Assembly Bill A4239

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Prohibits sport killing of zoo, carnival or circus 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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2015-A4239 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง11-1908, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A9529

2015-A4239 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits sport killing of zoo, carnival or circus animals; prohibits the sale, transfer, donation, or acceptance of the sale, transfer or donation where the zoo, carnival or circus animal may be intentionally killed for sport.

2015-A4239 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4239

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 29, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GLICK, TITONE, O'DONNELL, COLTON, ROSENTHAL,
  GOTTFRIED, DINOWITZ, SCARBOROUGH -- Multi-Sponsored by  --  M.  of  A.
  BRENNAN, COOK, MARKEY, RIVERA -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Environmental Conservation

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
  prohibiting sport killing of zoo, carnival or circus animals

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

  Section  1.  The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a
new section 11-1908 to read as follows:
S 11-1908. SPORT KILLING OF ZOO, CARNIVAL OR CIRCUS ANIMALS PROHIBITED.
  1. NO PERSON SHALL KILL FOR SPORT AN ANIMAL THAT SUCH PERSON KNOWS  OR
HAS  REASON TO KNOW IS PRESENTLY OR WAS FORMERLY A PART OF A ZOO, CARNI-
VAL OR CIRCUS.
  2. NO ZOO, CARNIVAL OR CIRCUS OR ANY PERSON LICENSED OR REQUIRED TO BE
LICENSED AS AN EXHIBITOR UNDER THE ANIMAL WELFARE ACT, 7 U.S.C.  SECTION
2131  (ET SEQ.) SHALL PROVIDE, SELL, OR DONATE ANY ANIMAL FOR USE IN ANY
ACTIVITY WHEREIN THE ANIMAL MAY BE INTENTIONALLY KILLED FOR SPORT.
  3. NO PERSON, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, AN OPERATOR OF AN AUCTION
SALE, SHALL TRANSFER OR CONSPIRE TO TRANSFER ANY ANIMAL THAT SUCH PERSON
KNOWS OR HAS REASON TO KNOW IS PRESENTLY OR WAS FORMERLY  A  PART  OF  A
ZOO,  CARNIVAL,  OR CIRCUS, TO ANY PERSON OR ACTIVITY WHEREIN THE ANIMAL
MAY BE INTENTIONALLY KILLED FOR SPORT.
  4. NO PERSON WHO OWNS, OPERATES, OR  MANAGES  A  FACILITY  WHEREIN  AN
ANIMAL MAY BE INTENTIONALLY KILLED FOR SPORT SHALL PURCHASE, ACCEPT AS A
DONATION,  OR RECEIVE ANY ANIMAL SUCH PERSON KNOWS OR HAS REASON TO KNOW
IS PRESENTLY OR WAS FORMERLY A PART OF A ZOO, CARNIVAL OR CIRCUS.
  5. VIOLATIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE PUNISHABLE BY  A  FINE  OF  NOT
LESS THAN FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS NOR MORE THAN TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS.
  6. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03913-01-5

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