Bill Text: NY A02553 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 2553 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Includes the theft of a pet within the crime of grand larceny in the fourth degree in certain instances; defines "pet" as a licensed dog or cat harbored by the owner or lawful custodian of such dog or cat in a dwelling or within an enclosure or yard.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to codes [A02553 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A02553-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          2553
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    January 23, 2019
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by  M.  of A. GLICK, COLTON, DINOWITZ, ENGLEBRIGHT -- Multi-
          Sponsored  by  --  M.  of  A.  CUSICK,  GALEF,   GOTTFRIED,   LUPARDO,
          PEOPLES-STOKES -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes
        AN  ACT  to  amend  the penal law, in relation to including the theft of
          dogs and cats within the crime of grand larceny in the  fourth  degree
          in certain cases
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Section 155.00 of the penal law is amended by adding a  new
     2  subdivision 10 to read as follows:
     3    10.  "Pet"  means  a  dog  or  a cat which is harbored by the owner or
     4  lawful custodian of such dog or cat in a dwelling or within an enclosure
     5  or yard which is contained within the real  property  boundary  line  of
     6  such  dwelling.    For  purposes  of this subdivision, "harbor" means to
     7  provide food and shelter to a dog or cat.
     8    § 2. Section 155.30 of the penal law is amended by adding a new subdi-
     9  vision 8-a to read as follows:
    10    8-a. The property, regardless of its value, consists of a pet which is
    11  taken from the person of the owner or of the lawful  custodian  of  such
    12  pet,  from the dwelling of the owner or lawful custodian of such pet, or
    13  from any enclosure or yard contained within the real  property  boundary
    14  line of such dwelling.
    15    § 3. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
    16  ing the date on which it shall have become a law.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD05032-01-9