S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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664
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, COLTON -- read once and referred to
the Committee on Agriculture
AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to limiting
the ownership or possession of companion animals by persons convicted
of violating "Buster's Law"
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 353-a of the agriculture and markets law is amended
by adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
4. ON AND AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION, NO PERSON WHO
IS CONVICTED OF A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION SHALL OWN OR POSSESS A
COMPANION ANIMAL UNLESS AND UNTIL AUTHORIZED BY A COURT ORDER ISSUED BY
A COUNTY COURT JUDGE OF SUCH CONVICTED PERSON'S COUNTY OF RESIDENCE. NO
SUCH ORDER SHALL BE ISSUED UNTIL SUCH CONVICTED PERSON FIRST DEMON-
STRATES TO THE COURT THAT SUCH CONVICTED PERSON HAS UNDERGONE PSYCHIAT-
RIC OR PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING, THE RESULTS OF WHICH INDICATE BY CLEAR AND
CONVINCING EVIDENCE OF SUCH CONVICTED PERSON'S CAPABLE AND SOUND MENTAL
CAPACITY AND ABILITY TO OWN AND PROPERLY CARE FOR SUCH AN ANIMAL IN A
HUMANE MANNER.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD02633-02-5
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