Bill Text: NY S04163 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to aggravated cruelty to animals.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-4)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-03 - REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE [S04163 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-S04163-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          4163
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                    February 6, 2017
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        Introduced  by  Sens. KRUEGER, ADDABBO, AVELLA, FUNKE, GOLDEN, HAMILTON,
          HOYLMAN, MURPHY, PERALTA, PERKINS, SERINO, SERRANO, STAVISKY  --  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  aggra-
          vated cruelty to animals
          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,  with  no
     5  justifiable  purpose,  he  or  she  intentionally kills or intentionally
     6  causes [serious] physical injury to a companion animal  with  aggravated
     7  cruelty.   For purposes of this section, "aggravated cruelty" shall mean
     8  conduct which:  (i) is intended to cause extreme physical pain; or  (ii)
     9  is done or carried out in an especially depraved or sadistic manner.
    10    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD05265-01-7