Senate Bill S3629A

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Prohibits the participation of certain animals in traveling animal acts

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  • Delivered to Governor
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2025-S3629 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5850
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §11-0541, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S7718, A8157
2019-2020: S5408, A3673
2021-2022: S4840, A5542
2023-2024: S4363, A4005

2025-S3629 - Summary

Prohibits the participation of certain animals in traveling animal acts; prohibits the department of environmental conservation from issuing permits or licenses allowing participation of certain animals in traveling animal acts; excludes certain permanent performing institutions; imposes a civil penalty not to exceed $1000 for a violation.

2025-S3629 - Sponsor Memo

2025-S3629 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3629
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 29, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. FERNANDEZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
   prohibiting the participation of certain animals in  traveling  animal
   acts

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by  adding  a
 new section 11-0541 to read as follows:
 § 11-0541. TRAVELING ANIMAL ACTS.
   1.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, NO PERSON SHALL ALLOW
 FOR THE PARTICIPATION OF A COVERED ANIMAL IN A TRAVELING ANIMAL ACT.
   2. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL NOT ISSUE A PERMIT OR LICENSE, INCLUDING,  BUT
 NOT  LIMITED  TO,  AN EDUCATION OR EXHIBITION PERMIT OR AN ENDANGERED OR
 THREATENED SPECIES LICENSE THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR THE PARTICIPATION  OF  A
 COVERED ANIMAL IN A TRAVELING ANIMAL ACT.
   3. THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO A PERFORMANCE THAT TAKES PLACE AT A
 NON-MOBILE, PERMANENT INSTITUTION OR OTHER FIXED FACILITY, PROVIDED THAT
 THE  COVERED  ANIMAL  IS NOT TRANSPORTED TO THE LOCATION FOR A PERIOD OF
 LESS THAN FOURTEEN DAYS FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF A PERFORMANCE.
   4. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING  TERMS  SHALL  HAVE
 THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A)  "COVERED ANIMAL" SHALL MEAN ANY OF THE FOLLOWING ANIMALS, INCLUD-
 ING HYBRIDS THEREOF:
   (I) FELIDAE, BUT EXCLUDING DOMESTIC CATS;
   (II) KANGAROO;
   (III) NON-HUMAN PRIMATE;
   (IV) URSIDAE; AND
   (V) WALLABY.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03846-01-5
 S. 3629                             2

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2025-S3629A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5850
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §11-0541, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S7718, A8157
2019-2020: S5408, A3673
2021-2022: S4840, A5542
2023-2024: S4363, A4005

2025-S3629A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the participation of certain animals in traveling animal acts; prohibits the department of environmental conservation from issuing permits or licenses allowing participation of certain animals in traveling animal acts; excludes certain permanent performing institutions; imposes a civil penalty not to exceed $1000 for a violation.

2025-S3629A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S3629A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3629--A
     Cal. No. 397
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 29, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. FERNANDEZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
   --  reported  favorably  from said committee, ordered to first report,
   amended on first report,  ordered  to  a  second  report  and  ordered
   reprinted, retaining its place in the order of second report
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
   prohibiting the participation of certain animals in  traveling  animal
   acts
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by  adding  a
 new section 11-0541 to read as follows:
 § 11-0541. TRAVELING ANIMAL ACTS.
   1.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, NO PERSON SHALL ALLOW
 FOR THE PARTICIPATION OF A COVERED ANIMAL IN A TRAVELING ANIMAL ACT.
   2. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL NOT ISSUE A PERMIT OR LICENSE, INCLUDING,  BUT
 NOT  LIMITED  TO,  AN EDUCATION OR EXHIBITION PERMIT OR AN ENDANGERED OR
 THREATENED SPECIES LICENSE THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR THE PARTICIPATION  OF  A
 COVERED ANIMAL IN A TRAVELING ANIMAL ACT.
   3. THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO A PERFORMANCE THAT TAKES PLACE AT A
 NON-MOBILE, PERMANENT INSTITUTION OR OTHER FIXED FACILITY.
   4.  FOR  THE  PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE
 THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A) "COVERED ANIMAL" SHALL MEAN ANY OF THE FOLLOWING ANIMALS,  INCLUD-
 ING HYBRIDS THEREOF:
   (I) FELIDAE, BUT EXCLUDING DOMESTIC CATS;
   (II) KANGAROO;
   (III) NON-HUMAN PRIMATE;
   (IV) URSIDAE; AND
   (V) WALLABY.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03846-03-5

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