NY State Senate Bill S6365

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
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.678
Apr 18, 2023	referred to agriculture

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Apr 25, 2023 - Agriculture committee Vote

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S6365 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A2881
Current Committee:: Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:: Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §373, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2019-2020: S7119
2021-2022: S4081

S6365 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the inspection of property that has been vacated for abandoned animals; requires property owners and lessors to inspect such property within three days and to immediately notify the appropriate authorities when such person finds an animal which appears to be abandoned.

S6365 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S6365

SPONSOR: HINCHEY
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to requir-
ing property owners and lessors of certain properties that have been
vacated to inspect such property for abandoned animals

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

The purpose of this legislation is to require landlords to inspect
vacated properties to ensure no animals were left abandoned.-

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: Section 373 of the Agriculture and Markets Law is amended by
a new subdivision 2-a.

Section 2: Effective Date.

JUSTIFICATION:

Often times when people are forced from their homes it is due to finan-
cial reasons or a change in lifestyle or re-location. These types of
reasons for vacating a home can occasionally lead individuals to make
hasty and desperate decisions for their pets.  These types of decisions
can also have profound and sometime lethal consequences for their aban-
doned pets.

This legislation would require owners of real property to inspect
vacated properties to check to see that no animals were left abandoned
in the home. The bill would require the landowner to notify animal
control, police or SPCA in order for the animal to be removed or cared
for until such time as it can be removed. The legislation also clarifies
that the landlord is not deemed the owner of such animal and failure to
check for abandon pets will result in a fine to he paid into the animal
population control fund. Massachusetts passed a similar law in 2018.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2019-2020: S7119 DOMESTIC ANIMAL WELFARE / A8841 agriculture

2021-2022: S4081-A Agriculture; Passed Senate

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

This legislation will have no local fiscal implications; any fines
collected will be deposited into the State's Animal population control
fund.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

S6365 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6365
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 18, 2023
                                ___________
 
 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  requir-
   ing  property  owners and lessors of certain properties that have been
   vacated to inspect such property for abandoned animals

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section 373 of the agriculture and markets law is amended
 by adding a new subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
   2-A. A. NOTWITHSTANDING SECTIONS THIRTEEN HUNDRED SEVEN  AND  NINETEEN
 HUNDRED  SEVENTY-ONE OF THE REAL PROPERTY ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS LAW OR
 ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE PROPERTY OWNER OR LESSOR
 OF PROPERTY THAT HAS BEEN VACATED AS A RESULT OF AN  EVICTION,  PROPERTY
 FORECLOSURE,  FORFEITURE  OR  DEFAULT  ON A MORTGAGE, TRUST DEED OR LAND
 SALES CONTRACT, OR ABANDONMENT,  OR  SUCH  PROPERTY  OWNER  OR  LESSOR'S
 DESIGNEE,  SHALL,  NOT  MORE THAN THREE DAYS AFTER A PROPERTY OWNER OR A
 LESSOR KNEW OR SHOULD HAVE KNOWN  THAT  A  PROPERTY  HAS  BEEN  VACATED,
 INSPECT THE PROPERTY FOR THE PRESENCE OF ABANDONED ANIMALS. IF THE PROP-
 ERTY OWNER, LESSOR, OR DESIGNEE ENCOUNTERS AN ANIMAL WHICH APPEARS TO BE
 ABANDONED  ON SUCH PROPERTY, SUCH OWNER, LESSOR, OR DESIGNEE SHALL IMME-
 DIATELY NOTIFY THE DOG CONTROL OFFICER, THE POLICE, OR AGENT OR  OFFICER
 OF  A DULY INCORPORATED SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
 ABOUT SUCH ENCOUNTER, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMPTLY RETRIEVING OR  PROVID-
 ING  NECESSARY CARE FOR SUCH ANIMAL AT THE PROPERTY UNTIL THE ANIMAL CAN
 BE RETRIEVED. THE PROPERTY OWNER, LESSOR, OR DESIGNEE WHO ENCOUNTERS  AN
 ABANDONED  ANIMAL  PURSUANT  TO  THIS  PARAGRAPH SHALL NOT BE DEEMED THE
 OWNER, POSSESSOR OR PERSON HAVING CHARGE OR CUSTODY OF THE ANIMAL.
   B. A PROPERTY OWNER OR LESSOR, OR  SUCH  PROPERTY  OWNER  OR  LESSOR'S
 DESIGNEE,  WHO  FAILS  TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF PARAGRAPH A OF
 THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A CIVIL PENALTY OF  NOT  MORE  THAN
 FIVE  HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR A FIRST OFFENSE AND NOT MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05017-01-3

 S. 6365                             2
 
 DOLLARS FOR A SECOND OFFENSE AND  EACH  SUBSEQUENT  OFFENSE  THEREAFTER.
 FUNDS COLLECTED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE DEPOSITED INTO THE
 ANIMAL  POPULATION  CONTROL FUND ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION NINETY-
 SEVEN-XX OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW.
   C.  NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO LIMIT OR RESTRICT IN
 ANY WAY AGENTS OR OFFICERS OF SOCIETIES FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO
 ANIMALS OR THE POLICE FROM ENFORCING PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE  OR  ANY
 OTHER  LAW  RELATING TO ABANDONMENT OF ANIMALS OR THE INHUMANE TREATMENT
 OF OR CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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May 10, 2023 - floor Vote

Floor Vote: May 10, 2023

Apr 25, 2023 - Agriculture committee Vote

Agriculture Committee Vote: Apr 25, 2023

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Michelle Hinchey

Current Bill Status - Passed Senate

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May 10, 2023 - floor Vote

Floor Vote: May 10, 2023

Apr 25, 2023 - Agriculture committee Vote

Agriculture Committee Vote: Apr 25, 2023

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Rob Rolison

S6365 (ACTIVE) - Details

S6365 (ACTIVE) - Summary

S6365 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S6365 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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