Assembly Bill A5809

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes an animal abuser statewide registry

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee


  • 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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2023-A5809 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Add §353-g, Ag & Mkts L

2023-A5809 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes an animal abuser statewide registry with community notification requirements.

2023-A5809 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5809
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 23, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GLICK -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Agriculture
 
 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation  to  estab-
   lishing an animal abuser registry
 
   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 353-g to read as follows:
   §  353-G. ANIMAL ABUSER REGISTRY. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE
 TERM "ANIMAL ABUSER" MEANS A PERSON OVER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE  WHO  HAS
 BEEN CONVICTED OF A FELONY VIOLATION OF ANY PROVISION OF THIS ARTICLE OR
 OF THE COMPARABLE STATUTES OF ANOTHER STATE.
   2.  ANY  ANIMAL  ABUSER PHYSICALLY WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THIS STATE
 FOR MORE THAN TEN CONSECUTIVE DAYS SHALL REGISTER WITH THE COUNTY  SHER-
 IFF  FOR THE COUNTY IN WHICH THE ANIMAL ABUSER IS LOCATED BEFORE THE END
 OF THE ELEVENTH DAY IN THE STATE.
   3. ANY PREVIOUSLY REGISTERED ANIMAL ABUSER SHALL REREGISTER  WITH  THE
 COUNTY  SHERIFF  FOR THE COUNTY IN WHICH THE ANIMAL ABUSER IS LOCATED NO
 LATER THAN TEN DAYS AFTER MOVING TO A NEW LOCATION WITHIN THE STATE.
   4. WHEN AN ANIMAL ABUSER REGISTERS WITH THE COUNTY SHERIFF, THE ANIMAL
 ABUSER SHALL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING REGISTRATION INFORMATION:
   (A) THE LEGAL NAME AND ANY OTHER NAMES  OR  ALIASES  THAT  THE  ANIMAL
 ABUSER IS USING OR HAS USED;
   (B) THE DATE OF BIRTH OF THE ANIMAL ABUSER;
   (C) THE SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER OF THE ANIMAL ABUSER;
   (D) THE CURRENT ADDRESS OR LOCATION OF THE ANIMAL ABUSER;
   (E) THE PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT OF THE ANIMAL ABUSER;
   (F)  THE  ANIMAL  PROTECTION  OFFENSE  FOR WHICH THE ANIMAL ABUSER WAS
 CONVICTED; AND
   (G) THE DATE AND PLACE OF THE ANIMAL PROTECTION OFFENSE CONVICTION  OF
 THE ANIMAL ABUSER.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09299-01-3
              

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