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Jan 04, 2012 |
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Jan 13, 2011 |
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Senate Bill S1854
2011-2012 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
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
(D, WF) 29th Senate District
2011-S1854 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A76
- Current Committee:
- Senate Agriculture
- Law Section:
- Agriculture and Markets Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง359-b, Ag & Mkts L
- Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
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S4964, A1000
2011-S1854 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Regulates the treatment and display of elephants; requires persons who bring elephants into the state as part of a traveling exhibition to file an itinerary of the elephant's stay in the state with the department of agriculture and markets at least thirty days before the elephant arrives in the state; authorizes the imposition of up to a $1,000 civil penalty for failure to file such itinerary; establishes requirements for the transportation of elephants
2011-S1854 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1854 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to the display of elephants PURPOSE: The purpose of this legislation is to regulate the treatment and display of elephants in order to ensure their safety and well being SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one amends the agriculture and markets law by adding a new section 359-b. Subdivision one defines "display" and "traveling exhibition." Subdivision two requires any person who brings an elephant into this state to file certain information with the department thirty days prior to the elephant's entry into the state. Violations of this subdivision shall result in a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars. Subdivision three sets requirements for the transportation of elephants including the required temperature and necessary ventilation for the compartment in which any elephant is transported. The owner, agent, consignee, or person in charge of an elephant transport in violation of this provision shall be guilty of a class E felony. Subdivision four provides that the commissioner, any duly designated representative of the commissioner, any veterinarian employed by the department or any
2011-S1854 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1854 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 13, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sens. OPPENHEIMER, DIAZ, PARKER, SERRANO -- 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 display of elephants 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 359-b to read as follows: S 359-B. DISPLAY OF ELEPHANTS. 1. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL MEAN: A. "DISPLAY" MEANS ANY EXHIBIT, ACT, CIRCUS, PUBLIC SHOW, TRADE SHOW, PHOTOGRAPHIC OPPORTUNITY, CARNIVAL, PARADE, PETTING ZOO OR ZOO. B. "TRAVELING EXHIBITION" MEANS A DISPLAY THAT HAS NO PERMANENT LEGAL RESIDENCE OR SITUS IN THIS STATE, OR WHICH REMAINS CONTINUOUSLY AT ANY SINGLE LOCATION IN THE STATE FOR LESS THAN SIXTY DAYS. 2. TRAVELING EXHIBITIONS; FILE ITINERARY. ANY PERSON WHO BRINGS AN ELEPHANT (ELEPHANTIDAE) INTO THIS STATE AS PART OF A TRAVELING EXHIBI- TION SHALL, NOT LESS THAN THIRTY DAYS PRIOR TO SUCH ELEPHANT'S ENTRY INTO THE STATE, FILE WITH THE DEPARTMENT A COPY OF THE ITINERARY OF THE ELEPHANT'S ENTRY INTO, STAY IN AND DEPARTURE FROM THE STATE. SUCH ITIN- ERARY SHALL INCLUDE THE DATE AND LOCATION OF EACH DISPLAY OF THE ELEPHANT IN THIS STATE. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL BE NOTIFIED IN A TIMELY MANNER OF EACH CHANGE IN A FILED ITINERARY, SO THAT THE DEPARTMENT HAS NOTICE OF THE LOCATION OF EACH ELEPHANT WHILE IT IS IN THIS STATE. EACH AND EVERY VIOLATION OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A CIVIL PENALTY OF NOT MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS. 3. TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS. IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER REQUIREMENT IMPOSED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE, THE AMBIENT TEMPER- ATURE OF ANY COMPARTMENT IN WHICH AN ELEPHANT IS TRANSPORTED WHILE IN THE STATE SHALL BE MAINTAINED BETWEEN FORTY-FIVE DEGREES AND EIGHTY-FIVE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00844-01-1
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