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Feb 24, 2016 |
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Senate Bill S6812
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance 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
(R) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D) Senate District
2015-S6812 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A343
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- Executive Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง837-s, Exec L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
A6684
2011-2012: A1766
2013-2014: A239
2017-2018: S2558, A317
2019-2020: S2602, A1090
2021-2022: S5156, A1549
2023-2024: A399
2015-S6812 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to the creation of a crime database of all convictions in New York state of animal cruelty, fighting, neglect, abandonment and mistreatment; makes such crime database available to all law enforcement entities, district attorneys, duly incorporated humane societies, societies for the prevention of cruelty to animals, dog or cat protective associations and animal control officers.
2015-S6812 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6812 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the executive law, in relation to the creation of an animal cruelty and animal fighting database PURPOSE : The purpose of this bill is to require the establishment and maintenance of a database for the collection and analysis of information relating to crimes against animals. The information contained in this database would be available to various law enforcement and humanitarian agencies. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section one of the bill, which is the Legislative findings, explains how studies have demonstrated that violent offenders often have histories of repeated animal cruelty. Section two of the bill amends the Executive Law by adding section 837-s. This new section directs the Division of Criminal Justice Services to establish the Animal Cruelty Database and prescribes certain information that shall be included in the database. Section three of the bill provides that this act shall take effect twelve months after it shall have become a law; provided, however,
2015-S6812 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6812 I N S E N A T E February 24, 2016 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the creation of an animal cruelty and animal fighting database THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative findings. Studies in psychology, sociology and criminology have demonstrated that violent offenders frequently have childhood and adolescent histories of serious and repeated animal cruel- ty. The Federal Bureau of Investigation has recognized this connection since the 1970s when its analysis of the lives of serial killers suggested that most had killed or tortured animals during their life. Other research has shown consistent patterns of animal cruelty among perpetrators of more common forms of violence, including child abuse, spouse abuse, and elder abuse, leading the American Psychiatric Associ- ation to consider animal cruelty as one of the diagnostic criteria of conduct disorder. S 2. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 837-s to read as follows: S 837-S. ANIMAL CRUELTY DATABASE. 1. THE DIVISION SHALL ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A CRIME DATABASE OF ALL CONVICTIONS IN NEW YORK STATE OF ANIMAL CRUELTY, ANIMAL FIGHTING, ANIMAL NEGLECT, ANIMAL ABANDONMENT, AND MISTREATMENT OF ANIMALS AS SET FORTH IN ARTICLE TWENTY-SIX OF THE AGRI- CULTURE AND MARKETS LAW AND THE PENAL LAW WHERE DATA OF SUCH CRIMES SHALL BE COLLECTED AND DISPLAYED IN A MANNER THAT FACILITATES ANALYSIS AND THE PROTECTION OF ANIMALS. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS SECTION, CONVICTIONS SHALL ALSO INCLUDE PLEAS TO A CHARGE OTHER THAN ANIMAL CRUELTY, ANIMAL FIGHTING, ANIMAL NEGLECT, ANIMAL ABANDONMENT, AND MISTREATMENT OF ANIMALS AS SET FORTH IN ARTICLE TWENTY-SIX OF THE AGRI- CULTURE AND MARKETS LAW AND THE PENAL LAW IN SATISFACTION OF THE ANIMAL CRUELTY, ANIMAL FIGHTING, ANIMAL NEGLECT, ANIMAL ABANDONMENT OR OTHER ANIMAL MISTREATMENT CHARGE OR WHERE THE ANIMAL CRUELTY, ANIMAL FIGHTING, ANIMAL NEGLECT, ANIMAL ABANDONMENT OR OTHER ANIMAL MISTREATMENT CHARGE HAS NOT RESULTED IN A DISMISSAL ON THE MERITS. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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