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May 10, 2023 | referred to agriculture delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 01, 2023 | advanced to third reading |
Apr 26, 2023 | 2nd report cal. |
Apr 25, 2023 | 1st report cal.673 |
Jan 04, 2023 | referred to agriculture |
senate Bill S142
Sponsored By
Michael Gianaris
(D, WF) 12th Senate District
Current Bill Status - Passed Senate
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed/Vetoed by Governor
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Co-Sponsors
Iwen Chu
(D, WF) 17th Senate District
Anthony H. Palumbo
(R) 1st Senate District
Jessica Scarcella-Spanton
(D) 23rd Senate District
S142 (ACTIVE) - Details
S142 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S142 SPONSOR: GIANARIS TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to restricting the performance of surgical devocalization procedures on dogs and cats PURPOSE: To restrict the practice of devocalizing dogs and cats to medical neces- sity. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one amends the agriculture and markets law by adding a new section 365-a restricting the practice of devocalizing a dog or cat. Section two of the bill relates to forfeiture of animals. Section three of the bill authorizes the commissioner of agriculture and
S142 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 142 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 4, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sens. GIANARIS, PALUMBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to restricting the performance of surgical devocalization procedures on dogs and cats 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 365-a to read as follows: § 365-A. DEVOCALIZATION OF ANIMALS. 1. NO PERSON SHALL PERFORM THE SURGICAL DEVOCALIZATION OF A DOG OR CAT EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION. 2. A. SURGICAL DEVOCALIZATION OF A DOG OR CAT SHALL BE PERFORMED ONLY BY A PERSON LICENSED AS A VETERINARIAN PURSUANT TO ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-FIVE OF THE EDUCATION LAW. B. SURGICAL DEVOCALIZATION OF A DOG OR CAT MAY BE PERFORMED WHERE NECESSARY TO TREAT OR RELIEVE A PHYSICAL ILLNESS, DISEASE OR INJURY OR CORRECT A CONGENITAL ABNORMALITY SUFFERED BY THE ANIMAL, WHERE SUCH PHYSICAL ILLNESS, DISEASE, INJURY OR CONGENITAL ABNORMALITY IS CAUSING OR MAY REASONABLY CAUSE THE ANIMAL PHYSICAL PAIN OR HARM, OR WHEN DETER- MINED BY A VETERINARIAN TO BE MEDICALLY NECESSARY TO PRESERVE THE LIFE OF THE ANIMAL. 3. ANY VETERINARIAN WHO PERFORMS A SURGICAL DEVOCALIZATION PROCEDURE ON A DOG OR CAT SHALL DOCUMENT THE PERFORMANCE OF SUCH PROCEDURE IN THE TREATMENT RECORD OF THE PATIENT, INCLUDING THE MEDICAL NECESSITY JUSTI- FYING THE PROCEDURE, AS DEFINED IN SECTION SIXTY-SEVEN HUNDRED FOURTEEN OF THE EDUCATION LAW. 4. NOTWITHSTANDING SUBDIVISIONS ONE, TWO AND THREE OF THIS SECTION, A SURGICAL DEVOCALIZATION PROCEDURE SHALL NOT BE PERFORMED ON A DOG OR CAT UNDER SIX MONTHS OF AGE UNLESS THE PERFORMANCE OF SUCH PROCEDURE IS EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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