Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Feb 28, 2023 | print number 2163a |
Feb 28, 2023 | amend (t) and recommit to agriculture |
Jan 19, 2023 | referred to agriculture |
senate Bill S2163A
Sponsored By
Joseph P. Addabbo Jr
(D) 15th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Agriculture Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed/Vetoed by Governor
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Co-Sponsors
Anthony H. Palumbo
(R) 1st Senate District
S2163 - Details
S2163 - Summary
Prohibits any person from slaughtering a horse where such person knows or has reason to know that such horse will be used for human or animal consumption; prohibits any person from possessing, selling, importing, etc, a horse or horseflesh if such person knows or should have known that any part of such horse or horseflesh will be used for human or animal consumption; provides penalties for violation.
S2163 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2163 SPONSOR: ADDABBO TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to prohib- iting the slaughtering of horses for human consumption PURPOSE: To amend the agriculture and markets law by adding a new section 382, to prohibit the slaughtering of horses for human consumption. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: The agriculture and markets law shall be amended by adding a new section 382. This section will make it unlawful to slaughter a horse for human consumption. It shall be unlawful to possess, import into or export from the State, sell, buy, give away, hold or accept any horse with intent of killing or having another kill such horse, if such person knows or should have known that any part of such horse will be used for human consumption. It shall also be unlawful to sell at retail, barter, offer
S2163 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2163 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 19, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sens. ADDABBO, 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 prohib- iting the slaughtering of horses for human consumption 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 385 to read as follows: § 385. PROHIBITION OF SLAUGHTERING HORSES FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO SLAUGHTER OR HAVE ANOTHER PERSON SLAUGHTER A HORSE WHERE SUCH PERSON KNOWS OR SHOULD KNOW THAT ANY PART OF SUCH HORSE WILL BE USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. 2. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO POSSESS, TO IMPORT INTO OR EXPORT FROM THE STATE, TO SELL, BUY, GIVE AWAY, HOLD, OR ACCEPT ANY HORSE WITH THE INTENT OF KILL- ING, OR HAVING ANOTHER KILL, SUCH HORSE, IF SUCH PERSON KNOWS OR SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT ANY PART OF SUCH HORSE WILL BE USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMP- TION. 3. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO SELL AT RETAIL, BARTER, OFFER TO SELL AT RETAIL OR BARTER, GIVE AWAY, OR PURCHASE AT RETAIL HORSEFLESH, IF SUCH PERSON KNOWS OR SHOULD KNOW THAT ANY OF THE HORSEFLESH WILL BE USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. 4. IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO POSSESS HORSEFLESH WITH THE INTENT TO SELL SUCH HORSEFLESH AT RETAIL FOR THE PURPOSE OF HUMAN CONSUMPTION. 5. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO IMPORT INTO OR EXPORT FROM THIS STATE, LIVE HORSES WHERE SUCH PERSON KNOWS OR SHOULD KNOW THAT SUCH HORSE IS INTENDED FOR SLAUGHTER FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06575-01-3
Co-Sponsors
Anthony H. Palumbo
(R) 1st Senate District
S2163A (ACTIVE) - Details
S2163A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Prohibits any person from slaughtering a horse where such person knows or has reason to know that such horse will be used for human or animal consumption; prohibits any person from possessing, selling, importing, etc, a horse or horseflesh if such person knows or should have known that any part of such horse or horseflesh will be used for human or animal consumption; provides penalties for violation.
S2163A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2163A SPONSOR: ADDABBO TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to prohib- iting the slaughtering of horses for human or animal consumption PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To amend the Agriculture and Markets Law by adding a new section 385, to prohibit the slaughtering of horses for human or animal consumption. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1: The Agriculture and Markets Law shall be amended by adding a new section 385. This section will make it unlawful to slaughter a horse for human or animal consumption. The term "horse" includes all members of the equine family, including horses, ponies, donkeys, mules, asses, and burros. The term horse flesh means any part of the horse's body. A violation of this law will be a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars per horse for an individual person, and
S2163A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2163--A 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 19, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sens. ADDABBO, PALUMBO -- 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 prohib- iting the slaughtering of horses for human or animal consumption 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 385 to read as follows: § 385. PROHIBITION OF SLAUGHTERING HORSES FOR HUMAN OR ANIMAL CONSUMP- TION. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, IT SHALL BE UNLAW- FUL FOR ANY PERSON TO SLAUGHTER OR HAVE ANOTHER PERSON SLAUGHTER A HORSE IF SUCH PERSON KNOWS OR SHOULD KNOW THAT ANY PART OF SUCH HORSE WILL BE USED FOR HUMAN OR ANIMAL CONSUMPTION. 2. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON WHO OWNS OR IS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING OWNERSHIP OF A HORSE TO IMPORT, EXPORT, SELL, OFFER TO SELL OR BARTER, TRANSFER, PURCHASE, POSSESS, TRANSPORT, DELIVER, RECEIVE, GIVE AWAY, HOLD, OR ACCEPT, OR DIRECT ANOTHER PERSON TO IMPORT, EXPORT, SELL, OFFER TO SELL OR BARTER, TRANSFER, PURCHASE, POSSESS, TRANSPORT, DELIVER, RECEIVE, GIVE AWAY, HOLD, OR ACCEPT A HORSE, IF SUCH PERSON KNOWS OR SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT ANY PART OF SUCH HORSE WILL BE USED FOR HUMAN OR ANIMAL CONSUMPTION. 3. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON WHO OWNS OR IS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING OWNERSHIP OF HORSEFLESH TO IMPORT, EXPORT, SELL, OFFER TO SELL OR BARTER, TRANSFER, PURCHASE, POSSESS, TRANSPORT, DELIVER, RECEIVE, GIVE AWAY, HOLD, OR ACCEPT, OR DIRECT ANOTHER PERSON TO IMPORT, EXPORT, SELL, OFFER TO SELL OR BARTER, TRANSFER, PURCHASE, POSSESS, TRANSPORT, DELIVER, RECEIVE, GIVE AWAY, HOLD, OR ACCEPT HORSEFLESH, IF SUCH PERSON KNOWS OR SHOULD EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06575-03-3
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