Senate Bill S5156

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the creation of crime database of all convictions of 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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2021-S5156 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1549
Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §837-w, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A6684
2011-2012: A1766
2013-2014: A239
2015-2016: S6812, A343
2017-2018: S2558, A317
2019-2020: S2602, A1090
2023-2024: A399

2021-S5156 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the creation of a crime database of all convictions in New York state of animal cruelty, fighting, neglect, abandonment and mistreatment; makes such crime database available to all law enforcement entities, district attorneys, duly incorporated humane societies, societies for the prevention of cruelty to animals, dog or cat protective associations and animal control officers.

2021-S5156 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S5156 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5156
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 25, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BROOKS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to  the  creation  of  an
   animal cruelty and animal fighting database
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Legislative findings. Studies in psychology, sociology  and
 criminology  have  demonstrated  that  violent offenders frequently have
 childhood and adolescent histories of serious and repeated animal cruel-
 ty. The Federal Bureau of Investigation has recognized  this  connection
 since  the  1970s  when  its  analysis  of  the  lives of serial killers
 suggested that most had killed or tortured animals  during  their  life.
 Other  research  has  shown  consistent patterns of animal cruelty among
 perpetrators of more common forms of violence,  including  child  abuse,
 spouse  abuse, and elder abuse, leading the American Psychiatric Associ-
 ation to consider animal cruelty as one of the  diagnostic  criteria  of
 conduct disorder.
   §  2.  The  executive  law is amended by adding a new section 837-w to
 read as follows:
   § 837-W. ANIMAL CRUELTY DATABASE.  1. THE DIVISION SHALL ESTABLISH AND
 MAINTAIN A CRIME DATABASE OF ALL CONVICTIONS IN NEW YORK STATE OF ANIMAL
 CRUELTY,  ANIMAL  FIGHTING,  ANIMAL  NEGLECT,  ANIMAL  ABANDONMENT,  AND
 MISTREATMENT  OF ANIMALS AS SET FORTH IN ARTICLE TWENTY-SIX OF THE AGRI-
 CULTURE AND MARKETS LAW AND THE PENAL LAW  WHERE  DATA  OF  SUCH  CRIMES
 SHALL  BE  COLLECTED AND DISPLAYED IN A MANNER THAT FACILITATES ANALYSIS
 AND THE  PROTECTION  OF  ANIMALS.  FOR  THE  PURPOSE  OF  THIS  SECTION,
 CONVICTIONS  SHALL  ALSO  INCLUDE  PLEAS  TO  A CHARGE OTHER THAN ANIMAL
 CRUELTY,  ANIMAL  FIGHTING,  ANIMAL  NEGLECT,  ANIMAL  ABANDONMENT,  AND
 MISTREATMENT  OF ANIMALS AS SET FORTH IN ARTICLE TWENTY-SIX OF THE AGRI-
 CULTURE AND MARKETS LAW AND THE PENAL LAW IN SATISFACTION OF THE  ANIMAL
 CRUELTY,  ANIMAL  FIGHTING,  ANIMAL NEGLECT, ANIMAL ABANDONMENT OR OTHER
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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