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Senate Bill S2714
2017-2018 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, WF) 29th Senate District
(D) 11th Senate District
2017-S2714 (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-S2714 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2714 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 been passed, beginning with California in 2002. Far more than just a simple manicure, declawing is actually considered surgery, for an
2017-S2714 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2714 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 17, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sens. COMRIE, LATIMER, MONTGOMERY, SERRANO, STAVISKY -- 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: § 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. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00397-01-7
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