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                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
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 Introduced  by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, BENEDETTO, DINOWITZ, LEVENBERG, STECK
   -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.  COLTON,  GLICK  --  read  once  and
   referred to the Committee on Agriculture
 
 AN  ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to prohib-
   iting tail docking of cattle

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The section heading and subdivision 1 of section 368 of the
 agriculture  and  markets  law,  as added by chapter 1047 of the laws of
 1965, are amended to read as follows:
   Operating upon tails of horses AND CATTLE unlawful. 1. Any person  who
 cuts  the  bone,  tissues,  muscles or tendons of the tail of any horse,
 mare [or], gelding[,] OR CATTLE, or otherwise operates upon  it  in  any
 manner for the purpose or with the effect of docking, setting, or other-
 wise altering the natural carriage of the tail, or who knowingly permits
 the  same  to  be  done  upon  premises of which [he] SUCH PERSON is the
 owner, lessee, proprietor or user, or who assists in or  is  voluntarily
 present  at  such  cutting,  is  guilty  of a misdemeanor, punishable by
 imprisonment for not more than one year, or by a fine of not  more  than
 five  hundred  dollars or by both. If a horse OR A COW is found with the
 bone, tissues, muscles or tendons of its tail cut as aforesaid and  with
 the  wound  resulting  therefrom  unhealed,  upon the premises or in the
 charge and custody of  any  person,  such  fact  shall  be  prima  facie
 evidence  of  a  violation  of this section by the owner or user of such
 premises or the person having such charge or custody, respectively.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00972-01-5