NY State Assembly Bill 2017-A1279D

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May 09, 2018	print number 1279d
May 09, 2018	amend and recommit to codes
Jan 31, 2018	print number 1279c
Jan 31, 2018	amend and recommit to codes
Jan 03, 2018	referred to codes
Jun 15, 2017	print number 1279b
Jun 15, 2017	amend and recommit to codes
Jun 05, 2017	reported referred to codes
Jun 02, 2017	print number 1279a
Jun 02, 2017	amend (t) and recommit to agriculture
Jan 11, 2017	referred to agriculture

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multi-Sponsors

2017-A1279 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:: S2557
Current Committee:: Assembly Codes
Law Section:: Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:: Add §381, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2011-2012: A9576
2013-2014: A741
2015-2016: A346, S6919
2019-2020: A277
2021-2022: A162
2023-2024: A71
2025-2026: A181

2017-A1279 - Summary

Creates a task force on animal laws and requires reporting to the governor and legislature of recommendations on how to increase statewide uniformity of such.

2017-A1279 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1279
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 11, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. PERRY
   -- read once and referred to the Committee on Agriculture
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to estab-
   lishing a task force to study how to improve investigations of  animal
   abuse and enforcement of anti-animal abuse laws; and providing for the
   repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   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:
   §  380.    TASK FORCE ON HOW TO IMPROVE INVESTIGATIONS OF ANIMAL ABUSE
 AND ENFORCEMENT OF ANTI-ANIMAL ABUSE LAWS. 1. THE TASK FORCE ON  HOW  TO
 IMPROVE  INVESTIGATIONS  OF  ANIMAL ABUSE AND ENFORCEMENT OF ANTI-ANIMAL
 ABUSE LAWS IS HEREBY CREATED TO EXAMINE, EVALUATE AND DETERMINE  HOW  TO
 IMPROVE  INVESTIGATIONS OF ANIMAL ABUSE AND THE ENFORCEMENT OF ANTI-ANI-
 MAL ABUSE LAWS.
   2.(A) SUCH TASK FORCE SHALL CONSIST OF NINE MEMBERS, EACH TO SERVE FOR
 A TERM OF ONE CALENDAR  YEAR.    SUCH  MEMBERS  SHALL  BE  APPOINTED  AS
 FOLLOWS:  ONE SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR; ONE SHALL BE APPOINTED
 BY THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE; ONE SHALL BE APPOINTED BY  THE
 MINORITY  LEADER OF THE SENATE; ONE SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER OF
 THE ASSEMBLY; ONE SHALL BE APPOINTED  BY  THE  MINORITY  LEADER  OF  THE
 ASSEMBLY;  ONE  SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT
 OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION; ONE SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE COMMISSION-
 ER OF HEALTH AND THE REMAINING TWO MEMBERS SHALL   BE APPOINTED  BY  THE
 COMMISSIONER. APPOINTMENTS SHALL BE MADE WITHIN SIXTY DAYS OF THE EFFEC-
 TIVE  DATE  OF THIS SECTION. VACANCIES IN THE TASK FORCE SHALL BE FILLED
 IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR ORIGINAL APPOINTMENTS.
   (B) ALL APPOINTEES SHALL  HAVE  EXPERTISE  IN  FIELDS  OR  DISCIPLINES
 RELATED TO ANIMALS, ANIMAL ABUSE AND/OR INVESTIGATIONS. ALL APPOINTMENTS
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04950-01-7

 A. 1279                             2
 
 SHALL  BE  COORDINATED  TO  ENSURE  GEOGRAPHIC REPRESENTATION FROM   THE
 ENTIRE STATE.
   (C)  THE  TASK  FORCE  SHALL  BE  CHAIRED BY ONE OF THE COMMISSIONER'S
 APPOINTEES. THE TASK FORCE SHALL ELECT A VICE-CHAIR AND OTHER  NECESSARY
 OFFICERS FROM AMONG ALL APPOINTED MEMBERS.
   (D)  A  MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE TASK FORCE THEN IN OFFICE SHALL
 CONSTITUTE A QUORUM FOR THE TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS OR THE  EXERCISE  OF
 ANY  POWER OR FUNCTION OF THE TASK FORCE. AN ACT, DETERMINATION OR DECI-
 SION OF THE MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS PRESENT DURING  THE  PRESENCE  OF  A
 QUORUM  SHALL  BE  HELD TO BE THE ACT, DETERMINATION, OR DECISION OF THE
 TASK FORCE.
   (E) THE TASK FORCE SHALL MEET AT LEAST QUARTERLY AT THE  CALL  OF  THE
 CHAIR.  MEETINGS MAY BE HELD VIA TELECONFERENCE. SPECIAL MEETINGS MAY BE
 CALLED BY THE CHAIR AT THE REQUEST OF A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS  OF  THE
 TASK FORCE.
   (F)  MEMBERS OF THE TASK FORCE SHALL RECEIVE NO COMPENSATION FOR THEIR
 SERVICES BUT SHALL BE REIMBURSED FOR THEIR ACTUAL EXPENSES  INCURRED  IN
 THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES IN THE WORK OF THE TASK FORCE.
   3. THE TASK FORCE ESTABLISHED SHALL:
   (A) STUDY CURRENT ANIMAL ABUSE INVESTIGATION AND ANTI-ANIMAL ABUSE LAW
 ENFORCEMENT PRACTICES; AND
   (B)  RECOMMEND  ANIMAL  ABUSE  INVESTIGATION AND ANTI-ANIMAL ABUSE LAW
 ENFORCEMENT PRACTICES TO INCREASE EFFECTIVENESS ACROSS THE STATE.
   4. THE TASK FORCE MAY ESTABLISH SUCH ADVISORY COMMITTEES AS  IT  DEEMS
 APPROPRIATE  ON  MATTERS  RELATING TO THE TASK FORCE'S FUNCTIONS, POWERS
 AND DUTIES. SUCH COMMITTEES SHALL BE CHAIRED BY A TASK FORCE MEMBER, BUT
 MAY BE COMPOSED OF TASK FORCE  MEMBERS  AS  WELL  AS  OTHER  INDIVIDUALS
 SELECTED  BY THE TASK FORCE TO PROVIDE EXPERTISE OF INTEREST SPECIFIC TO
 THE CHARGE OF SUCH COMMITTEE.
   5. THE TASK FORCE MAY, AS IT DEEMS APPROPRIATE, REQUEST THAT  STUDIES,
 SURVEYS,  OR  ANALYSES RELATING TO THE TASK FORCE'S POWERS AND DUTIES BE
 PERFORMED BY ANY STATE DEPARTMENT, COMMISSION, AGENCY OR PUBLIC AUTHORI-
 TY. ALL STATE DEPARTMENTS, COMMISSIONS, AGENCIES OR  PUBLIC  AUTHORITIES
 SHALL  PROVIDE  INFORMATION  AND ADVICE IN A TIMELY MANNER AND OTHERWISE
 ASSIST THE TASK FORCE WITH ITS WORK.
   6. THE TASK FORCE SHALL SUBMIT A  REQUEST  FOR  ANY  APPROPRIATION  AS
 SHALL BE NECESSARY TO ENABLE THE TASK FORCE TO PERFORM ITS FUNCTIONS AND
 DUTIES  TO  THE  GOVERNOR,  DIRECTOR  OF THE DIVISION OF THE BUDGET, AND
 CHAIRPERSONS OF THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THE ASSEMBLY  WAYS  AND
 MEANS COMMITTEE. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROVIDE STAFF SERVICES TO THE TASK
 FORCE  AND  SUCH OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCE AS MAY BE NECESSARY FOR
 THE TASK FORCE TO CARRY OUT ITS DUTIES, FUNCTIONS AND POWERS.
   7. THE TASK FORCE MAY HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS, TAKE  TESTIMONY  AND  MAKE
 INVESTIGATIONS AT SUCH PLACES AS IT DEEMS NECESSARY.
   8.  THE TASK FORCE SHALL MAKE A PRELIMINARY REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR AND
 THE LEGISLATURE OF ITS FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS AND ACTIV-
 ITIES ALREADY UNDERTAKEN BY THE TASK FORCE,  NOT  LATER  THAN  ONE  YEAR
 AFTER  THE  EFFECTIVE  DATE  OF  THIS SECTION, AND A FINAL REPORT OF ITS
 FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS AND ACTIVITIES ALREADY UNDERTAKEN
 BY THE TASK FORCE, NOT LATER THAN TWO YEARS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE  OF
 THIS  SECTION AND SHALL SUBMIT WITH ITS REPORTS LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS AS
 IT DEEMS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT ITS RECOMMENDATIONS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
 have  become  a  law  and shall expire twenty-four months after it shall
 have become a law when upon such date the provisions of this  act  shall
 be deemed repealed.

multi-Sponsors

2017-A1279A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:: S2557
Current Committee:: Assembly Codes
Law Section:: Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:: Add §381, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2011-2012: A9576
2013-2014: A741
2015-2016: A346, S6919
2019-2020: A277
2021-2022: A162
2023-2024: A71
2025-2026: A181

2017-A1279A - Summary

Creates a task force on animal laws and requires reporting to the governor and legislature of recommendations on how to increase statewide uniformity of such.

2017-A1279A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1279--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 11, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. PERRY
   -- read once and referred to the Committee on Agriculture -- 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 estab-
   lishing a task force on animal laws; and providing for the  repeal  of
   such provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   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:
   §  380.   TASK FORCE ON ANIMAL LAWS. 1. THE TASK FORCE ON THE STATE OF
 ANIMAL LAWS IS HEREBY CREATED TO EXAMINE, EVALUATE AND DETERMINE HOW  TO
 IMPROVE  THE  RELATIONSHIP  BETWEEN  ANIMALS  AND  HUMANS AND THE ANIMAL
 PROTECTION LAWS.
   2.(A) SUCH TASK FORCE SHALL CONSIST  OF  SEVENTEEN  MEMBERS,  EACH  TO
 SERVE  FOR A TERM OF ONE CALENDAR YEAR.  SUCH MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED
 AS FOLLOWS: ONE SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE  TEMPORARY  PRESIDENT  OF  THE
 SENATE; ONE SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE; ONE
 SHALL  BE  APPOINTED  BY  THE  SPEAKER  OF  THE  ASSEMBLY;  ONE SHALL BE
 APPOINTED BY THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE ASSEMBLY; ONE SHALL BE APPOINTED
 BY THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION; ONE
 SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH; ONE SHALL BE APPOINTED
 BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE; ONE SHALL  BE APPOINTED BY THE  COMMISSIONER;
 AND  THE REMAINING MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR.  APPOINT-
 MENTS SHALL BE MADE WITHIN SIXTY DAYS OF  THE  EFFECTIVE  DATE  OF  THIS
 SECTION.  VACANCIES  IN  THE  TASK  FORCE  SHALL BE FILLED IN THE MANNER
 PROVIDED FOR ORIGINAL APPOINTMENTS.
   (B) ALL APPOINTEES SHALL  HAVE  EXPERTISE  IN  FIELDS  OR  DISCIPLINES
 RELATED TO ANIMALS, ANIMAL ABUSE AND/OR INVESTIGATIONS. ALL APPOINTMENTS
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04950-04-7

 A. 1279--A                          2
 
 SHALL  BE  COORDINATED  TO  ENSURE  GEOGRAPHIC REPRESENTATION FROM   THE
 ENTIRE STATE.
   (C)  THE  TASK  FORCE  SHALL  BE  CHAIRED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE OR
 SELECTED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE FROM THE APPOINTED MEMBERS.  THE TASK
 FORCE SHALL ELECT A VICE-CHAIR AND OTHER NECESSARY OFFICERS  FROM  AMONG
 ALL APPOINTED MEMBERS.
   (D)  A  MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE TASK FORCE THEN IN OFFICE SHALL
 CONSTITUTE A QUORUM FOR THE TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS OR THE  EXERCISE  OF
 ANY  POWER OR FUNCTION OF THE TASK FORCE. AN ACT, DETERMINATION OR DECI-
 SION OF THE MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS PRESENT DURING  THE  PRESENCE  OF  A
 QUORUM  SHALL  BE  HELD TO BE THE ACT, DETERMINATION, OR DECISION OF THE
 TASK FORCE.
   (E) THE TASK FORCE SHALL MEET AT LEAST QUARTERLY AT THE  CALL  OF  THE
 CHAIR.  MEETINGS MAY BE HELD VIA TELECONFERENCE. SPECIAL MEETINGS MAY BE
 CALLED BY THE CHAIR AT THE REQUEST OF A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS  OF  THE
 TASK FORCE.
   (F)  MEMBERS OF THE TASK FORCE SHALL RECEIVE NO COMPENSATION FOR THEIR
 SERVICES BUT SHALL BE REIMBURSED FOR THEIR ACTUAL EXPENSES  INCURRED  IN
 THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES IN THE WORK OF THE TASK FORCE.
   3. THE TASK FORCE ESTABLISHED SHALL:
   (A)  STUDY  LAWS,  RULES, AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING ANIMALS, INCLUDING
 BUT NOT LIMITED TO COMPANION ANIMALS, FARM ANIMALS OR ANIMALS RAISED FOR
 FOOD PRODUCING PURPOSES,  SERVICE  AND  THERAPY  ANIMALS,  WILDLIFE  AND
 ANIMALS  USED IN ENTERTAINMENT, RESEARCH OR EXPERIMENTATION OR ANY OTHER
 FIELD THAT GOVERNS THE USE OR TREATMENT OF ANIMALS;
   (B) STUDY LAWS, RULES, AND REGULATIONS  GOVERNING  THE  OPERATIONS  OF
 DULY INCORPORATED SOCIETIES FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY, DULY INCORPO-
 RATED  HUMANE  SOCIETIES,  POUNDS, SHELTERS, MUNICIPAL OR OTHERWISE, AND
 PET DEALERS; AND
   (C) RECOMMEND WAYS BY WHICH TO MODERNIZE THE LAWS GOVERNING ANIMALS.
   4. THE TASK FORCE MAY ESTABLISH SUCH ADVISORY COMMITTEES AS  IT  DEEMS
 APPROPRIATE  ON  MATTERS  RELATING TO THE TASK FORCE'S FUNCTIONS, POWERS
 AND DUTIES. SUCH COMMITTEES SHALL BE CHAIRED BY A TASK FORCE MEMBER, BUT
 MAY BE COMPOSED OF TASK FORCE  MEMBERS  AS  WELL  AS  OTHER  INDIVIDUALS
 SELECTED  BY THE TASK FORCE TO PROVIDE EXPERTISE OF INTEREST SPECIFIC TO
 THE CHARGE OF SUCH COMMITTEE.
   5. THE TASK FORCE MAY, AS IT DEEMS APPROPRIATE, REQUEST THAT  STUDIES,
 SURVEYS,  OR  ANALYSES RELATING TO THE TASK FORCE'S POWERS AND DUTIES BE
 PERFORMED BY ANY STATE DEPARTMENT, COMMISSION, AGENCY OR PUBLIC AUTHORI-
 TY. ALL STATE DEPARTMENTS, COMMISSIONS, AGENCIES OR  PUBLIC  AUTHORITIES
 SHALL  PROVIDE  INFORMATION  AND ADVICE IN A TIMELY MANNER AND OTHERWISE
 ASSIST THE TASK FORCE WITH ITS WORK.
   6. THE TASK FORCE SHALL SUBMIT A  REQUEST  FOR  ANY  APPROPRIATION  AS
 SHALL BE NECESSARY TO ENABLE THE TASK FORCE TO PERFORM ITS FUNCTIONS AND
 DUTIES  TO  THE  GOVERNOR,  DIRECTOR  OF THE DIVISION OF THE BUDGET, AND
 CHAIRPERSONS OF THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THE ASSEMBLY  WAYS  AND
 MEANS COMMITTEE. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROVIDE STAFF SERVICES TO THE TASK
 FORCE  AND  SUCH OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCE AS MAY BE NECESSARY FOR
 THE TASK FORCE TO CARRY OUT ITS DUTIES, FUNCTIONS AND POWERS.
   7. THE TASK FORCE SHALL HOLD A MINIMUM OF THREE PUBLIC  HEARINGS:  ONE
 IN  NEW  YORK  CITY; ONE IN WESTERN NEW YORK; AND ONE IN UPSTATE EASTERN
 NEW YORK. THE TASK FORCE MAY HOLD ADDITIONAL PUBLIC  HEARINGS  IN  OTHER
 LOCATIONS AS IT DEEMS APPROPRIATE. TESTIMONY SHALL BE TAKEN AND THE TASK
 FORCE MAY LAUNCH INVESTIGATIONS AS IT DEEMS NECESSARY.
   8.  THE TASK FORCE SHALL MAKE A PRELIMINARY REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR AND
 THE LEGISLATURE OF ITS FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS AND ACTIV-

 A. 1279--A                          3
 
 ITIES ALREADY UNDERTAKEN BY THE TASK FORCE,  NOT  LATER  THAN  ONE  YEAR
 AFTER  THE  EFFECTIVE  DATE  OF  THIS SECTION, AND A FINAL REPORT OF ITS
 FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS AND ACTIVITIES ALREADY UNDERTAKEN
 BY  THE TASK FORCE, NOT LATER THAN TWO YEARS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF
 THIS SECTION AND SHALL SUBMIT WITH ITS REPORTS LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS  AS
 IT DEEMS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT ITS RECOMMENDATIONS.
   §  2.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
 have become a law and shall expire twenty-four  months  after  it  shall
 have  become  a law when upon such date the provisions of this act shall
 be deemed repealed.

co-Sponsors

multi-Sponsors

2017-A1279B - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:: S2557
Current Committee:: Assembly Codes
Law Section:: Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:: Add §381, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2011-2012: A9576
2013-2014: A741
2015-2016: A346, S6919
2019-2020: A277
2021-2022: A162
2023-2024: A71
2025-2026: A181

2017-A1279B - Summary

Creates a task force on animal laws and requires reporting to the governor and legislature of recommendations on how to increase statewide uniformity of such.

2017-A1279B - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1279--B
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 11, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. PERRY
   -- read once and referred to the Committee on Agriculture -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to  said  committee -- reported and referred to the Committee on Codes
   -- 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 estab-
   lishing a task force on animal laws; and providing for the  repeal  of
   such provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   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:
   §  380.   TASK FORCE ON ANIMAL LAWS. 1. THE TASK FORCE ON THE STATE OF
 ANIMAL LAWS IS HEREBY CREATED WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT TO EXAMINE, EVALUATE
 AND DETERMINE HOW TO IMPROVE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ANIMALS AND HUMANS
 AND THE ANIMAL PROTECTION LAWS.
   2.(A) SUCH TASK FORCE SHALL CONSIST OF FIFTEEN MEMBERS, EACH TO  SERVE
 FOR  A  TERM  OF ONE CALENDAR YEAR.   SUCH MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED AS
 FOLLOWS:  TWO MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE TEMPORARY  PRESIDENT  OF
 THE  SENATE; ONE MEMBER SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE
 SENATE; TWO MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER OF  THE  ASSEMBLY;
 ONE  MEMBER  SHALL  BE APPOINTED BY THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE ASSEMBLY;
 ONE MEMBER SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL; THE  COMMISSIONER
 OR  HIS  OR HER DESIGNEE; THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRON-
 MENTAL CONSERVATION OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE; THE COMMISSIONER  OF  HEALTH
 OR  HIS  OR  HER  DESIGNEE; THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL
 JUSTICE SERVICES OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE; AND THE REMAINING MEMBERS SHALL
 BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR. APPOINTMENTS SHALL BE  MADE  WITHIN  SIXTY
 DAYS  OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION. VACANCIES IN THE TASK FORCE
 SHALL BE FILLED IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR ORIGINAL APPOINTMENTS.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD04950-06-7

 A. 1279--B                          2
 
   (B) ALL APPOINTEES SHALL  HAVE  EXPERTISE  IN  FIELDS  OR  DISCIPLINES
 RELATED  TO  ANIMALS,  ANIMAL ABUSE AND/OR INVESTIGATIONS INCLUDING, BUT
 NOT LIMITED TO,  THE  FOLLOWING  AREAS:  ANIMAL  AGRICULTURE;  COMPANION
 ANIMALS,  WILDLIFE  AND  WILD  ANIMAL  PROTECTION  INCLUDING SHELTERING,
 RESCUE  AND  ADOPTION  OF  COMPANION ANIMALS; ANIMAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND
 CRIMINAL DEFENSE; AND ANIMAL HEALTH AND VETERINARY MEDICAL  CARE.    ALL
 APPOINTMENTS  SHALL  BE  COORDINATED TO ENSURE GEOGRAPHIC REPRESENTATION
 FROM  THE ENTIRE STATE.
   (C) THE TASK FORCE SHALL BE CHAIRED BY THE COMMISSIONER OR SELECTED BY
 THE COMMISSIONER FROM THE APPOINTED MEMBERS.  THE TASK FORCE SHALL ELECT
 A VICE-CHAIR AND OTHER  NECESSARY  OFFICERS  FROM  AMONG  ALL  APPOINTED
 MEMBERS.
   (D)  A  MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE TASK FORCE THEN IN OFFICE SHALL
 CONSTITUTE A QUORUM FOR THE TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS OR THE  EXERCISE  OF
 ANY  POWER OR FUNCTION OF THE TASK FORCE. AN ACT, DETERMINATION OR DECI-
 SION OF THE MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS PRESENT DURING  THE  PRESENCE  OF  A
 QUORUM  SHALL  BE  HELD TO BE THE ACT, DETERMINATION, OR DECISION OF THE
 TASK FORCE.
   (E) THE TASK FORCE SHALL MEET AT LEAST QUARTERLY AT THE  CALL  OF  THE
 CHAIR.  MEETINGS MAY BE HELD VIA TELECONFERENCE. SPECIAL MEETINGS MAY BE
 CALLED BY THE CHAIR AT THE REQUEST OF A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS  OF  THE
 TASK FORCE.
   (F)  MEMBERS OF THE TASK FORCE SHALL RECEIVE NO COMPENSATION FOR THEIR
 SERVICES BUT SHALL BE REIMBURSED FOR THEIR ACTUAL EXPENSES  INCURRED  IN
 THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES IN THE WORK OF THE TASK FORCE.
   3. THE TASK FORCE ESTABLISHED SHALL:
   (A)  STUDY  LAWS,  RULES, AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING ANIMALS, INCLUDING
 BUT NOT LIMITED TO COMPANION ANIMALS, FARM ANIMALS OR ANIMALS RAISED FOR
 FOOD PRODUCING PURPOSES,  SERVICE  AND  THERAPY  ANIMALS,  WILDLIFE  AND
 ANIMALS  USED IN ENTERTAINMENT, RESEARCH OR EXPERIMENTATION OR ANY OTHER
 FIELD THAT GOVERNS THE USE OR TREATMENT OF ANIMALS;
   (B) STUDY LAWS, RULES, AND REGULATIONS  GOVERNING  THE  OPERATIONS  OF
 DULY INCORPORATED SOCIETIES FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY, DULY INCORPO-
 RATED  HUMANE  SOCIETIES,  POUNDS, SHELTERS, MUNICIPAL OR OTHERWISE, AND
 PET DEALERS; AND
   (C) RECOMMEND WAYS BY WHICH TO MODERNIZE THE LAWS GOVERNING ANIMALS.
   4. THE TASK FORCE MAY ESTABLISH SUCH ADVISORY COMMITTEES AS  IT  DEEMS
 APPROPRIATE  ON  MATTERS  RELATING TO THE TASK FORCE'S FUNCTIONS, POWERS
 AND DUTIES. SUCH COMMITTEES SHALL BE CHAIRED BY A TASK FORCE MEMBER, BUT
 MAY BE COMPOSED OF TASK FORCE  MEMBERS  AS  WELL  AS  OTHER  INDIVIDUALS
 SELECTED  BY THE TASK FORCE TO PROVIDE EXPERTISE OF INTEREST SPECIFIC TO
 THE CHARGE OF SUCH COMMITTEE.
   5. THE TASK FORCE MAY, AS IT DEEMS APPROPRIATE, REQUEST THAT  STUDIES,
 SURVEYS,  OR  ANALYSES RELATING TO THE TASK FORCE'S POWERS AND DUTIES BE
 PERFORMED BY ANY STATE DEPARTMENT, COMMISSION, AGENCY OR PUBLIC AUTHORI-
 TY. ALL STATE DEPARTMENTS, COMMISSIONS, AGENCIES OR  PUBLIC  AUTHORITIES
 SHALL  PROVIDE  INFORMATION  AND ADVICE IN A TIMELY MANNER AND OTHERWISE
 ASSIST THE TASK FORCE WITH ITS WORK.
   6.  THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROVIDE STAFF SERVICES TO THE TASK FORCE  AND
 SUCH  OTHER  ADMINISTRATIVE  ASSISTANCE AS MAY BE NECESSARY FOR THE TASK
 FORCE TO CARRY OUT ITS DUTIES, FUNCTIONS AND POWERS.
   7. THE TASK FORCE SHALL HOLD A MINIMUM OF THREE PUBLIC  HEARINGS:  ONE
 IN  NEW  YORK  CITY; ONE IN WESTERN NEW YORK; AND ONE IN UPSTATE EASTERN
 NEW YORK. THE TASK FORCE MAY HOLD ADDITIONAL PUBLIC  HEARINGS  IN  OTHER
 LOCATIONS AS IT DEEMS APPROPRIATE.

 A. 1279--B                          3
 
   8.  THE TASK FORCE SHALL MAKE A PRELIMINARY REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR AND
 THE LEGISLATURE OF ITS FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS AND ACTIV-
 ITIES ALREADY UNDERTAKEN BY THE TASK FORCE,  NOT  LATER  THAN  ONE  YEAR
 AFTER  THE  EFFECTIVE  DATE  OF  THIS SECTION, AND A FINAL REPORT OF ITS
 FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS AND ACTIVITIES ALREADY UNDERTAKEN
 BY  THE TASK FORCE, NOT LATER THAN TWO YEARS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF
 THIS SECTION AND SHALL SUBMIT WITH ITS REPORTS LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS  AS
 IT DEEMS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT ITS RECOMMENDATIONS.
   §  2.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
 have become a law and shall expire twenty-four  months  after  it  shall
 have  become  a law when upon such date the provisions of this act shall
 be deemed repealed.

co-Sponsors

multi-Sponsors

2017-A1279C - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:: S2557
Current Committee:: Assembly Codes
Law Section:: Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:: Add §381, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2011-2012: A9576
2013-2014: A741
2015-2016: A346, S6919
2019-2020: A277
2021-2022: A162
2023-2024: A71
2025-2026: A181

2017-A1279C - Summary

Creates a task force on animal laws and requires reporting to the governor and legislature of recommendations on how to increase statewide uniformity of such.

2017-A1279C - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1279--C
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 11, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL, SEPULVEDA -- Multi-Sponsored by --
   M. of A. PERRY -- read once and referred to the Committee on  Agricul-
   ture  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted to said committee -- reported and referred  to
   the  Committee on Codes -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee --  recommitted
   to  the  Committee on Codes 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 estab-
   lishing a task force on animal laws; and providing for the  repeal  of
   such provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   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 381 to read as follows:
   §  381.  TASK  FORCE ON ANIMAL LAWS. 1. THE TASK FORCE ON THE STATE OF
 ANIMAL LAWS IS HEREBY CREATED WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT TO EXAMINE, EVALUATE
 AND DETERMINE HOW TO IMPROVE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ANIMALS AND HUMANS
 AND THE ANIMAL PROTECTION LAWS.
   2.(A) SUCH TASK FORCE SHALL CONSIST OF FIFTEEN MEMBERS, EACH TO  SERVE
 FOR  A  TERM  OF ONE CALENDAR YEAR.   SUCH MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED AS
 FOLLOWS:  TWO MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE TEMPORARY  PRESIDENT  OF
 THE  SENATE; ONE MEMBER SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE
 SENATE; TWO MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER OF  THE  ASSEMBLY;
 ONE  MEMBER  SHALL  BE APPOINTED BY THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE ASSEMBLY;
 ONE MEMBER SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL; THE  COMMISSIONER
 OR  HIS  OR HER DESIGNEE; THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRON-
 MENTAL CONSERVATION OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE; THE COMMISSIONER  OF  HEALTH
 OR  HIS  OR  HER  DESIGNEE; THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL
 JUSTICE SERVICES OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE; AND THE REMAINING MEMBERS SHALL
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD04950-09-8

 A. 1279--C                          2
 
 BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR. APPOINTMENTS SHALL BE  MADE  WITHIN  SIXTY
 DAYS  OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION. VACANCIES IN THE TASK FORCE
 SHALL BE FILLED IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR ORIGINAL APPOINTMENTS.
   (B)  ALL  APPOINTEES  SHALL  HAVE  EXPERTISE  IN FIELDS OR DISCIPLINES
 RELATED TO ANIMALS, ANIMAL ABUSE AND/OR  INVESTIGATIONS  INCLUDING,  BUT
 NOT  LIMITED  TO,  THE  FOLLOWING  AREAS:  ANIMAL AGRICULTURE; COMPANION
 ANIMALS, WILDLIFE  AND  WILD  ANIMAL  PROTECTION  INCLUDING  SHELTERING,
 RESCUE  AND  ADOPTION  OF  COMPANION ANIMALS; ANIMAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND
 CRIMINAL DEFENSE; AND ANIMAL HEALTH AND VETERINARY MEDICAL  CARE.    ALL
 APPOINTMENTS  SHALL  BE  COORDINATED TO ENSURE GEOGRAPHIC REPRESENTATION
 FROM  THE ENTIRE STATE.
   (C) THE TASK FORCE SHALL BE CHAIRED BY THE COMMISSIONER OR SELECTED BY
 THE COMMISSIONER FROM THE APPOINTED MEMBERS.  THE TASK FORCE SHALL ELECT
 A VICE-CHAIR AND OTHER  NECESSARY  OFFICERS  FROM  AMONG  ALL  APPOINTED
 MEMBERS.
   (D)  A  MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE TASK FORCE THEN IN OFFICE SHALL
 CONSTITUTE A QUORUM FOR THE TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS OR THE  EXERCISE  OF
 ANY  POWER OR FUNCTION OF THE TASK FORCE. AN ACT, DETERMINATION OR DECI-
 SION OF THE MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS PRESENT DURING  THE  PRESENCE  OF  A
 QUORUM  SHALL  BE  HELD TO BE THE ACT, DETERMINATION, OR DECISION OF THE
 TASK FORCE.
   (E) THE TASK FORCE SHALL MEET AT LEAST QUARTERLY AT THE  CALL  OF  THE
 CHAIR.  MEETINGS MAY BE HELD VIA TELECONFERENCE. SPECIAL MEETINGS MAY BE
 CALLED BY THE CHAIR AT THE REQUEST OF A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS  OF  THE
 TASK FORCE.
   (F)  MEMBERS OF THE TASK FORCE SHALL RECEIVE NO COMPENSATION FOR THEIR
 SERVICES BUT SHALL BE REIMBURSED FOR THEIR ACTUAL EXPENSES  INCURRED  IN
 THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES IN THE WORK OF THE TASK FORCE.
   3. THE TASK FORCE ESTABLISHED SHALL:
   (A)  STUDY  LAWS,  RULES, AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING ANIMALS, INCLUDING
 BUT NOT LIMITED TO COMPANION ANIMALS, FARM ANIMALS OR ANIMALS RAISED FOR
 FOOD PRODUCING PURPOSES,  SERVICE  AND  THERAPY  ANIMALS,  WILDLIFE  AND
 ANIMALS  USED IN ENTERTAINMENT, RESEARCH OR EXPERIMENTATION OR ANY OTHER
 FIELD THAT GOVERNS THE USE OR TREATMENT OF ANIMALS;
   (B) STUDY LAWS, RULES, AND REGULATIONS  GOVERNING  THE  OPERATIONS  OF
 DULY INCORPORATED SOCIETIES FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY, DULY INCORPO-
 RATED  HUMANE  SOCIETIES,  POUNDS, SHELTERS, MUNICIPAL OR OTHERWISE, AND
 PET DEALERS; AND
   (C) RECOMMEND WAYS BY WHICH TO MODERNIZE THE LAWS GOVERNING ANIMALS.
   4. THE TASK FORCE MAY ESTABLISH SUCH ADVISORY COMMITTEES AS  IT  DEEMS
 APPROPRIATE  ON  MATTERS  RELATING TO THE TASK FORCE'S FUNCTIONS, POWERS
 AND DUTIES. SUCH COMMITTEES SHALL BE CHAIRED BY A TASK FORCE MEMBER, BUT
 MAY BE COMPOSED OF TASK FORCE  MEMBERS  AS  WELL  AS  OTHER  INDIVIDUALS
 SELECTED  BY THE TASK FORCE TO PROVIDE EXPERTISE OF INTEREST SPECIFIC TO
 THE CHARGE OF SUCH COMMITTEE.
   5. THE TASK FORCE MAY, AS IT DEEMS APPROPRIATE, REQUEST THAT  STUDIES,
 SURVEYS,  OR  ANALYSES RELATING TO THE TASK FORCE'S POWERS AND DUTIES BE
 PERFORMED BY ANY STATE DEPARTMENT, COMMISSION, AGENCY OR PUBLIC AUTHORI-
 TY. ALL STATE DEPARTMENTS, COMMISSIONS, AGENCIES OR  PUBLIC  AUTHORITIES
 SHALL  PROVIDE  INFORMATION  AND ADVICE IN A TIMELY MANNER AND OTHERWISE
 ASSIST THE TASK FORCE WITH ITS WORK.
   6.  THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROVIDE STAFF SERVICES TO THE TASK FORCE  AND
 SUCH  OTHER  ADMINISTRATIVE  ASSISTANCE AS MAY BE NECESSARY FOR THE TASK
 FORCE TO CARRY OUT ITS DUTIES, FUNCTIONS AND POWERS.
   7. THE TASK FORCE SHALL HOLD A MINIMUM OF THREE PUBLIC  HEARINGS:  ONE
 IN  NEW  YORK  CITY; ONE IN WESTERN NEW YORK; AND ONE IN UPSTATE EASTERN

 A. 1279--C                          3
 
 NEW YORK. THE TASK FORCE MAY HOLD ADDITIONAL PUBLIC  HEARINGS  IN  OTHER
 LOCATIONS AS IT DEEMS APPROPRIATE.
   8.  THE TASK FORCE SHALL MAKE A PRELIMINARY REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR AND
 THE LEGISLATURE OF ITS FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS AND ACTIV-
 ITIES ALREADY UNDERTAKEN BY THE TASK FORCE,  NOT  LATER  THAN  ONE  YEAR
 AFTER  THE  EFFECTIVE  DATE  OF  THIS SECTION, AND A FINAL REPORT OF ITS
 FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS AND ACTIVITIES ALREADY UNDERTAKEN
 BY THE TASK FORCE, NOT LATER THAN TWO YEARS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE  OF
 THIS  SECTION AND SHALL SUBMIT WITH ITS REPORTS LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS AS
 IT DEEMS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT ITS RECOMMENDATIONS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
 have  become  a  law  and shall expire twenty-four months after it shall
 have become a law when upon such date the provisions of this  act  shall
 be deemed repealed.

multi-Sponsors

2017-A1279D (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:: S2557
Current Committee:: Assembly Codes
Law Section:: Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:: Add §381, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2011-2012: A9576
2013-2014: A741
2015-2016: A346, S6919
2019-2020: A277
2021-2022: A162
2023-2024: A71
2025-2026: A181

2017-A1279D (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates a task force on animal laws and requires reporting to the governor and legislature of recommendations on how to increase statewide uniformity of such.

2017-A1279D (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1279--D
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 11, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. L. ROSENTHAL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
   PERRY -- read once and referred to the  Committee  on  Agriculture  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee -- reported and referred to the  Commit-
   tee  on Codes -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted
   as amended and recommitted to said committee  --  recommitted  to  the
   Committee  on  Codes  in  accordance  with  Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 --
   committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
   recommitted  to  said  committee -- again reported from said committee
   with amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to  said
   committee
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to estab-
   lishing a task force on animal laws; and providing for the  repeal  of
   such provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   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 381 to read as follows:
   §  381.  TASK  FORCE ON ANIMAL LAWS. 1. THE TASK FORCE ON THE STATE OF
 ANIMAL LAWS IS HEREBY CREATED WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT TO EXAMINE, EVALUATE
 AND DETERMINE HOW TO IMPROVE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ANIMALS AND HUMANS
 AND THE ANIMAL PROTECTION LAWS.
   2.(A) SUCH TASK FORCE SHALL CONSIST OF FIFTEEN MEMBERS, EACH TO  SERVE
 FOR  A  TERM  OF ONE CALENDAR YEAR.   SUCH MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED AS
 FOLLOWS:  TWO MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE TEMPORARY  PRESIDENT  OF
 THE  SENATE; ONE MEMBER SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE
 SENATE; TWO MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER OF  THE  ASSEMBLY;
 ONE  MEMBER  SHALL  BE APPOINTED BY THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE ASSEMBLY;
 ONE MEMBER SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL; THE  COMMISSIONER
 OR  HIS  OR HER DESIGNEE; THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRON-
 MENTAL CONSERVATION OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE; THE COMMISSIONER  OF  HEALTH
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD04950-10-8

 A. 1279--D                          2
 
 OR  HIS  OR  HER  DESIGNEE; THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL
 JUSTICE SERVICES OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE; AND THE REMAINING MEMBERS SHALL
 BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR. APPOINTMENTS SHALL BE  MADE  WITHIN  SIXTY
 DAYS  OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION. VACANCIES IN THE TASK FORCE
 SHALL BE FILLED IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR ORIGINAL APPOINTMENTS.
   (B) ALL APPOINTEES SHALL  HAVE  EXPERTISE  IN  FIELDS  OR  DISCIPLINES
 RELATED  TO  ANIMALS,  ANIMAL ABUSE AND/OR INVESTIGATIONS INCLUDING, BUT
 NOT LIMITED TO,  THE  FOLLOWING  AREAS:  ANIMAL  AGRICULTURE;  COMPANION
 ANIMALS,  WILDLIFE  AND  WILD  ANIMAL  PROTECTION  INCLUDING SHELTERING,
 RESCUE AND ADOPTION OF COMPANION ANIMALS;  ANIMAL  LAW  ENFORCEMENT  AND
 CRIMINAL  DEFENSE;  AND  ANIMAL HEALTH AND VETERINARY MEDICAL CARE.  ALL
 APPOINTMENTS SHALL BE COORDINATED TO  ENSURE  GEOGRAPHIC  REPRESENTATION
 FROM  THE ENTIRE STATE.
   (C) THE TASK FORCE SHALL BE CHAIRED BY THE COMMISSIONER OR SELECTED BY
 THE COMMISSIONER FROM THE APPOINTED MEMBERS.  THE TASK FORCE SHALL ELECT
 A  VICE-CHAIR  AND  OTHER  NECESSARY  OFFICERS  FROM AMONG ALL APPOINTED
 MEMBERS.
   (D) A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE TASK FORCE THEN IN  OFFICE  SHALL
 CONSTITUTE  A  QUORUM FOR THE TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS OR THE EXERCISE OF
 ANY POWER OR FUNCTION OF THE TASK FORCE. AN ACT, DETERMINATION OR  DECI-
 SION  OF  THE  MAJORITY  OF THE MEMBERS PRESENT DURING THE PRESENCE OF A
 QUORUM SHALL BE HELD TO BE THE ACT, DETERMINATION, OR  DECISION  OF  THE
 TASK FORCE.
   (E)  THE  TASK  FORCE SHALL MEET AT LEAST QUARTERLY AT THE CALL OF THE
 CHAIR. MEETINGS MAY BE HELD VIA TELECONFERENCE. SPECIAL MEETINGS MAY  BE
 CALLED  BY  THE CHAIR AT THE REQUEST OF A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE
 TASK FORCE.
   (F) MEMBERS OF THE TASK FORCE SHALL RECEIVE NO COMPENSATION FOR  THEIR
 SERVICES  BUT  SHALL BE REIMBURSED FOR THEIR ACTUAL EXPENSES INCURRED IN
 THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES IN THE WORK OF THE TASK FORCE.
   3. THE TASK FORCE ESTABLISHED SHALL:
   (A) STUDY LAWS, RULES, AND REGULATIONS  GOVERNING  ANIMALS,  INCLUDING
 BUT NOT LIMITED TO COMPANION ANIMALS, FARM ANIMALS OR ANIMALS RAISED FOR
 FOOD  PRODUCING  PURPOSES,  WILDLIFE  AND ANIMALS USED IN ENTERTAINMENT,
 RESEARCH OR EXPERIMENTATION OR ANY OTHER  FIELD THAT GOVERNS THE USE  OR
 TREATMENT OF ANIMALS;
   (B)  STUDY  LAWS,  RULES,  AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE OPERATIONS OF
 DULY INCORPORATED SOCIETIES FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY, DULY INCORPO-
 RATED HUMANE SOCIETIES, POUNDS, SHELTERS, MUNICIPAL  OR  OTHERWISE,  AND
 PET DEALERS; AND
   (C)  RECOMMEND  WAYS  BY WHICH TO MODERNIZE THE LAWS GOVERNING ANIMALS
 PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE TASK FORCE SHALL NOT HAVE AUTHORITY TO  MAKE
 RECOMMENDATIONS   CONCERNING  THE  FOLLOWING:  STATEWIDE  STANDARDS  FOR
 SERVICE, THERAPY, GUIDE, HEARING OR ASSISTANCE ANIMALS, LAWS THAT  WOULD
 LIMIT  THE  RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES WITH RESPECT TO SERVICE,
 THERAPY, GUIDE, HEARING OR ASSISTANCE ANIMALS, AND LAWS THAT WOULD LIMIT
 THE RIGHTS OF TRAINERS OF SERVICE, THERAPY, GUIDE, HEARING OR ASSISTANCE
 ANIMALS.
   4. THE TASK FORCE MAY ESTABLISH SUCH ADVISORY COMMITTEES AS  IT  DEEMS
 APPROPRIATE  ON  MATTERS  RELATING TO THE TASK FORCE'S FUNCTIONS, POWERS
 AND DUTIES. SUCH COMMITTEES SHALL BE CHAIRED BY A TASK FORCE MEMBER, BUT
 MAY BE COMPOSED OF TASK FORCE  MEMBERS  AS  WELL  AS  OTHER  INDIVIDUALS
 SELECTED  BY THE TASK FORCE TO PROVIDE EXPERTISE OF INTEREST SPECIFIC TO
 THE CHARGE OF SUCH COMMITTEE.
   5. THE TASK FORCE MAY, AS IT DEEMS APPROPRIATE, REQUEST THAT  STUDIES,
 SURVEYS,  OR  ANALYSES RELATING TO THE TASK FORCE'S POWERS AND DUTIES BE

 A. 1279--D                          3
 
 PERFORMED BY ANY STATE DEPARTMENT, COMMISSION, AGENCY OR PUBLIC AUTHORI-
 TY. ALL STATE DEPARTMENTS, COMMISSIONS, AGENCIES OR  PUBLIC  AUTHORITIES
 SHALL  PROVIDE  INFORMATION  AND ADVICE IN A TIMELY MANNER AND OTHERWISE
 ASSIST THE TASK FORCE WITH ITS WORK.
   6.   THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROVIDE STAFF SERVICES TO THE TASK FORCE AND
 SUCH OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCE AS MAY BE NECESSARY  FOR  THE  TASK
 FORCE TO CARRY OUT ITS DUTIES, FUNCTIONS AND POWERS.
   7.  THE  TASK FORCE SHALL HOLD A MINIMUM OF THREE PUBLIC HEARINGS: ONE
 IN NEW YORK CITY; ONE IN WESTERN NEW YORK; AND ONE  IN  UPSTATE  EASTERN
 NEW  YORK.  THE  TASK FORCE MAY HOLD ADDITIONAL PUBLIC HEARINGS IN OTHER
 LOCATIONS AS IT DEEMS APPROPRIATE.
   8. THE TASK FORCE SHALL MAKE A PRELIMINARY REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR  AND
 THE LEGISLATURE OF ITS FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS AND ACTIV-
 ITIES  ALREADY  UNDERTAKEN  BY  THE  TASK FORCE, NOT LATER THAN ONE YEAR
 AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, AND  A  FINAL  REPORT  OF  ITS
 FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS AND ACTIVITIES ALREADY UNDERTAKEN
 BY  THE TASK FORCE, NOT LATER THAN TWO YEARS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF
 THIS SECTION AND SHALL SUBMIT WITH ITS REPORTS LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS  AS
 IT DEEMS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT ITS RECOMMENDATIONS.
   §  2.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
 have become a law and shall expire twenty-four  months  after  it  shall
 have  become  a law when upon such date the provisions of this act shall
 be deemed repealed.

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Assembly Bill A1279D

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