Assembly Bill A7938

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Designates the animal control officer in the town of Sand Lake as a peace officer

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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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2021-A7938 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2563
Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2.10, CP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S8956
2023-2024: A5371, S4387
2025-2026: A2612, S1867

2021-A7938 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Designates the animal control officer in the town of Sand Lake as a peace officer.

2021-A7938 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7938
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 2, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. ASHBY -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation  to  designating
   the animal control officer in the town of Sand Lake as a peace officer
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 2.10 of the criminal procedure law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 60 to read as follows:
   60.  THE  ANIMAL  CONTROL OFFICER OF THE TOWN OF SAND LAKE, RENSSELAER
 COUNTY, WHO AT THE DISCRETION OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF SAND LAKE
 MAY BE DESIGNATED AS A CONSTABLE FOR THE PURPOSE  OF  ENFORCING  ARTICLE
 TWENTY-SIX  OF  THE  AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW, AND FOR THE PURPOSE OF
 ISSUING APPEARANCE TICKETS PERMITTED UNDER ARTICLE SEVEN  OF  SUCH  LAW;
 PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT NOTHING IN THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE DEEMED TO
 AUTHORIZE SUCH OFFICER TO CARRY, POSSESS, REPAIR OR DISPOSE OF A FIREARM
 UNLESS THE APPROPRIATE LICENSE THEREFOR  HAS  BEEN  ISSUED  PURSUANT  TO
 SECTION 400.00 OF THE PENAL LAW.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00863-01-1

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