Senate Bill S6365

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the inspection of certain vacated property for abandoned animals

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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-S6365 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2881
Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §373, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S7119
2021-2022: S4081

2023-S6365 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the inspection of property that has been vacated for abandoned animals; requires property owners and lessors to inspect such property within three days and to immediately notify the appropriate authorities when such person finds an animal which appears to be abandoned.

2023-S6365 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6365 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6365
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 18, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HINCHEY -- 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  requir-
   ing  property  owners and lessors of certain properties that have been
   vacated to inspect such property for abandoned animals

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section 373 of the agriculture and markets law is amended
 by adding a new subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
   2-A. A. NOTWITHSTANDING SECTIONS THIRTEEN HUNDRED SEVEN  AND  NINETEEN
 HUNDRED  SEVENTY-ONE OF THE REAL PROPERTY ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS LAW OR
 ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE PROPERTY OWNER OR LESSOR
 OF PROPERTY THAT HAS BEEN VACATED AS A RESULT OF AN  EVICTION,  PROPERTY
 FORECLOSURE,  FORFEITURE  OR  DEFAULT  ON A MORTGAGE, TRUST DEED OR LAND
 SALES CONTRACT, OR ABANDONMENT,  OR  SUCH  PROPERTY  OWNER  OR  LESSOR'S
 DESIGNEE,  SHALL,  NOT  MORE THAN THREE DAYS AFTER A PROPERTY OWNER OR A
 LESSOR KNEW OR SHOULD HAVE KNOWN  THAT  A  PROPERTY  HAS  BEEN  VACATED,
 INSPECT THE PROPERTY FOR THE PRESENCE OF ABANDONED ANIMALS. IF THE PROP-
 ERTY OWNER, LESSOR, OR DESIGNEE ENCOUNTERS AN ANIMAL WHICH APPEARS TO BE
 ABANDONED  ON SUCH PROPERTY, SUCH OWNER, LESSOR, OR DESIGNEE SHALL IMME-
 DIATELY NOTIFY THE DOG CONTROL OFFICER, THE POLICE, OR AGENT OR  OFFICER
 OF  A DULY INCORPORATED SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
 ABOUT SUCH ENCOUNTER, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMPTLY RETRIEVING OR  PROVID-
 ING  NECESSARY CARE FOR SUCH ANIMAL AT THE PROPERTY UNTIL THE ANIMAL CAN
 BE RETRIEVED. THE PROPERTY OWNER, LESSOR, OR DESIGNEE WHO ENCOUNTERS  AN
 ABANDONED  ANIMAL  PURSUANT  TO  THIS  PARAGRAPH SHALL NOT BE DEEMED THE
 OWNER, POSSESSOR OR PERSON HAVING CHARGE OR CUSTODY OF THE ANIMAL.
   B. A PROPERTY OWNER OR LESSOR, OR  SUCH  PROPERTY  OWNER  OR  LESSOR'S
 DESIGNEE,  WHO  FAILS  TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF PARAGRAPH A OF
 THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A CIVIL PENALTY OF  NOT  MORE  THAN
 FIVE  HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR A FIRST OFFENSE AND NOT MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05017-01-3

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