Assembly Bill A4813

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to enhanced penalties for aggravated cruelty to 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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2017-A4813 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6183
Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §353-a, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A5504, S5114
2019-2020: A5691, S1118
2021-2022: A6923, S4574
2023-2024: A5184, S3088

2017-A4813 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to enhanced penalties for aggravated cruelty to animals.

2017-A4813 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4813
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 3, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. MALLIOTAKIS, COLTON, RAIA, MURRAY, RA, CURRAN --
   Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. FRIEND,  LUPINACCI,  MAGEE,  THIELE  --
   read once and referred to the Committee on Agriculture
 
 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to enhanced
   penalties for aggravated cruelty to animals

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of  section  353-a  of  the  agriculture  and
 markets  law, as added by chapter 118 of the laws of 1999, is amended to
 read as follows:
   1. A person is guilty of aggravated cruelty to animals when,  with  no
 justifiable  purpose,  he  or  she  intentionally kills or intentionally
 causes serious physical injury to a  companion  animal  with  aggravated
 cruelty.   For purposes of this section, "aggravated cruelty" shall mean
 conduct which:  (i) is intended to cause extreme physical pain OR  SERI-
 OUS  PHYSICAL  INJURY; [or] (ii) is done or carried out in an especially
 depraved or sadistic manner; OR (III) IS COMMITTED WITH  THE  USE  OF  A
 WEAPON.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06916-01-7

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