S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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1633
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 11, 2021
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Introduced by M. of A. SANTABARBARA, WALSH, RA, LUPARDO, BYRNE, McDO-
NOUGH, L. ROSENTHAL, J. RIVERA, LAVINE, ABBATE, GLICK, BRONSON,
STIRPE, COLTON, SEAWRIGHT, PRETLOW, HUNTER, PICHARDO, THIELE, CUSICK,
DAVILA, ENGLEBRIGHT, COOK, OTIS, WEPRIN, PAULIN, GUNTHER, GALEF, BENE-
DETTO, B. MILLER, BLANKENBUSH, NORRIS, MORINELLO, MONTESANO,
J. M. GIGLIO, BRABENEC, JONES, HAWLEY, M. MILLER, DiPIETRO, FITZPA-
TRICK, LALOR, BARCLAY, PALMESANO, BARRETT, FAHY, HEVESI, DICKENS,
BARNWELL, WILLIAMS, DINOWITZ, RODRIGUEZ, VANEL, RICHARDSON -- Multi-
Sponsored by -- M. of A. FRIEND, PHEFFER AMATO, SIMON, WOERNER --
read once and referred to the Committee on Agriculture
AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to expand-
ing the definition of aggravated cruelty to animals to include harm to
animals during the commission of a felony
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as "Kirby and
Quigley's Law".
§ 2. 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[,]: EITHER
(A) with no justifiable purpose, he or she intentionally kills or
intentionally causes serious physical injury, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION
TWENTY-NINE OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED EIGHT OF THIS CHAPTER, to a companion
animal with aggravated cruelty[.]; OR
(B) IN THE COURSE OF COMMISSION OF A FELONY, OR OF IMMEDIATE FLIGHT
THEREFROM, HE OR SHE CAUSES INTENTIONAL PHYSICAL INJURY, AS DEFINED IN
SUBDIVISION TWENTY-EIGHT OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED EIGHT OF THIS CHAPTER,
OR DEATH TO A COMPANION ANIMAL.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03411-01-1