Assembly Actions -
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Jan 08, 2014 |
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Senate Bill S6131
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes 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
2013-S6131 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Codes
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §265.01, Pen L
2013-S6131 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to knowingly possessing or harboring a hostile dog which without justification attacks a person and causes serious physical injury or death or is not lawfully licensed, currently vaccinated for rabies and has no valid official identification tag affixed to its collar and cannot be restrained from chasing, worrying or attacking any person under the age of 16 in a manner capable of causing serious injury.
2013-S6131 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S6131 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the penal law, in relation to knowingly possessing or harboring a hostile dog PURPOSE: The purpose of this measure is to establish conditions where the possession of a notoriously dangerous dog would be deemed possession of a weapon in the fourth degree. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: This bill adds a new subdivision to section 265.01 of the penal law, to charge a person with criminal possession of a weapon if he or she knowingly possesses or harbors a hostile dog that (1) without provocation attacks a person causing serious injury or death or (2) is not licensed, is not currently vaccinated for rabies, does not have valid identification tags and cannot be restrained from chasing or attacking children under the age of 16. Additionally, the person may incur such charges if he or she refuses to surrender the dog as required by judicial order issued pursuant to § 121 of the Agriculture and Markets Law or uses any dog in the commission of a crime. JUSTIFICATION: Incidents of unprovoked dog attacks is a widespread problem which must be addressed. Fault for these attacks lies with the negligent pet owners and current laws are inadequate to appropriately charge them. This measure sets forth criteria whereby negligent pet owners can be charged with criminal possession of a weapon for
2013-S6131 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6131 I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 8, 2014 ___________ Introduced by Sen. O'BRIEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to knowingly possessing or harboring a hostile dog THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 265.01 of the penal law is amended by adding a new subdivision 9 to read as follows: (9) HE OR SHE KNOWINGLY POSSESSES OR HARBORS ANY DOG THAT, BY TEMPER- AMENT, NATURE, OR PAST BEHAVIOR, IS INCLINED TO BE HOSTILE AND: (A) ATTACKS A PERSON, WITHOUT PROVOCATION, THEREBY CAUSING SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURY OR DEATH TO SUCH PERSON; OR (B) (I) IS NOT LICENSED, (II) DOES NOT HAVE A CURRENT VACCINATION FOR RABIES, (III) DOES NOT HAVE A VALID IDENTIFICATION TAG PURSUANT TO SECTION ONE HUNDRED TWELVE OF THE AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW, AND (IV) CANNOT BE RESTRAINED FROM CHASING, WORRYING, OR ATTACKING ANY PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF SIXTEEN; OR (C) HE OR SHE HAS REFUSED TO SURRENDER THE DOG AS REQUIRED BY A JUDI- CIAL ORDER ISSUED PURSUANT TO SECTION ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-ONE OF THE AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW; OR (D) HE OR SHE USES THE DOG IN THE COMMISSION OF A CRIME. S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed- ing the date on which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13149-01-3
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