Bill Text: NY A03963 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An act to amend the penal law, in relation to creating the crime of agri-bioterrorism

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 13-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - referred to codes [A03963 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A03963-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         3963
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 29, 2009
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       Introduced by M. of A. CROUCH, KOLB, ERRIGO, McKEVITT -- Multi-Sponsored
         by  -- M. of A.  BACALLES, BARCLAY, BURLING, DUPREY, HAWLEY, MOLINARO,
         OAKS, RAIA, SAYWARD -- read once and  referred  to  the  Committee  on
         Codes
       AN  ACT  to  amend  the  penal law, in relation to creating the crime of
         agri-bioterrorism
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 490.21 to
    2  read as follows:
    3  S 490.21 CRIME OF AGRI-BIOTERRORISM.
    4    A PERSON IS GUILTY OF AGRI-BIOTERRORISM WHEN WITH INTENT TO INTIMIDATE
    5  OR COERCE A CIVILIAN POPULATION, INFLUENCE  THE  POLICY  OF  A  UNIT  OF
    6  GOVERNMENT  BY INTIMIDATION OR COERCION, OR AFFECT THE CONDUCT OF A UNIT
    7  OF GOVERNMENT, HE OR SHE:
    8    1. DESIGNS, DEVELOPS AND UTILIZES A PROCESS  OR  PROCESSES  TO  GENET-
    9  ICALLY  ALTER  PLANT  LIFE USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION WITH THE INTENT TO
   10  RENDER SAID PLANT LIFE  TOXIC  OR  UNSUITABLE  FOR  HUMAN  OR  LIVESTOCK
   11  CONSUMPTION;
   12    2.  INTENTIONALLY  INTRODUCES  AN  ANIMAL VIRUS, PATHOGEN, OR BACTERIA
   13  WHICH WOULD KILL LIVESTOCK OR RENDER THE BY PRODUCTS OF  SUCH  LIVESTOCK
   14  UNUSABLE FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION;
   15    3.  INTENTIONALLY DEFILES, CORRUPTS OR ALTERS THE FOOD OR FARM PRODUCT
   16  WITH THE INTENT TO SICKEN OR KILL PERSONS OR ANIMALS; OR
   17    4. INTENTIONALLY MANUFACTURES, DESIGNS, OR ALTERS GENETIC MATERIAL  TO
   18  RESULT  IN  A  PATHOGEN,  VIRUS  OR  BACTERIA  CAPABLE  OF DISRUPTING OR
   19  DESTROYING THE FOOD OR FARM PRODUCT.
   20    AGRI-BIOTERRORISM IS A CLASS B FELONY.
   21    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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