Bill Text: NY S04100 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Prohibits tail docking of cattle.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE [S04100 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-S04100-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         4100
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   February 27, 2015
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       Introduced  by  Sen. MARTINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture
       AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to  prohib-
         iting tail docking of cattle
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The section heading and subdivision 1 of section 368 of the
    2  agriculture and markets law, as added by chapter 1047  of  the  laws  of
    3  1965, are amended to read as follows:
    4    Operating  upon tails of horses AND CATTLE unlawful. 1. Any person who
    5  cuts the bone, tissues, muscles or tendons of the  tail  of  any  horse,
    6  mare  [or],  gelding[,]  OR CATTLE, or otherwise operates upon it in any
    7  manner for the purpose or with the effect of docking, setting, or other-
    8  wise altering the natural carriage of the tail, or who knowingly permits
    9  the same to be done upon premises of which  he  is  the  owner,  lessee,
   10  proprietor  or user, or who assists in or is voluntarily present at such
   11  cutting, is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment for  not
   12  more  than  one year, or by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars
   13  or by both. If a horse OR A COW is found with the bone, tissues, muscles
   14  or tendons of its tail cut as aforesaid and  with  the  wound  resulting
   15  therefrom  unhealed,  upon  the premises or in the charge and custody of
   16  any person, such fact shall be prima facie evidence of  a  violation  of
   17  this  section by the owner or user of such premises or the person having
   18  such charge or custody, respectively.
   19    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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