S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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5850
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 24, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. GLICK, BORES, SIMONE, LEE, COLTON, BURDICK,
ROSENTHAL, EPSTEIN, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, DINOWITZ, SIMON, STECK, DAVILA,
SHIMSKY, McDONOUGH, PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Environmental Conservation
AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to
prohibiting the participation of certain animals in traveling animal
acts
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a
new section 11-0541 to read as follows:
§ 11-0541. TRAVELING ANIMAL ACTS.
1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, NO PERSON SHALL ALLOW
FOR THE PARTICIPATION OF A COVERED ANIMAL IN A TRAVELING ANIMAL ACT.
2. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL NOT ISSUE A PERMIT OR LICENSE, INCLUDING, BUT
NOT LIMITED TO, AN EDUCATION OR EXHIBITION PERMIT OR AN ENDANGERED OR
THREATENED SPECIES LICENSE THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR THE PARTICIPATION OF A
COVERED ANIMAL IN A TRAVELING ANIMAL ACT.
3. THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO A PERFORMANCE THAT TAKES PLACE AT A
NON-MOBILE, PERMANENT INSTITUTION OR OTHER FIXED FACILITY.
4. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE
THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
(A) "COVERED ANIMAL" SHALL MEAN ANY OF THE FOLLOWING ANIMALS, INCLUD-
ING HYBRIDS THEREOF:
(I) FELIDAE, BUT EXCLUDING DOMESTIC CATS;
(II) KANGAROO;
(III) NON-HUMAN PRIMATE;
(IV) URSIDAE; AND
(V) WALLABY.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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(B) "MOBILE OR TRAVELING HOUSING FACILITY" SHALL MEAN A TRANSPORTING
VEHICLE SUCH AS A TRUCK, TRAILER, OR RAILWAY CAR, USED TO TRANSPORT OR
HOUSE ANIMALS WHILE TRAVELING FOR EXHIBITION OR OTHER PERFORMANCE.
(C) "PERFORMANCE" SHALL MEAN ANY EXHIBITION OR PUBLIC SHOWING, PRESEN-
TATION, DISPLAY, EXPOSITION, FAIR, ANIMAL ACT, CIRCUS, RIDE, TRADE SHOW,
PETTING ZOO, CARNIVAL, PARADE, RACE, OR SIMILAR UNDERTAKING IN WHICH
COVERED ANIMALS ARE REQUIRED TO PERFORM TRICKS, GIVE RIDES, OR PARTIC-
IPATE AS ACCOMPANIMENTS FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT, AMUSEMENT, OR BENEFIT OF
A LIVE AUDIENCE.
(D) "TRAVELING ANIMAL ACT" SHALL MEAN ANY PERFORMANCE OF COVERED
ANIMALS WHERE SUCH ANIMALS ARE TRANSPORTED TO, FROM, OR BETWEEN
LOCATIONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH PERFORMANCE, IN A MOBILE OR TRAVELING
HOUSING FACILITY.
5. A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE PUNISHABLE BY A CIVIL PENALTY
OF NOT MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS.
§ 2. This act shall take effect December 31, 2026.