Assembly Bill A835A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Enact Phoenix's law relating to increasing certain penalties for aggravated cruelty to animals

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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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2013-A835 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2129
Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §353-a, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A358, S4375
2017-2018: S2472
2019-2020: S3325

2013-A835 - Summary

Increases certain penalties for aggravated cruelty to animals.

2013-A835 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   835

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. RYAN -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Agriculture

AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to increas-
  ing certain penalties for aggravated cruelty to animals

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  3  of  section  353-a of the agriculture and
markets law, as added by chapter 118 of the laws of 1999, is amended  to
read as follows:
  3. Aggravated cruelty to animals is a felony. A defendant convicted of
this  offense  shall be sentenced [pursuant to paragraph (b) of subdivi-
sion one of section 55.10 of the penal law provided, however,  that  any
term  of  imprisonment  imposed for violation of this section shall be a
definite sentence, which may not exceed two years] TO A PERIOD OF IMPRI-
SONMENT NOT TO EXCEED FOUR YEARS, BY A FINE NOT TO EXCEED  TEN  THOUSAND
DOLLARS  OR BY BOTH SUCH FINE AND IMPRISONMENT. IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER
PENALTY PROVIDED BY LAW, THE COURT SHALL ORDER ANY  DEFENDANT  CONVICTED
OF THIS OFFENSE, INCLUDING A DEFENDANT WHO HAS BEEN ADJUDICATED A YOUTH-
FUL  OFFENDER, TO UNDERGO A PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATION BY A QUALIFIED MENTAL
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL AND MAY REQUIRE THAT SUCH PERSON, AT HIS OR HER  OWN
EXPENSE, ENTER AND COMPLETE ANY TREATMENT OR PROGRAM DEEMED NECESSARY TO
TREAT  ANY  MENTAL DISEASE, MENTAL DEFECT OR MENTAL CONDITION, WHICH MAY
HAVE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO SUCH OFFENSE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04677-01-3

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2013-A835A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2129
Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §353-a, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A358, S4375
2017-2018: S2472
2019-2020: S3325

2013-A835A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases certain penalties for aggravated cruelty to animals.

2013-A835A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 835--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. RYAN -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on  Agriculture  --  committee  discharged,  bill   amended,   ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to increas-
  ing certain penalties for aggravated cruelty to animals

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

  Section 1.  This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as  "Phoenix's
law".
  S  2.  Subdivision  3  of section 353-a of the agriculture and markets
law, as added by chapter 118 of the laws of 1999, is amended to read  as
follows:
  3. Aggravated cruelty to animals is a felony. A defendant convicted of
this  offense  shall be sentenced [pursuant to paragraph (b) of subdivi-
sion one of section 55.10 of the penal law provided, however,  that  any
term  of  imprisonment  imposed for violation of this section shall be a
definite sentence, which may not exceed two years] TO A PERIOD OF IMPRI-
SONMENT NOT TO EXCEED FOUR YEARS, BY A FINE NOT TO EXCEED  TEN  THOUSAND
DOLLARS  OR BY BOTH SUCH FINE AND IMPRISONMENT. IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER
PENALTY PROVIDED BY LAW, THE COURT SHALL ORDER ANY  DEFENDANT  CONVICTED
OF THIS OFFENSE, INCLUDING A DEFENDANT WHO HAS BEEN ADJUDICATED A YOUTH-
FUL  OFFENDER, TO UNDERGO A PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATION BY A QUALIFIED MENTAL
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL AND MAY REQUIRE THAT SUCH PERSON, AT HIS OR HER  OWN
EXPENSE, ENTER AND COMPLETE ANY TREATMENT OR PROGRAM DEEMED NECESSARY TO
TREAT  ANY  MENTAL DISEASE, MENTAL DEFECT OR MENTAL CONDITION, WHICH MAY
HAVE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO SUCH OFFENSE.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04677-02-3

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