Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 19, 2016 |
print number 4452a |
May 19, 2016 |
amend (t) and recommit to environmental conservation |
Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Mar 20, 2015 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Senate Bill S4452A
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Environmental Conservation 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
Bill Amendments
2015-S4452 - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A4378
- Current Committee:
- Senate Environmental Conservation
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §11-1908, En Con L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2017-2018:
S2471, A4186
2019-2020: S4289, A912
2021-2022: A5776
2023-2024: A3810
2025-2026: A862
2015-S4452 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S4452 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to prohibiting the sport killing of zoo, carnival or circus animals PURPOSE: To amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to prohibiting sport killing of zoo, carnival or circus animals. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: This bill will amend the environmental conservation law by adding a new section, which will prohibit the sport killing of zoo, carnival or circus animals. It also stipulates that no zoo, carnival or circus can provide, sell or donate any animal for use in any business activity where the animal may be intentionally killed for sport. Additionally, no business or person that operates a facility where an animal may be intentionally killed for sport will be able to purchase, accept as a donation or receive any animal that was formerly a part of a zoo, carnival or circus. Violations of this law will be punishable by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars and not more than two thousand dollars.
2015-S4452 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4452 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 20, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to prohibiting the 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. PROHIBITS THE SPORT KILLING OF ZOO, CARNIVAL OR CIRCUS ANIMALS. 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 USC 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. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO AFFECT ANY PROTECTIONS AFFORDED TO ANIMALS UNDER ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08273-02-5
2015-S4452A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A4378
- Current Committee:
- Senate Environmental Conservation
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §11-1908, En Con L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2017-2018:
S2471, A4186
2019-2020: S4289, A912
2021-2022: A5776
2023-2024: A3810
2025-2026: A862
2015-S4452A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4452A TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to prohibiting the taking of zoo, petting zoo, carnival or circus animals PURPOSE : To amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to prohibiting sport killing of zoo, carnival or circus animals. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : This bill will amend the environmental conservation law by adding a new section which will prohibit the taking of zoo, petting zoo, carnival or circus animals. It also stipulates that no zoo, petting zoo, carnival or circus can sell, offer for sale, distribute, barter or donate any animal where the animal may be intentionally taken. Additionally, no person that operates or manages a facility including, but not limited to a facility that harbors non-native big game mammals, or any other facility that permits the taking of animals, shall purchase, accept or receive any animal that such person knows or has reason to know is presently or was formerly a part of a zoo, petting zoo, carnival or circus.
2015-S4452A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4452--A 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 20, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation -- recommitted to the Committee on Environmental Conservation in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit- tee AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to prohibiting the taking of zoo, petting 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. PROHIBITS THE TAKING OF ZOO, PETTING ZOO, CARNIVAL OR CIRCUS ANIMALS. 1. NO PERSON SHALL TAKE, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION THIRTEEN OF SECTION 11-0103 OF THIS ARTICLE, AN ANIMAL THAT SUCH PERSON KNOWS OR HAS REASON TO KNOW IS PRESENTLY OR WAS FORMERLY A PART OF A ZOO, PETTING ZOO, CARNIVAL, OR CIRCUS. 2. NO ZOO, PETTING ZOO, CARNIVAL, OR CIRCUS OR ANY PERSON LICENSED OR REQUIRED TO BE LICENSED AS AN EXHIBITOR UNDER THE ANIMAL WELFARE ACT, 7 USC SECTION 2131 ET SEQ., SHALL SELL, OFFER FOR SALE, DISTRIBUTE, BARTER OR DONATE ANY ANIMAL WHEREIN SUCH ANIMAL MAY BE INTENTIONALLY TAKEN. 3. NO PERSON WHO OWNS, OPERATES, OR MANAGES A FACILITY INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO A FACILITY THAT HARBORS NON-NATIVE BIG GAME MAMMALS, OR ANY OTHER FACILITY THAT PERMITS THE TAKING OF ANIMALS SHALL PURCHASE, ACCEPT OR RECEIVE ANY ANIMAL SUCH PERSON KNOWS OR HAS REASON TO KNOW IS PRESENTLY OR WAS FORMERLY A PART OF A ZOO, PETTING ZOO, CARNIVAL, OR CIRCUS. 4. VIOLATIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE PUNISHABLE BY A FINE OF NOT LESS THAN FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS NOR MORE THAN TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08273-06-6
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