New York Assembly Bill 999 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-1)
Status: Passed on October 9 2009 - 100% progression
Action: 2009-10-09 - signed chap.479

To ensure that when it is necessary to euthanize an animal, it is done in the most humane manner possible

Provides for humane destruction or disposition of certain animals; euthanasia of animals shall be accomplished by an injection of sodium pentobarbital administered by a technician while the animal is heavily sedated or in the case of an emergency, a gunshot is permissible in the case where an animal that is posing an imminent threat of serious physical injury; provides that chambers used to induce hypoxia by means of lethal gas shall be dismantled, rendered inoperable and beyond repair, and removed from the premises.

Asm. Michael Cusick [D]	Asm. Sandra Galef [D]	Asm. John McEneny [D]	Asm. Joan Millman [D]
Asm. Amy Paulin [D]	Asm. Audrey Pheffer [D]	Asm. Linda Rosenthal [D]	Asm. Robin Schimminger [D]
Asm. Michael Spano [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-10-09		signed chap.479
2009-09-29		delivered to governor
2009-09-10		RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
2009-09-10		PASSED SENATE
2009-09-10		3RD READING CAL.969
2009-09-10		SUBSTITUTED FOR S4962B
2009-06-18		REFERRED TO RULES
2009-06-17		delivered to senate
2009-06-17		passed assembly
2009-06-10		amended on third reading 999b
2009-06-10		ordered to third reading rules cal.103
2009-06-10		rules report cal.103
2009-06-10		reported
2009-06-08		reported referred to rules
2009-05-26		reported referred to codes
2009-05-21		print number 999a
2009-05-21		amend and recommit to agriculture
2009-01-07		referred to agriculture

S04962 (Same As) 2009-10-09 - signed chap.479

Type	Source
Summary	https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A00999&term=2009&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y