Assembly Bill A8837

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Restricts individuals from owning a companion animal after being convicted of certain crimes involving 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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2019-A8837 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Add §353-g, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A3444
2023-2024: A1225

2019-A8837 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Restricts individuals from owning a companion animal after being convicted of certain crimes involving animals.

2019-A8837 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8837
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             December 18, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Agriculture
 
 AN ACT to  amend  the  agriculture  and  markets  law,  in  relation  to
   restricting  individuals  from  owning  a companion animal after being
   convicted of certain crimes involving 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 353-g to read as follows:
   § 353-G. RESTRICTIONS ON  COMPANION  ANIMAL  OWNERSHIP.  1.  A  PERSON
 CONVICTED  OF  VIOLATING  SECTION THREE HUNDRED FIFTY-ONE, THREE HUNDRED
 FIFTY-THREE, OR THREE HUNDRED FIFTY-THREE-A OF  THIS  ARTICLE  SHALL  BE
 PROHIBITED  FROM  OWNING,  HARBORING, POSSESSING, ADOPTING, FOSTERING OR
 EXERCISING CONTROL OVER A COMPANION ANIMAL FOR A PERIOD OF  TIME  TO  BE
 SET  AT  THE DISCRETION OF THE COURT. SUCH TIME PERIOD SHALL NOT BE LESS
 THAN FIVE YEARS AFTER SUCH CONVICTION OR IF APPLICABLE,  NOT  LESS  THAN
 FIVE  YEARS  AFTER  THE  CONVICTED  PERSON'S  RELEASE FROM IMPRISONMENT,
 WHICHEVER IS LONGER.
   2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION "COMPANION ANIMAL" SHALL HAVE  THE
 SAME  MEANING AS SUBDIVISION FIVE OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED FIFTY OF THIS
 ARTICLE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14136-01-9

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