assembly Bill A757

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to aggravated cruelty to animals

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Jan 08, 2020 referred to agriculture
Jan 10, 2019 referred to agriculture

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A757 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2723
Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §353-a, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A6252, S4265
2017-2018: A3844, S4163
2021-2022: A2152, S960
2023-2024: A776, S761

A757 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to aggravated cruelty to animals.

A757 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   757

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 10, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL, WEPRIN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
  of A. HEVESI -- read once and referred to the Committee on Agriculture

AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation  to  aggra-
  vated cruelty to animals

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. 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,  with  no
justifiable  purpose,  he  or  she  intentionally kills or intentionally
causes [serious] physical injury to a companion animal  with  aggravated
cruelty.   For purposes of this section, "aggravated cruelty" shall mean
conduct which:  (i) is intended to cause extreme physical pain; or  (ii)
is done or carried out in an especially depraved or sadistic manner.
  § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02461-01-9