Assembly Actions -
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Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to agriculture |
Feb 24, 2009 |
referred to agriculture |
Assembly Bill A6046
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
MAGEE
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
co-Sponsors
Joan Millman
Matthew Titone
Ginny Fields
multi-Sponsors
William Colton
Andrew Hevesi
Donna Lupardo
Audrey Pheffer
2009-A6046 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A6046 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6046 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 24, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. MAGEE, MILLMAN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. HEVESI, PHEFFER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Agricul- ture AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to the tethering of dogs THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new section 353-e to read as follows: S 353-E. TETHERING OF DOGS. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION: (A) "TETHERING DEVICE" SHALL MEAN A CHAIN, ROPE OR OTHER RESTRAINING DEVICE WHICH ATTACHES TO A DOG. (B) "RUNNING CABLE TROLLEY SYSTEM" SHALL MEAN A SUSPENDED CABLE, AT LEAST TEN FEET IN LENGTH, TO WHICH A TETHERING DEVICE, AT LEAST TEN FEET IN LENGTH, IS ATTACHED BY MEANS OF A PULLEY, LOOP OR OTHER MOVEABLE DEVICE. 2. ANY PERSON WHO OWNS OR HAS CUSTODY OR CONTROL OF A DOG SHALL NOT RESTRAIN SUCH DOG BY MEANS OF A TETHERING DEVICE ATTACHED TO A FIXED POINT OR BY MEANS OF A RUNNING CABLE TROLLEY SYSTEM FOR A PERIOD OF MORE THAN SIX HOURS IN ANY TWENTY-FOUR HOUR PERIOD. ANY TETHERING DEVICE ATTACHED TO A FIXED POINT SHALL BE AT LEAST FIFTEEN FEET IN LENGTH. ANY TETHERING DEVICE SHALL BE ATTACHED TO SUCH DOG IN SUCH A MANNER AS TO PREVENT INJURY OR STRANGULATION TO SUCH DOG AND ENTANGLEMENT WITH OTHER OBJECTS. NO TETHERING DEVICE SHALL BE ATTACHED TO SUCH DOG BY MEANS OF A CHOKE-TYPE COLLAR OR A PRONG COLLAR, OR BY ANY MEANS OTHER THAN BY ATTACHMENT TO A PROPERLY FITTED COLLAR, HARNESS OR OTHER DEVICE MADE EXPRESSLY FOR SUCH PURPOSE. 3. (A) ANY PERSON WHO KNOWINGLY VIOLATES THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE GUILTY OF A VIOLATION, PUNISHABLE BY A FINE OF NOT LESS THAN FIFTY DOLLARS NOR MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR A FIRST OFFENSE, AND A FINE OF NOT LESS THAN ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS NOR MORE THAN EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09541-01-9
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