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Senate Bill S9041

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Prohibits the separation of foals younger than four months of age from the mare

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2023-S9041 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Add §386, Ag & Mkts L

2023-S9041 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the separation of foals younger than four months of age from the mare; prohibits abrupt weaning of foals; establishes fines for violations.

2023-S9041 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S9041 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9041
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 11, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HINCHEY -- 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  prohib-
   iting  the  separation  of a foal younger than four months of age from
   the mare
 
   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 386 to read as follows:
   § 386. SEPARATION OF FOALS FROM MARES. 1. FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF  THIS
 SECTION,  THE TERM "ABRUPT WEANING" MEANS THE PROCESS BY WHICH A FOAL IS
 REMOVED FROM THE MARE AND MOVED TO A LOCATION IN WHICH THEY WILL HAVE NO
 VISUAL, AUDIO OR PHYSICAL CONTACT WITH THE MARE.
   2. NO PERSON, CORPORATION, ASSOCIATION, OR OTHER ENTITY SHALL BEGIN AN
 ABRUPT WEANING PROCESS PRIOR TO THE FOAL REACHING FOUR MONTHS OF AGE FOR
 THE PURPOSES OF SALE OF THE FOAL OR MARE.
   3.   NO  PERSON,  CORPORATION,  ASSOCIATION,  OR  OTHER  ENTITY  SHALL
 PURCHASE  A  FOAL  IF THE FOAL IS UNDER FOUR MONTHS OF AGE OR PURCHASE A
 MARE IF THE MARE HAS GIVEN BIRTH TO A FOAL IN THE PAST FOUR MONTHS.
   4.  NO PERSON, CORPORATION, ASSOCIATION, OR OTHER ENTITY SHALL SELL OR
 OFFER FOR SALE A FOAL OR THE MARE OF A FOAL IF:
   (A) THE FOAL IS NOT CONSIDERED IN GOOD HEALTH BY A LICENSED  VETERINA-
 RIAN AND IS NOT UP TO DATE WITH PREVENTATIVE HEALTHCARE AS NECESSARY;
   (B)  THE  FOAL HAS NOT RECEIVED A DEWORMING TREATMENT FOR THE PURPOSES
 OF REMOVING ANY INTERNAL PARASITES; AND
   (C) THE FOAL'S SOLE SOURCE OF NUTRITION IS THE MILK FROM THE MARE.
   5. NO PERSON, CORPORATION, ASSOCIATION, OR OTHER ENTITY SHALL PURCHASE
 OR OFFER TO PURCHASE A FOAL OR THE MARE OF A FOAL IF:
   (A) THE FOAL IS NOT CONSIDERED IN GOOD HEALTH BY A LICENSED  VETERINA-
 RIAN AND IS NOT UP TO DATE WITH PREVENTATIVE HEALTHCARE AS NECESSARY;
   (B)  THE  FOAL HAS NOT RECEIVED A DEWORMING TREATMENT FOR THE PURPOSES
 OF REMOVING ANY INTERNAL PARASITES; AND
   (C) THE FOAL IS NOT ON AN ALTERNATIVE FOOD SOURCE OTHER THAN THE  MILK
 OF THE MARE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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