Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 03, 2016 |
print number 1297a |
Jun 03, 2016 |
amend (t) and recommit to agriculture |
Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to agriculture |
Jan 09, 2015 |
referred to agriculture |
Assembly Bill A1297A
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ROSENTHAL
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
co-Sponsors
Jeffrey Dinowitz
Walter T. Mosley
Richard Gottfried
Anthony Brindisi
multi-Sponsors
John Ceretto
Vivian Cook
Brian F. Curran
Michael J. Fitzpatrick
2015-A1297 - Details
2015-A1297 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1297 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 9, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Agriculture AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to the declawing of cats or other animals 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 THE DECLAWING OF CATS OR OTHER ANIMALS. 1. NO PERSON, LICENSED MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL OR OTHERWISE, SHALL PERFORM OR CAUSE TO BE PERFORMED AN ONYCHECTOMY (DECLAWING) OR FLEXOR TENDONECTOMY PROCEDURE BY ANY MEANS ON A CAT OR ON ANY OTHER ANIMAL WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, EXCEPT WHEN NECESSARY FOR A THERAPEUTIC PURPOSE. THERAPEU- TIC PURPOSE MEANS THE NECESSITY TO ADDRESS THE MEDICAL CONDITION OF THE ANIMAL, SUCH AS AN EXISTING OR RECURRING ILLNESS, INFECTION, DISEASE, INJURY OR ABNORMAL CONDITION IN THE CLAW THAT COMPROMISES THE ANIMAL'S HEALTH. THERAPEUTIC PURPOSE DOES NOT INCLUDE COSMETIC OR AESTHETIC REASONS OR REASONS OF CONVENIENCE IN KEEPING OR HANDLING THE ANIMAL. 2. IN THE EVENT THAT AN ONYCHECTOMY OR FLEXOR TENDONECTOMY PROCEDURE IS PERFORMED ON ANY ANIMAL WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW YORK IN VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION, EACH OF THE FOLLOWING PERSONS SHALL BE GUILTY OF A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION: (A) THE PERSON OR PERSONS PERFORMING THE PROCEDURE, (B) ALL PERSONS ASSISTING IN THE PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE OF THE PROCEDURE AND (C) ALL PERSONS OR ENTITIES THAT PROCURED THE PROCEDURE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE OWNER OR PERSON HAVING CUSTODY OR CONTROL OVER THE ANIMAL OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY THAT ORDERED, REQUESTED OR PAID FOR THE PROCEDURE. 3. ANY PERSON WHO KNOWINGLY VIOLATES THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE GUILTY OF A VIOLATION PUNISHABLE PURSUANT TO THE PENAL LAW. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04179-01-5
co-Sponsors
Jeffrey Dinowitz
Walter T. Mosley
Richard Gottfried
Anthony Brindisi
multi-Sponsors
John Ceretto
Vivian Cook
Brian F. Curran
Michael J. Fitzpatrick
2015-A1297A (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-A1297A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1297--A 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 9, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, DINOWITZ, MOSLEY, GOTTFRIED, BRINDISI, LAVINE, GALEF, RAIA, MURRAY, LUPARDO, QUART, SEAWRIGHT, LINARES, GOLD- FEDER, SEPULVEDA, SANTABARBARA, RIVERA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CERETTO, COOK, CURRAN, FITZPATRICK, GARBARINO, GLICK, KEARNS, LUPINACCI, McDONOUGH, SIMON, SOLAGES, THIELE, WEINSTEIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Agriculture -- recommitted to the Committee on Agriculture in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to prohib- iting the declawing of cats 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 THE DECLAWING OF CATS. 1. NO PERSON SHALL PERFORM AN ONYCHECTOMY (DECLAWING), PARTIAL OR COMPLETE PHLANGECTOMY OR TENDONECTOMY PROCEDURE BY ANY MEANS ON A CAT WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, EXCEPT WHEN NECESSARY FOR A THERAPEUTIC PURPOSE. THERAPEUTIC PURPOSE MEANS THE NECESSITY TO ADDRESS THE PHYSICAL MEDICAL CONDITION OF THE CAT, SUCH AS AN EXISTING OR RECURRING ILLNESS, INFECTION, DISEASE, INJURY OR ABNORMAL CONDITION IN THE CLAW THAT COMPROMISES THE CAT'S HEALTH. THERAPEUTIC PURPOSE DOES NOT INCLUDE COSMETIC OR AESTHETIC REASONS OR REASONS OF CONVENIENCE IN KEEPING OR HANDLING THE CAT. 2. ANY PERSON WHO PERFORMS AN ONYCHECTOMY, PARTIAL OR COMPLETE PHLAN- GECTOMY OR TENDONECTOMY PROCEDURE ON ANY CAT WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL BE GUILTY OF A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION WHICH SHALL BE PUNISHABLE BY A CIVIL PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04179-02-6
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