Senate Bill S673

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Limits ownership or possession of companion animals by "Buster's Law" violators

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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-S673 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§353-a & 350, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S3400
2017-2018: S4038
2019-2020: S2009
2021-2022: S1259

2023-S673 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Limits ownership or possession of companion animals by "Buster's Law" violators and adds definition of equine companion while taking horses out of farm animal definition.

2023-S673 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S673 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    673
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 5, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. TEDISCO, O'MARA -- 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 limiting
   the ownership or possession of companion animals by persons  convicted
   of violating "Buster's Law"; and in relation to horses

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 353-a of the agriculture and markets law is amended
 by adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
   4. ON AND AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION, NO PERSON  WHO
 IS  CONVICTED  OF  A  VIOLATION  OF  THIS SECTION SHALL OWN OR POSSESS A
 COMPANION ANIMAL UNLESS AND UNTIL AUTHORIZED BY A COURT ORDER ISSUED  BY
 A  COUNTY  COURT  JUDGE OF HIS OR HER COUNTY OF RESIDENCE. NO SUCH ORDER
 SHALL BE ISSUED UNTIL SUCH CONVICTED PERSON FIRST  DEMONSTRATES  TO  THE
 COURT THAT HE OR SHE HAS UNDERGONE PSYCHIATRIC OR PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING,
 THE RESULTS OF WHICH INDICATE BY CLEAR AND CONVINCING EVIDENCE OF HIS OR
 HER  CAPABLE  AND  SOUND MENTAL CAPACITY AND ABILITY TO OWN AND PROPERLY
 CARE FOR SUCH AN ANIMAL IN A HUMANE MANNER.
   § 2. Subdivision 4 of section 350 of the agriculture and markets  law,
 as  added  by  chapter  569  of  the laws of 1995, is amended to read as
 follows:
   4. "Farm animal", as used in this article, means any  ungulate,  poul-
 try,  species  of  cattle, sheep, swine, goats, llamas[, horses] or fur-
 bearing animals, as defined in  section  11-1907  of  the  environmental
 conservation  law,  which  are  raised  for  commercial  or  subsistence
 purposes. Fur-bearing animal shall not include dogs or cats.
   § 3.  Section 350 of the agriculture and markets  law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
   6.  "EQUINE  COMPANION",  AS  USED IN THIS ARTICLE, MEANS ANY HORSE SO
 USED FOR RECREATIONAL PURSUITS, INCLUDING BUT NOT  LIMITED  TO:  RACING,
 JUMPING,  SHOWING,  REHABILITATIVE  PURPOSES  OR OTHERWISE TREATED IN AN
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03513-01-3
              

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