Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 05, 2022 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Jul 12, 2021 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S7284
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 25th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Environmental Conservation Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2021-S7284 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A8177
- Current Committee:
- Senate Environmental Conservation
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §11-0541, En Con L
- Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
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S5898, A3545
2021-S7284 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7284 SPONSOR: BRISPORT TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to prohibiting the administration of psychoactive drugs to an animal in a zoo in certain situations SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one amends the environmental conservation law by adding section 110541, which prohibits the use of psychoactive drugs on animals in zoos for the purposes of procreation. Section 2 is the effective date. JUSTIFICATION: The practice of using confined spaces in modern zoos can be disorienting and harmful to non-human animals. Accordingly, many zoos in the United States have resorted to using psychoactive drugs and anti-depressants to
2021-S7284 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7284 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E July 12, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sen. BRISPORT -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to prohibiting the administration of psychoactive drugs to an animal in a zoo in certain situations THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new section 11-0541 to read as follows: § 11-0541. PSYCHOACTIVE DRUG ADMINISTRATION TO ANIMALS IN A ZOO. 1. A ZOO SHALL NOT ADMINISTER PSYCHOACTIVE DRUGS TO AN ANIMAL IN ITS CARE IN ORDER TO ALLOW ANOTHER ANIMAL TO PROCREATE WITH SUCH ANIMAL. 2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, A "ZOO" MEANS A FACILITY WHERE NON-NATIVE ANIMALS ARE HOUSED, HELD, FED OR PROVIDED FOR IN ANY MANNER. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11832-01-1
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