Assembly Actions -
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Mar 06, 2025 |
referred to agriculture |
Assembly Bill A6602
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
LUNSFORD
Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Micah Lasher
John T. McDonald III
Andrew Hevesi
2025-A6602 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Agriculture
- Law Section:
- Agriculture and Markets Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §§387 & 388, Ag & Mkts L
2025-A6602 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6602 2025-2026 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 6, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. LUNSFORD -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Agriculture AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to estab- lishing the crime of endangering the welfare of a companion animal or farm animal 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 two new sections 387 and 388 to read as follows: § 387. ENDANGERING THE WELFARE OF A COMPANION ANIMAL OR FARM ANIMAL IN THE SECOND DEGREE. 1. A PERSON IS GUILTY OF ENDANGERING THE WELFARE OF A COMPANION ANIMAL OR FARM ANIMAL IN THE SECOND DEGREE WHEN SUCH PERSON RECKLESSLY ENGAGES IN CONDUCT WHICH IS LIKELY TO CAUSE SUFFERING OR BE INJURIOUS TO THE PHYSICAL WELFARE OF SUCH COMPANION OR FARM ANIMAL. THE FOLLOWING SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION: (A) ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE OWNERS OF FARM ANIMALS OR THEIR AGENTS TO SLAUGHTER SUCH ANIMALS FOR COMMERCIAL OR SUBSISTENCE PURPOSES; (B) ROUTINE CARE AND MAINTENANCE ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE OWNER OF FARM ANIMALS OR THEIR AGENTS WHICH ARE REASONABLY CONSIDERED STANDARD PRAC- TICES IN ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; (C) PROCEDURES AND OPERATIONS PERFORMED ON FARM ANIMALS OR COMPANION ANIMALS BY A DULY LICENSED VETERINARIAN; AND (D) RESEARCH OR TESTING PROCEDURES PERFORMED WITHIN FACILITIES ON ANIMALS USED IN FOOD OR FIBER PRODUCTION, AGRICULTURE, RESEARCH, TEST- ING, OR EDUCATION, AS DEFINED UNDER SECTION THREE HUNDRED SEVENTY-EIGHT OF THIS ARTICLE. 2. ENDANGERING THE WELFARE OF A COMPANION ANIMAL OR FARM ANIMAL IN THE SECOND DEGREE IS A CLASS A MISDEMEANOR. A DEFENDANT CONVICTED OF THIS OFFENSE SHALL BE SENTENCED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION 55.10 OF THE PENAL LAW, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT ANY TERM OF EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09495-01-5 A. 6602 2
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