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Assembly Bill A8235

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Designates dog control officers of the village of Holley, named by the village board as constables, as peace officers

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2025-A8235 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7712
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2.10, CP L

2025-A8235 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Designates dog control officers of the village of Holley, named by the village board as constables, as peace officers.

2025-A8235 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8235
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 5, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. HAWLEY -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Codes
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to designating
   as peace officers dog control officers of the village of Holley
 
   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 88 to read as follows:
   88. DOG CONTROL  OFFICERS  OF  THE  VILLAGE  OF  HOLLEY,  WHO  AT  THE
 DISCRETION  OF THE VILLAGE BOARD MAY BE DESIGNATED AS CONSTABLES 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.
                                                            LBD11855-01-5

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