S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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107
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
(PREFILED)
January 8, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, KELLES -- read once and referred to
the Committee on Agriculture
AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to estab-
lishing animals as sentient beings
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. ANIMALS AS SENTIENT BEINGS. THE LEGISLATURE FINDS AND DECLARES
THAT ANIMALS ARE SENTIENT BEINGS CAPABLE OF EXPERIENCING PAIN, STRESS,
AND FEAR. IT IS THE POLICY OF NEW YORK THAT, IN ORDER TO PROTECT ANIMALS
FROM EXPERIENCING PAIN, STRESS, OR FEAR AT HUMAN HANDS, ANIMALS ARE TO
BE TREATED HUMANELY. FOR THAT REASON, ANIMALS SHALL BE CONSIDERED THE
VICTIMS OF ANIMAL CRUELTY CRIMES AND SHALL BE TREATED AS SUCH IN A COURT
OF LAW.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00662-01-5
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