Senate Bill S590

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Prohibits any person from transporting or selling a nonambulatory animal unless such animal is humanely euthanized

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Agriculture Committee


  • 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-S590 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Add §357-a, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S751
2011-2012: S427
2013-2014: S3439
2015-2016: S2783
2017-2018: S4169
2019-2020: S2724
2021-2022: S939

2023-S590 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits any person from transporting, holding, buying, selling, giving, receiving or marketing a nonambulatory animal unless such animal is first humanely euthanized without undue delay from the time that such animal becomes nonambulatory; makes certain exceptions; provides violation provisions; defines relevant terms.

2023-S590 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S590 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    590
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 5, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. KRUEGER, ADDABBO, BAILEY, HOYLMAN, STAVISKY -- read
   twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
   Committee on Agriculture
 
 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to nonambu-
   latory animals
 
   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 357-a to read as follows:
   §  357-A.  NONAMBULATORY  ANIMALS. 1. DEFINITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF
 THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A) "PERSON" MEANS ANY INDIVIDUAL, CORPORATION,  PARTNERSHIP,  ASSOCI-
 ATION, MUNICIPALITY, OR OTHER LEGAL ENTITY;
   (B)  "NONAMBULATORY  ANIMAL" MEANS ANY DOMESTIC SHEEP, CATTLE OR SWINE
 THAT IS RAISED FOR COMMERCIAL OR SUBSISTENCE PURPOSES AND THAT IS UNABLE
 TO STAND AND WALK WITHOUT ASSISTANCE;
   (C) "HUMANELY EUTHANIZE" MEANS TO KILL AN ANIMAL BY A SINGLE BLOW OF A
 PENETRATING CAPTIVE BOLT OR GUN SHOT, OR BY CHEMICAL  MEANS,  RESTRICTED
 TO AN INJECTABLE DRUG OR DRUGS, THAT WILL RENDER THE ANIMAL UNCONSCIOUS,
 WITH COMPLETE UNCONSCIOUSNESS REMAINING UNTIL DEATH;
   (D)  "UNDUE  DELAY"  MEANS  ANY  DELAY BEYOND THAT WHICH IS REASONABLY
 NECESSARY TO CARRY  OUT  PROMPT,  HUMANE  EUTHANASIA  OR  TO  ADMINISTER
 PROMPT,  APPROPRIATE AND NECESSARY VETERINARY TREATMENT, OR TO CARRY OUT
 PROMPT, HUMANE HANDLING AND TRANSPORT OF THE NONAMBULATORY ANIMAL PURSU-
 ANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION AND SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION;
   (E) "HUMANE HANDLING" MEANS THAT A NONAMBULATORY ANIMAL SHALL ONLY  BE
 MOVED  WITH FULL BODY SUPPORT. USE OF A SLING, STONEBOAT, OR OTHER SLED-
 LIKE OR WHEELED CONVEYANCES SHOULD  BE  USED  TO  MOVE  A  NONAMBULATORY
 ANIMAL  WHEREVER  POSSIBLE.  IN NO EVENT SHALL A NONAMBULATORY ANIMAL BE
 DRAGGED, PUSHED WITH A TRACTOR, FORKLIFT, OR  OTHER  EQUIPMENT,  LIFTED,
 UNLESS  WITH  FULL  BODY  SUPPORT,  OR  OTHERWISE  MOVED  INHUMANELY FOR
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03442-01-3
              

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