NY State Senate Bill S5532B

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jul 22, 2019	signed chap.107 delivered to governor
Jun 04, 2019	returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading cal.476 substituted for a1303b referred to codes delivered to assembly passed senate
Jun 03, 2019	ordered to third reading cal.1150 committee discharged and committed to rules
May 31, 2019	print number 5532b
May 31, 2019	amend and recommit to domestic animal welfare
May 29, 2019	print number 5532a
May 29, 2019	amend and recommit to domestic animal welfare
May 06, 2019	referred to domestic animal welfare

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S5532 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A1303
Law Section:: Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:: Add §381, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2015-2016: S5084, A1297
2017-2018: S3376, A595

S5532 - Summary

Relates to the prohibition of declawing of cats; makes such violation punishable by a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000.

S5532 - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S5532

SPONSOR: GIANARIS
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the agriculture and markets law, in
relation to prohibiting the declawing of cats

 
PURPOSE:

This bill prohibits the performance of declawing procedures on cats.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section one amends the agriculture and markets law by adding a new
section 381 prohibiting the practice of declawing a cat.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Cats' claws play an important role in various aspects of their lives.
Cats use their claws to assist in climbing and maintaining balance, to
help them fully stretch, to relieve stress through kneading and to

escape danger. When a person has its animal declawed, usually in an
attempt to protect furniture, they do fundamental damage to that animal
both physically and in behavioral ways. There are harmless ways to
manage undesirable behavior through simple training and other estab-
lished methods.

Declawing, also known as onychectomy, involves the removal of all or
most of the last bone of each of the toes of the front feet, and
tendons, nerves and ligaments that allow for normal function of the paw
are severed, resulting in intense and chronic pain and other serious
medical issues. Abscesses often develop as the area comes into contact
with dirt or litter, and sometimes regrowth can occur spontaneously
resulting in sharp pain or infection. After the claws are removed, the
animal tends to shift its gait and where it places most of its weight,
causing strain on its leg joints and spine, which can lead to early
onset arthritis and prolonged back and joint pain.

Declawed cats often develop behavioral problems that lead to their being
surrendered to animal shelters where they are, for the most part, not
adoptable.

Declawing is currently banned in nearly 10 cities in California and in
many countries around the world, including Switzerland, Israel and the
U.K. This bill seeks to ban such practice in New York State.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2018: Died in Agriculture
2017: Died in Rules
2016: Died in Agriculture
2015: Died in Agriculture

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This bill shall take effect immediately.

S5532 - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                  5532

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               May 6, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. GIANARIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Domestic Animal Welfare

AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to  prohib-
  iting the declawing of cats

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

  Section 1. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a  new
section 381 to read as follows:
  §  381.  PROHIBITION  OF  THE  DECLAWING  OF  CATS. 1. NO PERSON SHALL
PERFORM AN ONYCHECTOMY (DECLAWING), PARTIAL OR COMPLETE PHLANGECTOMY  OR
TENDONECTOMY  PROCEDURE  BY  ANY  MEANS ON A CAT WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW
YORK, EXCEPT WHEN NECESSARY FOR  A  THERAPEUTIC  PURPOSE.    THERAPEUTIC
PURPOSE MEANS THE NECESSITY TO ADDRESS THE PHYSICAL MEDICAL CONDITION OF
THE  CAT,  SUCH AS AN EXISTING OR RECURRING ILLNESS, INFECTION, DISEASE,
INJURY OR ABNORMAL CONDITION IN THE  CLAW  THAT  COMPROMISES  THE  CAT'S
HEALTH.  THERAPEUTIC  PURPOSE  DOES  NOT  INCLUDE  COSMETIC OR AESTHETIC
REASONS OR REASONS OF CONVENIENCE IN KEEPING OR HANDLING THE CAT.
  2. ANY PERSON WHO PERFORMS AN ONYCHECTOMY, PARTIAL OR COMPLETE  PHLAN-
GECTOMY  OR  TENDONECTOMY  PROCEDURE  ON ANY CAT WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW
YORK SHALL BE GUILTY OF A VIOLATION  OF  THIS  SECTION  WHICH  SHALL  BE
PUNISHABLE BY A CIVIL PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS.
  § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06056-01-9

Co-Sponsors

S5532A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A1303
Law Section:: Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:: Add §381, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2015-2016: S5084, A1297
2017-2018: S3376, A595

S5532A - Summary

Relates to the prohibition of declawing of cats; makes such violation punishable by a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000.

S5532A - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S5532A

SPONSOR: GIANARIS
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the agriculture and markets law, in
relation to prohibiting the declawing of cats

 
PURPOSE:

This bill prohibits the performance of declawing procedures on cats.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section one amends the agriculture and markets law by adding a new
section 381 prohibiting the practice of declawing a cat.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Cats' claws play an important role in various aspects of their lives.
Cats use their claws to assist in climbing and maintaining balance, to
help them fully stretch, to relieve stress through kneading and to

escape danger. When a person has its animal declawed, usually in an
attempt to protect furniture, they do fundamental damage to that animal
both physically and in behavioral ways. There are harmless ways to
manage undesirable behavior through simple training and other estab-
lished methods.

Declawing, also known as onychectomy, involves the removal of all or
most of the last bone of each of the toes of the front feet, and
tendons, nerves and ligaments that allow for normal function of the paw
are severed, resulting in intense and chronic pain and other serious
medical issues. Abscesses often develop as the area comes into contact
with dirt or litter, and sometimes regrowth can occur spontaneously
resulting in sharp pain or infection. After the claws are removed, the
animal tends to shift its gait and where it places most of its weight,
causing strain on its leg joints and spine, which can lead to early
onset arthritis and prolonged back and joint pain.

Declawed cats often develop behavioral problems that lead to their being
surrendered to animal shelters where they are, for the most part, not
adoptable.

Declawing is currently banned in nearly 10 cities in California and in
many countries around the world, including Switzerland, Israel and the
U.K. This bill seeks to ban such practice in New York State.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2018: Died in Agriculture
2017: Died in Rules
2016: Died in Agriculture
2015: Died in Agriculture

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This bill shall take effect immediately.

S5532A - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                 5532--A

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               May 6, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. GIANARIS, RIVERA -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on  Domestic  Animal
  Welfare  --  committee  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to  prohib-
  iting the declawing of cats

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

  Section 1. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a  new
section 381 to read as follows:
  §  381.  PROHIBITION  OF  THE  DECLAWING  OF  CATS. 1. NO PERSON SHALL
PERFORM AN ONYCHECTOMY (DECLAWING), PARTIAL OR COMPLETE PHLANGECTOMY  OR
TENDONECTOMY  PROCEDURE  BY  ANY  MEANS ON A CAT WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW
YORK, EXCEPT WHEN NECESSARY FOR  A  THERAPEUTIC  PURPOSE.    THERAPEUTIC
PURPOSE MEANS THE NECESSITY TO ADDRESS THE PHYSICAL MEDICAL CONDITION OF
THE  CAT,  SUCH AS AN EXISTING OR RECURRING ILLNESS, INFECTION, DISEASE,
INJURY OR ABNORMAL CONDITION IN THE  CLAW  THAT  COMPROMISES  THE  CAT'S
HEALTH.  THERAPEUTIC  PURPOSE  DOES  NOT  INCLUDE  COSMETIC OR AESTHETIC
REASONS OR REASONS OF CONVENIENCE IN KEEPING OR HANDLING THE CAT.
  2. ANY PERSON WHO PERFORMS AN ONYCHECTOMY, PARTIAL OR COMPLETE  PHLAN-
GECTOMY  OR  TENDONECTOMY  PROCEDURE  ON ANY CAT WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW
YORK IN VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF  THIS  SECTION
SHALL  BE  PUNISHABLE  BY  A  CIVIL  PENALTY  NOT TO EXCEED ONE THOUSAND
DOLLARS.
  § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06056-03-9

Co-Sponsors

S5532B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A1303
Law Section:: Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:: Add §381, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2015-2016: S5084, A1297
2017-2018: S3376, A595

S5532B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the prohibition of declawing of cats; makes such violation punishable by a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000.

S5532B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S5532B

SPONSOR: GIANARIS
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the agriculture and markets law, in
relation to prohibiting the declawing of cats

 
PURPOSE:

This bill prohibits the performance of declawing procedures on cats.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section one amends the agriculture and markets law by adding a new
section 381 prohibiting the practice of declawing a cat.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Cats' claws play an important role in various aspects of their lives.
Cats use their claws to assist in climbing and maintaining balance, to
help them fully stretch, to relieve stress through kneading and to

escape danger. When a person has its animal declawed, usually in an
attempt to protect furniture, they do fundamental damage to that animal
both physically and in behavioral ways. There are harmless ways to
manage undesirable behavior through simple training and other estab-
lished methods.

Declawing, also known as onychectomy, involves the removal of all or
most of the last bone of each of the toes of the front feet, and
tendons, nerves and ligaments that allow for normal function of the paw
are severed, resulting in intense and chronic pain and other serious
medical issues. Abscesses often develop as the area comes into contact
with dirt or litter, and sometimes regrowth can occur spontaneously
resulting in sharp pain or infection. After the claws are removed, the
animal tends to shift its gait and where it places most of its weight,
causing strain on its leg joints and spine, which can lead to early
onset arthritis and prolonged back and joint pain.

Declawed cats often develop behavioral problems that lead to their being
surrendered to animal shelters where they are, for the most part, not
adoptable.

Declawing is currently banned in nearly 10 cities in California and in
many countries around the world, including Switzerland, Israel and the
U.K. This bill seeks to ban such practice in New York State.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2018: Died in Agriculture 2017: Died in Rules
2016: Died in Agriculture 2015: Died in Agriculture

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This bill shall take effect immediately.

S5532B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                 5532--B

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               May 6, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. GIANARIS, RIVERA -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on  Domestic  Animal
  Welfare  --  committee  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
  amended and recommitted to said  committee  --  committee  discharged,
  bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as amended and recommitted to said
  committee

AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to  prohib-
  iting the declawing of cats

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

  Section 1. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a  new
section 381 to read as follows:
  §  381.  PROHIBITION  OF  THE  DECLAWING  OF  CATS. 1. NO PERSON SHALL
PERFORM AN ONYCHECTOMY (DECLAWING), PARTIAL OR COMPLETE PHALANGECTOMY OR
TENDONECTOMY PROCEDURE BY ANY MEANS ON A CAT WITHIN  THE  STATE  OF  NEW
YORK,  EXCEPT  WHEN  NECESSARY  FOR A THERAPEUTIC PURPOSE.   THERAPEUTIC
PURPOSE MEANS THE NECESSITY TO ADDRESS THE PHYSICAL MEDICAL CONDITION OF
THE CAT, SUCH AS AN EXISTING OR RECURRING ILLNESS,  INFECTION,  DISEASE,
INJURY  OR  ABNORMAL  CONDITION  IN  THE CLAW THAT COMPROMISES THE CAT'S
HEALTH. THERAPEUTIC PURPOSE  DOES  NOT  INCLUDE  COSMETIC  OR  AESTHETIC
REASONS OR REASONS OF CONVENIENCE IN KEEPING OR HANDLING THE CAT.
  2. ANY PERSON WHO PERFORMS AN ONYCHECTOMY, PARTIAL OR COMPLETE PHALAN-
GECTOMY  OR  TENDONECTOMY  PROCEDURE  ON ANY CAT WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW
YORK IN VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF  THIS  SECTION
SHALL  BE  PUNISHABLE  BY  A  CIVIL  PENALTY  NOT TO EXCEED ONE THOUSAND
DOLLARS.
  § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06056-04-9

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S5532 - Details

S5532 - Summary

S5532 - Sponsor Memo

S5532 - Bill Text download pdf

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S5532A - Details

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S5532A - Sponsor Memo

S5532A - Bill Text download pdf

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S5532B (ACTIVE) - Details

S5532B (ACTIVE) - Summary

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S5532B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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S5532 - Details

S5532 - Summary

S5532 - Sponsor Memo

S5532 - Bill Text download pdf

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