Bill Text: NY A01596 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Expands the definition of aggravated cruelty to animals to include harm to animals during the commission of a felony.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 23-8)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-06-06 - held for consideration in codes [A01596 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A01596-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         1596
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 12, 2015
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       Introduced by M. of A. TEDISCO, KATZ, BUTLER, McDONOUGH, RIVERA, TENNEY,
         McLAUGHLIN,  CORWIN,  GARBARINO, MALLIOTAKIS, LUPINACCI -- Multi-Spon-
         sored by -- M. of A.   BROOK-KRASNY, CERETTO,  COLTON,  COOK,  CROUCH,
         FINCH,  JOHNS, KOLB, MILLER, RAIA, THIELE -- read once and referred to
         the Committee on Agriculture
       AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to  expand-
         ing the definition of aggravated cruelty to animals to include harm to
         animals during the commission of a felony
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Subdivision 1 of  section  353-a  of  the  agriculture  and
    2  markets  law, as added by chapter 118 of the laws of 1999, is amended to
    3  read as follows:
    4    1. A person is guilty of aggravated cruelty to animals when[,]: EITHER
    5    (A) with no justifiable purpose, he  or  she  intentionally  kills  or
    6  intentionally causes serious physical injury , AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION
    7  TWENTY-NINE OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED EIGHT OF THIS CHAPTER, to a companion
    8  animal with aggravated cruelty[.]; OR
    9    (B)  IN  THE  COURSE OF COMMISSION OF A FELONY, OR OF IMMEDIATE FLIGHT
   10  THEREFROM, HE OR SHE CAUSES PHYSICAL INJURY, AS DEFINED  IN  SUBDIVISION
   11  TWENTY-EIGHT OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED EIGHT OF THIS CHAPTER, OR DEATH TO A
   12  COMPANION ANIMAL.
   13    For  purposes of this section, "aggravated cruelty" shall mean conduct
   14  which:  (i) is intended to cause extreme physical pain; or (ii) is  done
   15  or carried out in an especially depraved or sadistic manner.
   16    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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