Senate Bill S621

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires veterinarians to report suspected animal cruelty

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Higher Education Committee

  • 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-S621 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4904
Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §6714, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S6659, A9346
2019-2020: S7815, A1170

2017-S621 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires veterinarians to report suspected animal cruelty to the police, duly incorporated society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, peace officer, district attorney's office, animal control officer, department of agriculture and markets, or other appropriate government agency and to turn over necessary records.

2017-S621 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S621 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    621
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BOYLE  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to mandating the  report-
   ing of suspected animal cruelty by veterinarians
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subdivision 2 of section 6714  of
 the  education  law,  as  added  by chapter 653 of the laws of 2003, are
 amended to read as follows:
   (a) When a veterinarian reasonably and in good faith suspects  that  a
 companion  animal's injury, illness or condition is the result of animal
 cruelty or a violation of any state or federal  law  pertaining  to  the
 care, treatment, abuse or neglect of a companion animal, the veterinari-
 an  [may]  SHALL report the incident and disclose records concerning the
 companion animal's condition and treatment to the police, duly  incorpo-
 rated  society  for the prevention of cruelty to animals, peace officer,
 district attorney's office, animal control officer, department of  agri-
 culture  and  markets, other appropriate government agency, or any agent
 thereof.
   (b) When a veterinarian reasonably believes that disclosure of records
 as defined in this section,  is  necessary  to  protect  the  health  or
 welfare  of a companion animal, a person or the public, the veterinarian
 [may] SHALL disclose such records to the police, duly incorporated soci-
 ety for the prevention of cruelty  to  animals,  peace  officer,  animal
 control  officer, department of agriculture and markets, other appropri-
 ate government agency, or any agent thereof.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05143-01-7

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