Assembly Actions -
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Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to agriculture |
Jan 05, 2011 |
referred to agriculture |
Assembly Bill A51
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
PAULIN
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
Matthew Titone
William Scarborough
Jose Rivera
Audrey Pheffer
multi-Sponsors
William Boyland
Deborah Glick
Dov Hikind
Earlene Hooper
2011-A51 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-A51 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 51 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 5, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, TITONE, SCARBOROUGH, J. RIVERA, PHEFFER, MAGNARELLI, MILLMAN, KELLNER, JAFFEE, GALEF, BROOK-KRASNY, CLARK, ROSENTHAL, COLTON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BOYLAND, GLICK, HIKIND, HOOPER, JEFFRIES, LATIMER, LUPARDO, MAISEL, McENENY, SCHIMEL, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on Agriculture AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to estab- lishing a toll-free hotline to report animal fighting 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 351-a to read as follows: S 351-A. ANIMAL FIGHTING HOTLINE. 1. THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES SHALL ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A TOLL-FREE STATEWIDE NUMBER FOR USE IN THE INVESTIGATION AND PREVENTION OF ANIMAL FIGHTING IN VIOLATION OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED FIFTY-ONE OF THIS ARTI- CLE. SUCH TOLL-FREE NUMBER MAY BE USED BY PERSONS TO REPORT OBSERVATIONS OR KNOWLEDGE OF PERSONS ENGAGING IN CONDUCT SPECIFIED IN SECTION THREE HUNDRED FIFTY-ONE OF THIS ARTICLE. 2. INFORMATION CONCERNING ANIMAL FIGHTING ACTIVITY OBTAINED FROM USE OF THE TOLL-FREE NUMBER SHALL BE TRANSMITTED TO THE APPROPRIATE STATE OR LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT AND/OR TO THE SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS (SPCA) IN THOSE COUNTIES WHERE SPCAS HAVE PEACE OFFI- CERS AUTHORIZED TO ENFORCE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE. IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATIONS PROMULGATED BY THE COMMISSIONER, THE DIVISION OF CRIMI- NAL JUSTICE SERVICES SHALL PREPARE AN ANNUAL REPORT WHICH PROVIDES INFORMATION CONCERNING THE NUMBER, LOCATION AND NATURE OF THE CALLS RECEIVED ON THE ANIMAL FIGHTING HOTLINE. THE ANNUAL REPORT SHALL BE PUBLISHED ON THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE'S WEBSITE. S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date is authorized and directed to be made and completed on or before such effective date.
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