-A5699 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5699
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 14, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, COOK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
   A. ARROYO, GOTTFRIED, MOSLEY, PEOPLES-STOKES, PERRY,  RIVERA  --  read
   once and referred to the Committee on Agriculture
 
 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to informed
   consent of owners for euthanasia of a pet

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 "Sir Henry's law".
   §  2.  The  agriculture  and  markets  law  is amended by adding a new
 section 353-g to read as follows:
   § 353-G.  HUMANE  EUTHANASIA  OF  COMPANION  ANIMALS;  OWNER  INFORMED
 CONSENT.  1.  PRIOR TO THE HUMANE EUTHANASIA OF A COMPANION ANIMAL WHICH
 IS NOT LOST, STRAYED, HOMELESS OR ABANDONED, THE VETERINARIAN, WHO  WILL
 PERFORM  SUCH  PROCEDURE UPON THE ANIMAL, SHALL EXPLAIN TO THE COMPANION
 ANIMAL OWNER, WHO GRANTS CONSENT TO HAVING THE COMPANION ANIMAL  EUTHAN-
 IZED, IN A TRUTHFUL AND EASY TO UNDERSTAND MANNER:
   (A)  THE  VARIOUS  METHODS WHICH CAN BE UTILIZED TO HUMANELY EUTHANIZE
 THE COMPANION ANIMAL;
   (B) THE BENEFITS AND RISKS OF EACH SUCH METHOD;
   (C) THE NEGATIVE IMPACTS UPON THE ANIMAL OF EACH SUCH METHOD;
   (D) THE ALTERNATIVE METHOD OF HUMANE EUTHANASIA TO BE UTILIZED IF  THE
 PREFERRED  METHOD  CANNOT BE HUMANELY UTILIZED, AND THE NEGATIVE IMPACTS
 AND RISKS OF THE ALTERNATIVE METHOD; AND
   (E) FULLY ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THE COMPANION  ANIMAL  OWNER  HAS  WITH
 REGARD TO EUTHANIZING THE OWNER'S PET.
   2.  NO  COMPANION ANIMAL WHICH IS NOT LOST, STRAYED, HOMELESS OR ABAN-
 DONED SHALL BE EUTHANIZED BY MEANS OF INTRACARDIAC INJECTION UNLESS  THE
 ANIMAL IS HEAVILY SEDATED, ANESTHETIZED OR COMATOSE. HOWEVER, A LICENSED
 VETERINARIAN  MAY  PERFORM  EUTHANASIA  BY  INTRACARDIAC  INJECTION UPON
 ANIMALS THAT ARE NOT HEAVILY SEDATED, ANESTHETIZED OR COMATOSE ONLY WHEN
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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