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May 13, 2016 |
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Senate Bill S7836
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 14th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Judiciary 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) Senate District
(D, WF) 29th Senate District
2015-S7836 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-S7836 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7836 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the real property law, in relation to prohibiting landlords from requiring animals that occupy the unit be de-clawed as a condition of rental PURPOSE : There is no reason an animal should have to be physically altered as a result of renting. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 of the real property law is to be amended by adding a new section 235-h to read as follows: 235-h. Unlawful restrictions on tenancy. A landlord shall not require that any domestic animal occupying the rental unit be declawed as a condition of rental. JUSTIFICATION : Declawing, or onychectomy, is a series of amputations, where nail clippers are commonly used to amputate an animal's front claws and sever tendons at the first joint. The de-clawing of household animals is simply inhumane. In fact, anti-declawing legislation has already
2015-S7836 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7836 I N S E N A T E May 13, 2016 ___________ Introduced by Sen. COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to prohibiting land- lords from requiring animals that occupy the unit be de-clawed as a condition of rental THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The real property law is amended by adding a new section 235-h to read as follows: S 235-H. UNLAWFUL RESTRICTIONS ON TENANCY. A LANDLORD SHALL NOT REQUIRE THAT ANY DOMESTIC ANIMAL OCCUPYING THE RENTAL UNIT BE DE-CLAWED AS A CONDITION OF RENTAL. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07991-01-5
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