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Assembly Bill A2612

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Designates the animal control officer in the town of Sand Lake as a peace officer

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2025-A2612 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1867
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2.10, CP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S8956
2021-2022: A7938, S2563
2023-2024: A5371, S4387

2025-A2612 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Designates the animal control officer in the town of Sand Lake as a peace officer.

2025-A2612 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2612
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 21, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BENDETT -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation  to  designating
   the animal control officer in the town of Sand Lake as a peace officer
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 2.10 of the criminal procedure law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 60 to read as follows:
   60.  THE  ANIMAL  CONTROL OFFICER OF THE TOWN OF SAND LAKE, RENSSELAER
 COUNTY, WHO AT THE DISCRETION OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF SAND LAKE
 MAY BE DESIGNATED AS A CONSTABLE FOR THE PURPOSE  OF  ENFORCING  ARTICLE
 TWENTY-SIX  OF  THE  AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW, AND FOR THE PURPOSE OF
 ISSUING APPEARANCE TICKETS PERMITTED UNDER ARTICLE SEVEN  OF  SUCH  LAW;
 PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT NOTHING IN THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE DEEMED TO
 AUTHORIZE SUCH OFFICER TO CARRY, POSSESS, REPAIR OR DISPOSE OF A FIREARM
 UNLESS THE APPROPRIATE LICENSE THEREFOR  HAS  BEEN  ISSUED  PURSUANT  TO
 SECTION 400.00 OF THE PENAL LAW.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03776-01-5

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