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Senate Bill S7712

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-S7712 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8235
Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2.10, CP L

2025-S7712 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2025-S7712 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S7712 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7712
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 1, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  ORTT  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed 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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