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Assembly Bill A9024

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to crimes against animals; establishes the New York state animal abuser registry; makes conforming changes; and repeals section 353-a of the agriculture and markets law

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2025-A9024 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 243 §§243.00 - 243.30, Pen L; amd §§353 & 374, rpld §353-a, Ag & Mkts L; amd §380.50, CP L; add §235-k, RP L; add Art 35 Title 1 §§846-aa - 846-ii, Exec L; amd §17-1601, NYC Ad Cd; amd §6714, Ed L

2025-A9024 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes criminal offenses related to cruelty to and the killing of animals; provides for enhanced sentencing and victim statements; requires landlords to check the animal abuser registry; establishes the New York state animal abuser registry

2025-A9024 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9024
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             September 5, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BLUMENCRANZ -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the penal law, the  agriculture  and  markets  law,  the
   criminal  procedure  law,  and  the  real property law, in relation to
   crimes against animals; to amend the executive  law,  in  relation  to
   establishing  the  New York state animal abuser registry; to amend the
   administrative code of the city  of  New  York,  the  agriculture  and
   markets  law  and  the education law, in relation to making conforming
   changes; and to repeal section 353-a of the  agriculture  and  markets
   law relating to aggravated cruelty to animals
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the  "New  York
 State Animal Justice Act".
   §  2.  Legislative  intent.  The  legislature  finds and declares that
 companion animals are sentient beings who form  integral  parts  of  the
 human  family.  Current  law  inadequately  punishes or prevents acts of
 cruelty, torture, or theriocide against animals. The purpose of this act
 is to provide justice for  animals,  empower  victims,  and  create  the
 strongest and most comprehensive companion animal protection laws in the
 United States.
   §  3.  The penal law is amended by adding a new article 243 to read as
 follows:
                                ARTICLE 243
                          CRIMES AGAINST ANIMALS
 SECTION 243.00 RECOGNITION OF SENTIENT ANIMAL LIFE.
         243.05 DEFINITIONS.
         243.10 CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.
         243.15 AGGRAVATED CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.
         243.20 THERIOCIDE.
         243.25 EFFECT.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13463-01-5
              

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