Senate Bill S2420

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides that the information collected and maintained by the department of agriculture and markets relating to animals shall be confidential

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-S2420 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7886
Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง95-a, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
S771, A6281

2009-S2420 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that the information collected and maintained by the department of agriculture and markets relating to the registration and identification of premises and animals shall be confidential.

2009-S2420 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S2420 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2420

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 19, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  YOUNG  -- 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  the
  confidentiality  of certain information submitted to the department of
  agriculture and markets

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 95-a of the agriculture and markets law, as amended
by chapter 271 of the laws of 2001, is amended to read as follows:
  S 95-a. Animal ear tags or other identification. 1. A person who with-
out  authorization  by the commissioner, (a) cuts out, removes, obliter-
ates or destroys a New York state department of agriculture and  markets
official  ear  tag  or other official New York state identification tag,
device or mark on any cattle, camelid, deer, sheep, goats or  swine,  as
defined  in  this  article,  other than such identification which may be
used for the owner's own records in  the  state  of  New  York,  or  (b)
inserts  or  attaches  to  the  ear of any cattle, camelid, deer, sheep,
goats or swine, as defined in this article, in the state of New  York  a
New York state department of agriculture and markets official ear tag or
inserts  in  or  attaches to any such animal any other official New York
state identification tag, device or mark other than such  identification
which  may  be  used  for the owner's own records that has not been duly
issued for said animal by the department is guilty of a misdemeanor.
  2. (A) THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AND DATA COLLECTED AND MAINTAINED  BY
THE  DEPARTMENT  RELATED TO THE REGISTRATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF PREM-
ISES AND ANIMALS IS CONFIDENTIAL AND NOT SUBJECT TO PUBLIC DISCLOSURE:
  (I) THE NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF OWNERS AND PREMISES CONTACTS;
  (II) THE LOCATION OF PREMISES WHERE ANIMALS ARE KEPT;
  (III) THE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER OF A PREMISES OR AN ANIMAL; AND
  (IV) ALL BUSINESS, PRODUCTION AND INVENTORY DATA FOR ANIMAL PRODUCTION
UNITS.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07603-01-9

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