Assembly Bill A5109A

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Prohibits the slaughter of horses for human or animal consumption

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Current Bill Status Via S2163 - 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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2023-A5109 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2163
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Add §385, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A7871, S5983
2021-2022: A5481, S5875

2023-A5109 - Summary

Prohibits any person, corporation, association, or other entity from slaughtering a horse where such person, corporation, association, or other entity knows or has reason to know that such horse will be used for human or animal consumption; prohibits any person, corporation, association, or other entity from possessing, selling, importing, etc,, a horse or horseflesh if such person, corporation, association, or other entity knows or should have known that any part of such horse or horseflesh will be used for human or animal consumption; provides penalties for violation.

2023-A5109 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5109
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 2, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. GLICK, LUPARDO, SIMON -- read once and referred
   to the Committee on Agriculture
 
 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to  prohib-
   iting the slaughtering of horses for human or animal consumption
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a  new
 section 385 to read as follows:
   § 385. PROHIBITION OF SLAUGHTERING HORSES FOR HUMAN OR ANIMAL CONSUMP-
 TION.  1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, IT SHALL BE UNLAW-
 FUL FOR ANY PERSON TO SLAUGHTER OR HAVE ANOTHER PERSON SLAUGHTER A HORSE
 IF  SUCH PERSON KNOWS OR SHOULD KNOW THAT ANY PART OF SUCH HORSE WILL BE
 USED FOR HUMAN OR ANIMAL CONSUMPTION.
   2. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, IT  SHALL  BE  UNLAWFUL
 FOR  ANY  PERSON  WHO OWNS OR IS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING OWNERSHIP OF A
 HORSE TO IMPORT, EXPORT,  SELL,  OFFER  TO  SELL  OR  BARTER,  TRANSFER,
 PURCHASE,  POSSESS,  TRANSPORT,  DELIVER,  RECEIVE,  GIVE AWAY, HOLD, OR
 ACCEPT, OR DIRECT ANOTHER PERSON TO IMPORT, EXPORT, SELL, OFFER TO  SELL
 OR  BARTER,  TRANSFER,  PURCHASE,  POSSESS, TRANSPORT, DELIVER, RECEIVE,
 GIVE AWAY, HOLD, OR ACCEPT A HORSE, IF SUCH PERSON KNOWS OR SHOULD  HAVE
 KNOWN  THAT  ANY  PART  OF  SUCH  HORSE WILL BE USED FOR HUMAN OR ANIMAL
 CONSUMPTION.
   3. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, IT  SHALL  BE  UNLAWFUL
 FOR  ANY  PERSON  WHO  OWNS  OR IS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING OWNERSHIP OF
 HORSEFLESH TO IMPORT, EXPORT, SELL, OFFER TO SELL OR  BARTER,  TRANSFER,
 PURCHASE,  POSSESS,  TRANSPORT,  DELIVER,  RECEIVE,  GIVE AWAY, HOLD, OR
 ACCEPT, OR DIRECT ANOTHER PERSON TO IMPORT, EXPORT, SELL, OFFER TO  SELL
 OR  BARTER,  TRANSFER,  PURCHASE,  POSSESS, TRANSPORT, DELIVER, RECEIVE,
 GIVE AWAY, HOLD, OR ACCEPT HORSEFLESH, IF SUCH PERSON  KNOWS  OR  SHOULD
 HAVE  KNOWN  THAT  SUCH  HORSEFLESH  WILL  BE  USED  FOR HUMAN OR ANIMAL
 CONSUMPTION.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06575-02-3

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2023-A5109A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2163
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Add §385, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A7871, S5983
2021-2022: A5481, S5875

2023-A5109A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits any person, corporation, association, or other entity from slaughtering a horse where such person, corporation, association, or other entity knows or has reason to know that such horse will be used for human or animal consumption; prohibits any person, corporation, association, or other entity from possessing, selling, importing, etc,, a horse or horseflesh if such person, corporation, association, or other entity knows or should have known that any part of such horse or horseflesh will be used for human or animal consumption; provides penalties for violation.

2023-A5109A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5109--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 2, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. GLICK, LUPARDO, SIMON, BURDICK, EPSTEIN, DINOW-
   ITZ, STIRPE, THIELE, L. ROSENTHAL, LAVINE, WOERNER, CRUZ -- 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 prohib-
   iting the slaughtering of horses for human or animal consumption
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new
 section 385 to read as follows:
   § 385. PROHIBITION OF SLAUGHTERING HORSES FOR HUMAN OR ANIMAL CONSUMP-
 TION.  1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, IT SHALL BE UNLAW-
 FUL FOR ANY PERSON, CORPORATION, ASSOCIATION, OR OTHER ENTITY TO SLAUGH-
 TER OR HAVE ANOTHER PERSON, CORPORATION, ASSOCIATION,  OR  OTHER  ENTITY
 SLAUGHTER  A  HORSE  IF ANY PART OF SUCH HORSE WILL BE USED FOR HUMAN OR
 ANIMAL CONSUMPTION.
   2. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, IT  SHALL  BE  UNLAWFUL
 FOR ANY PERSON, CORPORATION, ASSOCIATION, OR OTHER ENTITY WHO OWNS OR IS
 IN  THE  PROCESS OF TAKING OWNERSHIP OF A HORSE TO IMPORT, EXPORT, SELL,
 OFFER TO SELL OR BARTER, TRANSFER, PURCHASE, POSSESS, TRANSPORT,  DELIV-
 ER,  RECEIVE,  GIVE  AWAY,  HOLD, OR ACCEPT, OR DIRECT ANOTHER PERSON TO
 IMPORT, EXPORT, SELL, OFFER  TO  SELL  OR  BARTER,  TRANSFER,  PURCHASE,
 POSSESS,  TRANSPORT,  DELIVER,  RECEIVE,  GIVE  AWAY,  HOLD, OR ACCEPT A
 HORSE, WITH THE INTENT OF SLAUGHTERING OR HAVING ANOTHER PERSON,  CORPO-
 RATION,  ASSOCIATION,  OR  OTHER  ENTITY  SLAUGHTER  SUCH  HORSE FOR THE
 PURPOSE OF HUMAN OR ANIMAL CONSUMPTION.
   3. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, IT  SHALL  BE  UNLAWFUL
 FOR ANY PERSON, CORPORATION, ASSOCIATION, OR OTHER ENTITY WHO OWNS OR IS
 IN  THE  PROCESS  OF  TAKING  OWNERSHIP OF HORSEFLESH TO IMPORT, EXPORT,
 SELL, OFFER TO SELL OR BARTER, TRANSFER, PURCHASE,  POSSESS,  TRANSPORT,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06575-04-3

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