Senate Bill S5054

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the confinement of companion animals in unattended motor vehicles under conditions that endanger the health or well-being of an animal

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A7053 - Signed by Governor

  • 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-S5054 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7053
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §353-d, Ag & Mkts L

2019-S5054 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the confinement of companion animals in unattended motor vehicles under conditions that endanger the health or well-being of an animal and what can be done in the event an animal is seen suffering; adds paid or volunteer firefighters and emergency services personnel as persons authorized to remove such companion animals from unattended vehicles because of extreme temperatures; and provides penalties.

2019-S5054 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5054 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
     S. 5054                                                  A. 7053
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                       S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 4, 2019
                                ___________
 
 IN  SENATE  --  Introduced  by  Sens.  LAVALLE, MARTINEZ, BOYLE, BROOKS,
   SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when  printed  to  be
   committed to the Committee on Domestic Animal Welfare
 
 IN  ASSEMBLY  --  Introduced  by M. of A. THIELE, CAHILL, CRESPO, ENGLE-
   BRIGHT, McDONOUGH, MONTESANO, MORINELLO, RAIA,  L. ROSENTHAL,  D'URSO,
   LUPARDO,  FERNANDEZ  --  Multi-Sponsored  by  -- M. of A. BLAKE, COOK,
   GALEF, JAFFEE, B. MILLER, MOSLEY, SIMON -- read once and  referred  to
   the Committee on Agriculture
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  agriculture and markets law, in relation to the
   confinement of companion animals in unattended  motor  vehicles  under
   conditions that endanger the health or well-being of an animal
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 353-d of the agriculture and markets law, as  added
 by chapter 586 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
   § 353-d. Confinement of companion animals in vehicles: extreme temper-
 atures.  1.  A  person  shall  not confine a companion animal in a motor
 vehicle in extreme heat or cold  without  proper  ventilation  or  other
 protection  from such extreme temperatures where such confinement places
 the companion animal in imminent danger of  death  or  serious  physical
 injury due to exposure to such extreme heat or cold.
   2.  Where the operator of such a vehicle cannot be promptly located, a
 police officer, peace officer, [or] peace officer acting as an agent  of
 a  duly  incorporated humane society, EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSON-
 NEL, PAID FIREFIGHTER, OR VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER WHO IN  THE  PERFORMANCE
 OF SUCH VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER'S DUTIES ARE DIRECTED TO RESPOND TO A CALL
 FOR  ASSISTANCE  FOR  SUCH ANIMAL may take necessary steps to remove the
 animal or animals from the vehicle.
   3. Police officers, peace officers  [or],  peace  officers  acting  as
 agents of a duly incorporated humane society, EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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