assembly Bill A8177

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Prohibits the administration of psychoactive drugs to an animal in a zoo in certain situations

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Jan 05, 2022 referred to environmental conservation
Jul 09, 2021 referred to environmental conservation

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A8177 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7284
Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §11-0541, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A3545, S5898

A8177 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the administration of psychoactive drugs to an animal in a zoo in order to allow another animal to procreate with such animal.

A8177 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8177
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               July 9, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. GONZALEZ-ROJAS -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
   prohibiting the administration of psychoactive drugs to an animal in a
   zoo in certain situations

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by  adding  a
 new section 11-0541 to read as follows:
 § 11-0541. PSYCHOACTIVE DRUG ADMINISTRATION TO ANIMALS IN A ZOO.
   1.  A  ZOO SHALL NOT ADMINISTER PSYCHOACTIVE DRUGS TO AN ANIMAL IN ITS
 CARE IN ORDER TO ALLOW ANOTHER ANIMAL TO PROCREATE WITH SUCH ANIMAL.
   2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, A "ZOO" MEANS  A  FACILITY  WHERE
 NON-NATIVE ANIMALS ARE HOUSED, HELD, FED OR PROVIDED FOR IN ANY MANNER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11832-01-1