Assembly Bill A8777

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the prohibition of the slaughter of race horses and race horse breeding stock

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via S7783 - Signed by Governor

  • 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-A8777 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7783
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §382, Ag & Mkts L (as proposed in S.1442-B & A.4154-B)

2021-A8777 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the prohibition of the slaughter of race horses and race horse breeding stock; provides that an owner shall not be liable for a violation related to such prohibition if such owner can demonstrate that there is proper documentation of a transfer of ownership.

2021-A8777 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8777
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 11, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Agriculture
 
 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets  law,  in  relation  to  the
   prohibition  of  the  slaughter of race horses and race horse breeding
   stock
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 382 of the agriculture and markets
 law,  as added by a chapter of the laws of 2021 amending the agriculture
 and markets law relating to the prohibition of  the  slaughter  of  race
 horses  and  race horse breeding stock; amending the racing, pari-mutuel
 wagering and breeding law relating to requiring race horses to be micro-
 chipped; and amending the tax law relating to gifts for thoroughbred and
 standardbred race horse aftercare,  as  proposed  in  legislative  bills
 numbers S. 1442-B and A. 4154-B, is amended to read as follows:
   6. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, each and every owner of
 a  race  horse  that  has competed in New York state on or after January
 first, two thousand twenty-two, or any other  horse  used  for  breeding
 purposes in New York state on or after January first, two thousand twen-
 ty-two,  shall NOT be liable for any violation of this section[, unless]
 WITH RESPECT TO SUCH HORSE IF SUCH OWNER CAN DEMONSTRATE THAT  there  is
 proper documentation of a transfer of ownership[, and that transfer must
 be] to a party with no financial or familial relationship to the owner.
   §  2.  This  act  shall  take  effect on the same date and in the same
 manner as a chapter of the laws of 2021  amending  the  agriculture  and
 markets  law relating to the prohibition of the slaughter of race horses
 and race horse breeding stock; amending the racing, pari-mutuel wagering
 and breeding law relating to requiring race horses to  be  microchipped;
 and  amending  the  tax law relating to gifts for thoroughbred and stan-
 dardbred race horse aftercare, as proposed in legislative bills  numbers
 S. 1442-B and A. 4154-B, takes effect.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05854-08-2

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