Assembly Bill A1170

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires veterinarians to report suspected animal cruelty

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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-A1170 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7815
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §6714, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9346, S6659
2017-2018: A4904, S621

2019-A1170 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires veterinarians to report suspected animal cruelty to the police, duly incorporated society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, peace officer, district attorney's office, animal control officer, department of agriculture and markets, or other appropriate government agency and to turn over necessary records.

2019-A1170 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1170
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 14, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL, GOTTFRIED -- read once and referred
   to the Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to mandating the report-
   ing of suspected animal cruelty by veterinarians
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subdivision 2 of section 6714 of
 the education law, as added by chapter 653 of  the  laws  of  2003,  are
 amended to read as follows:
   (a)  When  a veterinarian reasonably and in good faith suspects that a
 companion animal's injury, illness or condition is the result of  animal
 cruelty  or  a  violation  of any state or federal law pertaining to the
 care, treatment, abuse or neglect of a companion animal, the veterinari-
 an [may] SHALL report the incident and disclose records  concerning  the
 companion  animal's condition and treatment to the police, duly incorpo-
 rated society for the prevention of cruelty to animals,  peace  officer,
 district  attorney's office, animal control officer, department of agri-
 culture and markets, other appropriate government agency, or  any  agent
 thereof.
   (b) When a veterinarian reasonably believes that disclosure of records
 as  defined  in  this  section,  is  necessary  to protect the health or
 welfare of a companion animal, a person or the public, the  veterinarian
 [may] SHALL disclose such records to the police, duly incorporated soci-
 ety  for  the  prevention  of  cruelty to animals, peace officer, animal
 control officer, department of agriculture and markets, other  appropri-
 ate government agency, or any agent thereof.
   §  2.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03390-01-9

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