NY State Senate Bill S1677A

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
May 10, 2023	returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.675 substituted for s1677a
May 10, 2023	substituted by a3552a
May 01, 2023	advanced to third reading
Apr 26, 2023	2nd report cal.
Apr 25, 2023	1st report cal.675
Mar 28, 2023	print number 1677a
Mar 28, 2023	amend and recommit to agriculture
Jan 13, 2023	referred to agriculture

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May 10, 2023 - floor Vote

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Apr 25, 2023 - Agriculture committee Vote

S1677A

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S1677 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A3552
Law Section:: Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §358, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:: S9097, A10065

S1677 - Summary

Increases fines for selling disabled Equidae.

S1677 - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S1677

SPONSOR: ADDABBO
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to increas-
ing fines for selling disabled Equidae

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

The purpose of this legislation is to update the fines for selling disa-
bled horses at auctions. The bill also expands the protect to mules and
donkeys.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: Section 358 of the agriculture and markets law is amended.

Section 2: Established the effect date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Every year, thousands of horse auctions are held in the United States,
attracting farmersä ranchers, pleasure-horse owners, riding stable oper-
ators, and unfortunately - slaughterhouse buyers. The equines run the
gamete between healthy young thoroughbreds to broken-down old mules. The
healthy ones may be fortunate enough to be purchased as inexpensive
riding horses and ponies. However, some are too old, sick, lame, or
neglected to be worked in any manner within this state without violating
the State law against cruelty to animals. As a result, many of these
horses become victims of killer buyers. Horse auctions should not be
dumping grounds for unwanted, abused, and neglected animals just because
their owners refuse or are unable to provide necessary vet care or
humane euthanasia as required by law.  Presently, it is a violation for
auctioneers to accept abused or neglected horses. However, the existing
penalty, which is a fine of $5 does not outweigh the financial benefit
that these facilities receive by accepting these animals for sale to
killer buyers. The fine has not been updated since 1965.

Some horses who are particularly malnourished are purchased by middle-
men, who take them home, fatten them up, and return them to the auction
for sale at a profit to the kill buyers.. These animals may change hands
repeatedly before they ultimately end up at the slaughterhouse door.

Despite the fact that the last slaughterhouse in the United States shut-
tered operations in 2007, horse slaughter remains a pernicious and inhu-
mane issue in the U.S. Since 2015, over 350,000 horses have been shipped
over our borders to Mexico and Canada for slaughter by "kill buyers."
Such horses are often shipped for more than 24 hours at a time without
food, water or rest, and suffer horribly along the way.  The sale of
disabled horses is already prohibited by law, this bill just seeks to
extent this protection to include mules and donkeys and update the fee,
which has not been updated since 1965.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2022: S. 9097 - Referred to Agriculture

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
This legislation will have no fiscal implications for State or Local
Governments.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This Act shall take effect immediately.

S1677 - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1677
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 13, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. ADDABBO -- 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 increas-
   ing fines for selling disabled Equidae
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.   Section 358 of the agriculture and markets law, as added
 by chapter 1047 of the laws of 1965, is amended to read as follows:
   § 358. Selling disabled [horses] EQUIDAE.   It shall be  unlawful  for
 any person holding an auctioneer's license knowingly to receive or offer
 for  sale  or  to  sell  at public auction, other than at a sheriff's or
 judicial sale under a court order, any [horse] EQUIDAE which  by  reason
 of  debility,  disease or lameness, or for any other cause, could not be
 worked in this state  without  violating  the  law  against  cruelty  to
 animals.  [Any  person  violating  any  provision]  A  VIOLATION of this
 section shall be A MISDEMEANOR punishable by a fine  of  not  less  than
 [five  dollars  nor  more  than one hundred] ONE THOUSAND dollars, or by
 imprisonment for not more than six months, or  by  both  such  fine  and
 imprisonment.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04724-01-3

S1677A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A3552
Law Section:: Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §358, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:: S9097, A10065

S1677A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases fines for selling disabled Equidae.

S1677A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S1677A

SPONSOR: ADDABBO
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to increas-
ing fines for selling disabled Equidae

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

The purpose of this legislation is to update the fines for selling disa-
bled horses at auctions. The bill also expands the protect to mules and
donkeys.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: Section 358 of the agriculture and markets law is amended.

Section 2: Established the effect date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Every year, thousands of horse auctions are held in the United States,
attracting farmers, ranchers, pleasure-horse owners, riding stable oper-
ators, and unfortunately - slaughterhouse buyers. The equines run the
gamete between healthy young thoroughbreds to broken-down old mules. The
healthy ones may be fortunate enough to be purchased as inexpensive
riding horses and ponies. However, some are too old, sick, lame, or
neglected to be worked in any manner within this state without violating
the State law against cruelty to animals. As a result, many of these
horses become victims of killer buyers. Horse auctions should not be
dumping grounds for unwanted, abused, and neglected animals just because
their owners refuse or are unable to provide necessary vet care or
humane euthanasia as required by law.  Presently, it is a violation for
auctioneers to accept abused or neglected horses. However, the existing
penalty, which is a fine of $5 does not outweigh the financial benefit
that these facilities receive by accepting these animals for sale to
killer buyers. The fine has not been updated since 1965.

Some horses who are particularly malnourished are purchased by middle-
men, who take them home, fatten them up, and return them to the auction
for sale at a profit to the kill buyers. These animals may change hands
repeatedly before they ultimately end up at the slaughterhouse door.
Despite the fact that the-last slaughterhouse in the United States shut-
tered operations in 2007, horse slaughter remains a pernicious and inhu-
mane issue in the U.S. Since 2015, over 350,000 horses have been shipped
over our borders to Mexico and Canada for slaughter by "kill buyers."
Such horses are often shipped for more than 24 hours at a time without
food, water or rest, and suffer horribly along the way.

The sale of disabled horses is already prohibited by law, this bill just
seeks to extent this protection to include mules and donkeys and update
the fee, which has not been updated since 1965.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2022 referred to agriculture

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
This legislation will have no fiscal implications for State or Local
Governments.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This Act shall take effect immediately.

S1677A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1677--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 13, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. ADDABBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to increas-
   ing fines for selling disabled Equidae

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  Section 358 of the agriculture and markets law,  as  added
 by chapter 1047 of the laws of 1965, is amended to read as follows:
   § 358. Selling  disabled  [horses] EQUIDAE.   It shall be unlawful for
 any person holding an auctioneer's license knowingly to receive or offer
 for sale or to sell at public auction, other  than  at  a  sheriff's  or
 judicial  sale  under a court order, any [horse] EQUIDAE which by reason
 of debility, disease or lameness, or for any other cause, could  not  be
 worked  in  this  state  without  violating  the  law against cruelty to
 animals. [Any person  violating  any  provision]  A  VIOLATION  of  this
 section  shall  be A MISDEMEANOR punishable by a fine of not [less] MORE
 than [five dollars nor more than one hundred] ONE THOUSAND  dollars,  or
 by  imprisonment  for not more than six months, or by both such fine and
 imprisonment.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04724-03-3

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Votes

May 10, 2023 - floor Vote

Floor Vote: May 10, 2023

Apr 25, 2023 - Agriculture committee Vote

Agriculture Committee Vote: Apr 25, 2023

Bill Amendments

S1677 - Details

S1677 - Summary

S1677 - Sponsor Memo

S1677 - Bill Text download pdf

S1677A (ACTIVE) - Details

S1677A (ACTIVE) - Summary

S1677A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S1677A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Joseph P. Addabbo Jr

Current Bill Status Via A3552 - Passed Senate & Assembly

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Votes

May 10, 2023 - floor Vote

Floor Vote: May 10, 2023

Apr 25, 2023 - Agriculture committee Vote

Agriculture Committee Vote: Apr 25, 2023

Bill Amendments

S1677 - Details

S1677 - Summary

S1677 - Sponsor Memo

S1677 - Bill Text download pdf

S1677A (ACTIVE) - Details

S1677A (ACTIVE) - Summary

S1677A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S1677A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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