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May 15, 2025 |
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Senate Bill S8084
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 40th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Agriculture Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2025-S8084 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Agriculture
- Law Section:
- Agriculture and Markets Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§403 & 421, add §353-g, Ag & Mkts L
2025-S8084 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8084 SPONSOR: HARCKHAM TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to estab- lishing an animal abuser registry PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: The purpose of this bill is to protect animals and prevent cruelty by establishing a publicly accessible Animal Abuser Registry in New York State. This registry would list individuals convicted of certain animal abuse crimes, helping law enforcement agencies, animal shelters, pet stores, and breeders avoid transferring or selling animals to known abusers. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends Section 403 of the Agriculture and Markets Law by adding a new subdivision 12 requiring license issuers to conduct back- ground checks on all applicants and licensees against the newly estab-
2025-S8084 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8084 2025-2026 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 15, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to estab- lishing an animal abuser registry THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 403 of the agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new subdivision 12 to read as follows: 12. THE APPLICABLE LICENSE ISSUER PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL RUN A BACKGROUND CHECK AS PART OF EVERY APPLICATION AND RENEWAL AGAINST THE ANIMAL ABUSER REGISTRY ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION THREE HUNDRED FIFTY-THREE-G OF THIS CHAPTER AND SHALL NOT ISSUE OR RENEW A LICENSE TO AN APPLICANT OR LICENSEE WHO IS ON SUCH REGISTRY. § 2. Subdivision 3 of section 403 of the agriculture and markets law, as amended by chapter 683 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows: 3. Each application for a license shall be accompanied by a nonrefund- able fee of one hundred fifty dollars, EXCEPT THAT THOSE PET DEALERS WHO ENGAGE IN THE SALE OF LESS THAN TWENTY-FIVE ANIMALS IN A YEAR. § 3. Subdivision 5 of section 421 of the agriculture and markets law, as added by chapter 683 of the laws of 2022, is amended and a new subdi- vision 8 is added to read as follows: 5. Such license shall be renewable annually, upon the payment of a nonrefundable fee of one hundred fifty dollars, EXCEPT THAT THOSE ANIMAL SHELTERS WHO ADOPT OUT LESS THAN TWENTY-FIVE ANIMALS IN A YEAR. 8. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL RUN A BACKGROUND CHECK AS PART OF EVERY APPLICATION AND RENEWAL AGAINST THE ANIMAL ABUSER REGISTRY ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION THREE HUNDRED FIFTY-THREE-G OF THIS CHAPTER AND SHALL NOT ISSUE OR RENEW A LICENSE TO AN APPLICANT OR LICENSEE WHO IS ON SUCH REGISTRY. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11622-02-5 S. 8084 2
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