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Apr 20, 2010 |
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Senate Bill S7548
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last 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
2009-S7548 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Agriculture
- Law Section:
- Agriculture and Markets Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง374, Ag & Akts L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
S3820
2013-2014: S2389
2009-S7548 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7548 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to the euthanasia of horses PURPOSE : It is our intention to introduce a bill that will regulate the method by which governmental agencies euthanize their horses. It will prevent agencies from engaging in cruel or unjustifiable euthanasia, obligating them to make a good faith attempt to provide their horses with a new home. It will also require that all procedures for euthanasia be performed under the supervision of an appropriate specialist. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : The bill will regulate the actions of departments, agencies, and authorities of state, county, city, town, and village government that, except when attempting to ease the pain or suffering of a horse in physical distress, or for the safety of the public, may not independently euthanize their horses unless they have made a reasonable attempt to sell the horse or donate it to a registered not-for-profit that will take responsibility for continued feeding and maintenance.
2009-S7548 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7548 I N S E N A T E April 20, 2010 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ADAMS -- 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 euthanasia of horses THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 374 of the agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new subdivision 4-a to read as follows: 4-A. A. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH B OF THIS SUBDIVISION, NO STATE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OR ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION THEREOF WHICH OWNS A HORSE SHALL INDEPENDENTLY EUTHANIZE SUCH HORSE UNLESS SUCH STATE AGEN- CY, DEPARTMENT OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION THEREOF HAS FIRST MADE A REASON- ABLE ATTEMPT TO DONATE SUCH HORSE TO A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, WHERE SUCH NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION AGREES TO PROVIDE FOR THE FEED- ING, CARE AND MAINTENANCE OF SUCH HORSE. UPON SATISFACTION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS PARAGRAPH, SUCH STATE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION THEREOF WHICH OWNS A HORSE MAY INDEPENDENTLY EUTHANIZE SUCH HORSE, PROVIDED THAT SUCH HORSE IS EUTHANIZED BY A CERTIFIED EUTHANASIA TECHNICIAN, A LICENSED VETERINARIAN OR A LICENSED VETERINARIAN TECHNI- CIAN IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION. B. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH A OF THIS SUBDIVISION, A STATE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION THEREOF WHICH OWNS A HORSE MAY EUTHANIZE SUCH HORSE BY GUNSHOT AS AN EMERGENCY MEASURE FOR AN ANIMAL THAT IS POSING AN IMMINENT THREAT OF SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURY TO A PERSON OR TO ANOTHER ANIMAL AND WHERE THE USE OF THE METHOD OF EUTHANA- SIA SET FORTH IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION IS RENDERED IMPOSSI- BLE OR WHERE A SEVERELY INJURED HORSE IS SUFFERING AND CANNOT OTHERWISE BE AIDED. S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD16920-03-0
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