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Assembly Bill A7094

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the offense of aggravated cruelty to animals

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2023-A7094 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6913
Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §353-a, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
A3297, S2603

2023-A7094 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Includes use of a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument in the offense of aggravated cruelty to animals.

2023-A7094 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7094
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 10, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. McDONALD -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Agriculture
 
 AN  ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to includ-
   ing use of a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument  as  an  aggravated
   cruelty offense
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. 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,  with  no
 justifiable purpose, he or she:
   (A) intentionally kills or intentionally causes serious physical inju-
 ry to a companion animal with aggravated cruelty; OR
   (B)  WITH INTENT TO KILL OR CAUSE SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURY TO A COMPAN-
 ION ANIMAL WITH AGGRAVATED CRUELTY, CAUSES PHYSICAL INJURY TO A  COMPAN-
 ION  ANIMAL BY MEANS OF A DEADLY WEAPON AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWELVE
 OF SECTION 10.00 OF THE PENAL LAW, OR BY MEANS OF A DANGEROUS INSTRUMENT
 AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION THIRTEEN OF SECTION 10.00 OF THE PENAL LAW.
   For purposes of this section, "aggravated cruelty" shall mean  conduct
 which:   (i) is intended to cause extreme physical pain; or (ii) is done
 or carried out in an especially depraved or sadistic manner.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11081-01-3

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