Assembly Bill A6047

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the confinement of companion animals in vehicles in extreme temperatures

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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-A6047 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §353-d, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A7715
2017-2018: A5609
2019-2020: A4630
2021-2022: A4464

2023-A6047 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the confinement of companion animals in vehicles in extreme temperatures; provides such animals may be rescued if certain conditions are met.

2023-A6047 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6047
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 31, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  MORINELLO  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Agriculture
 
 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets  law,  in  relation  to  the
   confinement of companion animals in vehicles in extreme temperatures
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 353-d of the agriculture and markets law, as  added
 by chapter 137 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   § 353-d. Confinement of companion animals in vehicles: extreme temper-
 atures.  1.  A  person  shall  not confine a companion animal in a motor
 vehicle in extreme heat or cold  without  proper  ventilation  or  other
 protection  from such extreme temperatures where such confinement places
 the companion animal in imminent danger of  death  or  serious  physical
 injury  due  to exposure to such extreme heat or cold.  FOR THE PURPOSES
 OF THIS SECTION, EXTREME TEMPERATURES SHALL BE DEFINED  AS  ANY  TEMPER-
 ATURE  LOWER  THAN  THIRTY-TWO DEGREES FAHRENHEIT OR HIGHER THAN SEVENTY
 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
   2. Where the operator of such a vehicle cannot be promptly located,  a
 [police  officer,  peace  officer, peace officer acting as an agent of a
 duly incorporated humane society, emergency medical services  personnel,
 paid  firefighter,  or  volunteer  firefighter who in the performance of
 such volunteer firefighter's duties are directed to respond  to  a  call
 for  assistance  for  such  animal]  PERSON  may take necessary steps to
 remove the animal or animals from the  vehicle.  NECESSARY  STEPS  SHALL
 INCLUDE:
   (A) CHECKING TO SEE IF ANY OF THE DOORS TO THE VEHICLE ARE UNLOCKED;
   (B) MAKING A GOOD FAITH EFFORT TO LOCATE THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE; AND
   (C) CALLING THE POLICE OR 911.
   IF  AFTER  ALL THESE STEPS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AND A PERSON DETERMINES
 AN ANIMAL IS IN IMMINENT DANGER, HE OR SHE MAY BREAK A WINDOW TO  REMOVE
 THE ANIMAL FROM THE VEHICLE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04426-01-3
              

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