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                                   6613
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 10, 2017
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 Introduced  by  M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, ROSENTHAL -- Multi-Sponsored by --
   M. of A. GLICK, HEVESI, McDONOUGH -- read once  and  referred  to  the
   Committee on Agriculture
 
 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to nonambu-
   latory 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 357-a to read as follows:
   §  357-A.  NONAMBULATORY  ANIMALS. 1. DEFINITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF
 THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A) "PERSON" MEANS ANY INDIVIDUAL, CORPORATION,  PARTNERSHIP,  ASSOCI-
 ATION, MUNICIPALITY, OR OTHER LEGAL ENTITY;
   (B)  "NONAMBULATORY  ANIMAL" MEANS ANY DOMESTIC SHEEP, CATTLE OR SWINE
 THAT IS RAISED FOR COMMERCIAL OR SUBSISTENCE PURPOSES AND THAT IS UNABLE
 TO STAND AND WALK WITHOUT ASSISTANCE;
   (C) "HUMANELY EUTHANIZE" MEANS TO KILL AN ANIMAL BY A SINGLE BLOW OF A
 PENETRATING CAPTIVE BOLT OR GUN SHOT, OR BY CHEMICAL  MEANS,  RESTRICTED
 TO  THE USE OF PENTOBARBITAL SOLUTION IN AN OVERDOSE CONCENTRATION, THAT
 IMMEDIATELY RENDERS THE ANIMAL UNCONSCIOUS, WITH  COMPLETE  UNCONSCIOUS-
 NESS REMAINING UNTIL DEATH;
   (D)  "UNDUE  DELAY"  MEANS  ANY  DELAY BEYOND THAT WHICH IS REASONABLY
 NECESSARY TO CARRY  OUT  PROMPT,  HUMANE  EUTHANASIA  OR  TO  ADMINISTER
 PROMPT,  APPROPRIATE AND NECESSARY VETERINARY TREATMENT, OR TO CARRY OUT
 PROMPT, HUMANE HANDLING AND TRANSPORT OF THE NONAMBULATORY ANIMAL PURSU-
 ANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION AND SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION;
   (E) "HUMANE HANDLING" MEANS THAT A NONAMBULATORY ANIMAL SHALL ONLY  BE
 MOVED  WITH A SLING, STONEBOAT, OR ON OTHER SLED-LIKE OR WHEELED CONVEY-
 ANCES. IN NO EVENT SHALL A NONAMBULATORY ANIMAL BE DRAGGED, PUSHED  WITH
 A  TRACTOR,  FORKLIFT, OR OTHER EQUIPMENT, LIFTED, UNLESS WITH FULL BODY
 SUPPORT, OR OTHERWISE MOVED INHUMANELY.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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   (F) "VETERINARY TREATMENT" MEANS THAT A  LICENSED  VETERINARIAN  SHALL
 DETERMINE  WHETHER  A NONAMBULATORY ANIMAL REQUIRES MEDICAL ATTENTION OR
 REHABILITATION, OR HUMANE EUTHANASIA.
   2.  NO  PERSON SHALL TRANSPORT OR HOLD, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVI-
 SION THREE OF THIS SECTION, BUY, SELL, GIVE, RECEIVE, OR MARKET A NONAM-
 BULATORY ANIMAL.
   3. (A) A NONAMBULATORY ANIMAL MAY BE TRANSPORTED, PROVIDED SUCH TRANS-
 PORT IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH (E)  OF  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  THIS
 SECTION,  WHERE  THE  ANIMAL  BECOMES NONAMBULATORY ON THE PROPERTY OF A
 FARMER WHO HAS BRED OR RAISED THE ANIMAL, WITHOUT UNDUE DELAY  FROM  THE
 TIME  THE ANIMAL BECOMES NONAMBULATORY, TO ANOTHER LOCATION ON THAT SAME
 PROPERTY, SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADMINISTERING TO THE  ANIMAL  APPRO-
 PRIATE AND NECESSARY VETERINARY TREATMENT.
   (B) A NONAMBULATORY ANIMAL MAY BE HELD ON THE PROPERTY OF A FARMER WHO
 HAS  BRED  OR  RAISED  THE  ANIMAL  FOR  A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME WHICH IS
 REASONABLY NECESSARY TO OBTAIN VETERINARY TREATMENT OF THE NONAMBULATORY
 ANIMAL PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION. SUCH VETERINARY TREATMENT SHALL  BE
 ADMINISTERED WITHOUT UNDUE DELAY FROM THE TIME THE ANIMAL BECOMES NONAM-
 BULATORY.
   4.  UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL A NONAMBULATORY ANIMAL BE TRANSPORTED
 OR HELD FOR ANY PURPOSE OTHER THAN THAT PERMITTED IN THIS SECTION.
   5.  ANY PERSON WHO VIOLATES ANY PROVISION OF  THIS  SECTION  SHALL  BE
 GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR, PUNISHABLE BY IMPRISONMENT OF NOT MORE THAN ONE
 YEAR,  OR  BY A FINE OF NOT MORE THAN TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS,
 OR BY BOTH SUCH FINE AND IMPRISONMENT. EACH DAY ON WHICH A VIOLATION  OF
 THIS  SECTION OCCURS AND EACH INSTANCE OF A PROHIBITED ACTION UNDER THIS
 SECTION SHALL CONSTITUTE A SEPARATE OFFENSE.
   6. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND  REGULATIONS  TO  CARRY
 OUT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it shall have become a law.