Assembly Bill A1566

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Limits ownership or possession of companion animals by "Buster's Law" violators

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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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2011-A1566 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง353-a & 350, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A9912
2013-2014: A4515
2015-2016: A2353

2011-A1566 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Limits ownership or possession of companion animals by "Buster's Law" violators and adds definition of equine companion while taking horses out of farm animal definition.

2011-A1566 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1566

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 10, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. TEDISCO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Agriculture

AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to limiting
  the ownership or possession of companion animals by persons  convicted
  of violating "Buster's Law"; and in relation to horses

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

  Section 1. Section 353-a of the agriculture and markets law is amended
by adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
  4. ON AND AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION, NO PERSON  WHO
IS  CONVICTED  OF  A  VIOLATION  OF  THIS SECTION SHALL OWN OR POSSESS A
COMPANION ANIMAL UNLESS AND UNTIL AUTHORIZED BY A COURT ORDER ISSUED  BY
A  COUNTY  COURT  JUDGE OF HIS OR HER COUNTY OF RESIDENCE. NO SUCH ORDER
SHALL BE ISSUED UNTIL SUCH CONVICTED PERSON FIRST  DEMONSTRATES  TO  THE
COURT THAT HE OR SHE HAS UNDERGONE PSYCHIATRIC OR PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING,
THE RESULTS OF WHICH INDICATE BY CLEAR AND CONVINCING EVIDENCE OF HIS OR
HER  CAPABLE  AND  SOUND MENTAL CAPACITY AND ABILITY TO OWN AND PROPERLY
CARE FOR SUCH AN ANIMAL IN A HUMANE MANNER.
  S 2. Subdivision 4 of section 350 of the agriculture and markets  law,
as  added  by  chapter  569  of  the laws of 1995, is amended to read as
follows:
  4. "Farm animal", as used in this article, means any  ungulate,  poul-
try,  species  of  cattle, sheep, swine, goats, llamas[, horses] or fur-
bearing animals, as defined in  section  11-1907  of  the  environmental
conservation  law,  which  are  raised  for  commercial  or  subsistence
purposes. Fur-bearing animal shall not include dogs or cats.
  S 3.  Section 350 of the agriculture and markets  law  is  amended  by
adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
  6.  "EQUINE  COMPANION",  AS  USED IN THIS ARTICLE, MEANS ANY HORSE SO
USED FOR RECREATIONAL PURSUITS, INCLUDING BUT NOT  LIMITED  TO:  RACING,
JUMPING,  SHOWING,  REHABILITATIVE  PURPOSES  OR OTHERWISE TREATED IN AN

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01946-01-1

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