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Jan 08, 2014 |
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Apr 15, 2013 |
referred to agriculture |
Senate Bill S4615
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) 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) Senate District
(D, WF) 29th Senate District
2013-S4615 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A3905
- Current Committee:
- Senate Agriculture
- Law Section:
- Agriculture and Markets Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง380, Ag & Mkts L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
A3736
2011-2012: A3504
2015-2016: S1082, A4404
2017-2018: S5846, A4012
2019-2020: S1497, A1102
2021-2022: S1537
2013-S4615 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Prohibits any person from slaughtering a horse where such person knows or has reason to know that such horse will be used for human consumption; and prohibits any person from selling, bartering, giving away, purchasing, possessing, transporting, delivering or receiving horseflesh where such person knows or should know that such horseflesh is intended for human consumption; and provides penalties for violation.
2013-S4615 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S4615 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to prohibiting the slaughtering of horses for human consumption PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To amend the Agriculture and Markets Law by adding a new section 380, to prohibit the slaughtering of horses for human consumption. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: The Agriculture and Markets Law shall be amended by adding a new section 380. This section will make it unlawful to slaughter a horse for human consumption. It shall be unlawful to purchase, trade, offer, import or export a horse or horse flesh, in any way with the intent of it being slaughtered for human consumption. The term horse, includes all members of the equine family, including horses, ponies, donkeys, mules, asses, and burros. The term horse flesh means any part of the horse's body. A violation of this law will be a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than one year or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or by both. JUSTIFICATION:
2013-S4615 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4615 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 15, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MARCHIONE -- 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 prohib- iting the slaughtering of horses for human consumption 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 380 to read as follows: S 380. PROHIBITION OF SLAUGHTERING HORSES FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO SLAUGHTER OR HAVE ANOTHER PERSON SLAUGHTER A HORSE WHERE SUCH PERSON KNOWS OR SHOULD KNOW THAT ANY PART OF SUCH HORSE WILL BE USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. 2. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO SELL, OFFER TO SELL OR BARTER, GIVE AWAY, PURCHASE, POSSESS, TRANSPORT, DELIVER, OR RECEIVE ANY HORSE WITH THE INTENT OF SLAUGHTERING OR HAVING ANOTHER PERSON SLAUGHTER SUCH HORSE IF SUCH PERSON KNOWS OR SHOULD KNOW THAT ANY OF THE HORSEFLESH IS INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. 3. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO SELL, BARTER, OFFER TO SELL OR BARTER, GIVE AWAY, PURCHASE, POSSESS, TRANSPORT, DELIVER, OR RECEIVE HORSEFLESH IF SUCH PERSON KNOWS OR SHOULD KNOW THAT ANY OF THE HORSEFLESH WILL BE USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. 4. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO IMPORT INTO OR EXPORT FROM THIS STATE, LIVE HORSES WHERE SUCH PERSON KNOWS OR SHOULD KNOW THAT SUCH HORSE IS INTENDED FOR SLAUGHTER FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. 5. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO IMPORT INTO OR EXPORT FROM THIS STATE, HORSEFLESH EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04558-01-3
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