Assembly Bill A6722

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   6722
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 11, 2025
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  KAY, SLATER -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation  to  authorizing
   bail for principals charged with aggravated cruelty to animals
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (u) of subdivision 4 of  section  510.10  of  the
 criminal procedure law, as added by section 2 of subpart B of part UU of
 chapter  56  of  the laws of 2022, is amended and a new paragraph (v) is
 added to read as follows:
   (u) criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree as defined  in
 subdivision three of section 265.02 of the penal law or criminal sale of
 a  firearm  to a minor as defined in section 265.16 of the penal law[.];
 OR
   (V) AGGRAVATED CRUELTY TO ANIMALS AS DEFINED IN SECTION THREE  HUNDRED
 FIFTY-THREE-A OF THE AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW.
   §  2.  Subparagraph (xxi) of paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section
 530.20 of the criminal procedure law, as added by section 4 of subpart C
 of part UU of chapter 56 of the laws of  2022,  is  amended  and  a  new
 subparagraph (xxii) is added to read as follows:
   (xxi)  criminal  possession of a weapon in the third degree as defined
 in subdivision three of section 265.02 of the penal law or criminal sale
 of a firearm to a minor as  defined  in  section  265.16  of  the  penal
 law[.]; OR
   (XXII)  AGGRAVATED  CRUELTY  TO  ANIMALS  AS  DEFINED IN SECTION THREE
 HUNDRED FIFTY-THREE-A OF THE AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW.
   § 3. Paragraph (u) of subdivision 4 of section 530.40 of the  criminal
 procedure  law, as added by section 4 of subpart B of part UU of chapter
 56 of the laws of 2022, is amended and a new paragraph (v) is  added  to
 read as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   (u)  criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree as defined in
 subdivision three of section 265.02 of the penal law or criminal sale of
 a firearm to a minor as defined in section 265.16 of the  penal  law[.];
 OR
   (V)  AGGRAVATED CRUELTY TO ANIMALS AS DEFINED IN SECTION THREE HUNDRED
 FIFTY-THREE-A OF THE AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.