Assembly Bill A3552

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Increases fines for selling disabled Equidae

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    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-A3552 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1677
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §358, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A10065, S9097

2023-A3552 - Summary

Increases fines for selling disabled Equidae.

2023-A3552 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3552
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 3, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW, LUPARDO -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Agriculture
 
 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to increas-
   ing fines for selling disabled Equidae
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1.  Section 358 of the agriculture and markets law,  as  added
 by chapter 1047 of the laws of 1965, is amended to read as follows:
   § 358. Selling  disabled  [horses] EQUIDAE.   It shall be unlawful for
 any person holding an auctioneer's license knowingly to receive or offer
 for sale or to sell at public auction, other  than  at  a  sheriff's  or
 judicial  sale  under a court order, any [horse] EQUIDAE which by reason
 of debility, disease or lameness, or for any other cause, could  not  be
 worked  in  this  state  without  violating  the  law against cruelty to
 animals. [Any person  violating  any  provision]  A  VIOLATION  of  this
 section  shall  be  A  MISDEMEANOR punishable by a fine of not less than
 [five dollars nor more than one hundred] ONE  THOUSAND  dollars,  or  by
 imprisonment  for  not  more  than  six months, or by both such fine and
 imprisonment.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04724-01-3



              

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2023-A3552A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1677
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §358, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A10065, S9097

2023-A3552A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases fines for selling disabled Equidae.

2023-A3552A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3552--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 3, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW, LUPARDO -- read once and referred to the
   Committee  on  Agriculture  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to increas-
   ing fines for selling disabled Equidae

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.   Section 358 of the agriculture and markets law, as added
 by chapter 1047 of the laws of 1965, is amended to read as follows:
   § 358. Selling disabled [horses] EQUIDAE.   It shall be  unlawful  for
 any person holding an auctioneer's license knowingly to receive or offer
 for  sale  or  to  sell  at public auction, other than at a sheriff's or
 judicial sale under a court order, any [horse] EQUIDAE which  by  reason
 of  debility,  disease or lameness, or for any other cause, could not be
 worked in this state  without  violating  the  law  against  cruelty  to
 animals.  [Any  person  violating  any  provision]  A  VIOLATION of this
 section shall be A MISDEMEANOR punishable by a fine of not  [less]  MORE
 than  [five  dollars nor more than one hundred] ONE THOUSAND dollars, or
 by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both such  fine  and
 imprisonment.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04724-02-3



              

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