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                                    963
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 14, 2019
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 Introduced  by  M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL, BENEDETTO, DINOWITZ, ENGLEBRIGHT,
   ORTIZ, STECK, MOSLEY, RAIA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of  A.  COLTON,
   CYMBROWITZ,   GALEF,  GLICK,  GOTTFRIED,  HEVESI,  LIFTON,  MONTESANO,
   PALMESANO, PAULIN, SIMON, THIELE -- read  once  and  referred  to  the
   Committee on Agriculture

 AN  ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to prohib-
   iting tail docking of cattle
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The section heading and subdivision 1 of section 368 of the
 agriculture  and  markets  law,  as added by chapter 1047 of the laws of
 1965, are amended to read as follows:
   Operating upon tails of horses AND CATTLE unlawful. 1. Any person  who
 cuts  the  bone,  tissues,  muscles or tendons of the tail of any horse,
 mare [or], gelding[,] OR CATTLE, or otherwise operates upon  it  in  any
 manner for the purpose or with the effect of docking, setting, or other-
 wise altering the natural carriage of the tail, or who knowingly permits
 the  same  to  be  done  upon premises of which he is the owner, lessee,
 proprietor or user, or who assists in or is voluntarily present at  such
 cutting,  is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment for not
 more than one year, or by a fine of not more than five  hundred  dollars
 or by both. If a horse OR A COW is found with the bone, tissues, muscles
 or  tendons  of  its  tail cut as aforesaid and with the wound resulting
 therefrom unhealed, upon the premises or in the charge  and  custody  of
 any  person,  such  fact shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of
 this section by the owner or user of such premises or the person  having
 such charge or custody, respectively.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03606-01-9