Bill Text: NY S06390 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 6390 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: Authorizes the town of Babylon, county of Suffolk, to designate as constables animal control officers for the purposes of enforcing article 26 of the agriculture and markets law and for the purpose of issuing appearance tickets permitted under article 7 of such law.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2012-06-13 - referred to codes [S06390 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-S06390-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         6390
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   February 2, 2012
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       Introduced  by  Sen. JOHNSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
       AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation  to  designating
         certain  animal control officers of the town of Babylon, in the county
         of Suffolk, as peace officers
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  Section  2.10 of the criminal procedure law is amended by
    2  adding a new subdivision 83 to read as follows:
    3    83. ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS  OF  THE  TOWN  OF  BABYLON  WHO,  AT  THE
    4  DISCRETION  OF  THE  TOWN BOARD, MAY BE DESIGNATED AS CONSTABLES FOR THE
    5  PURPOSE OF ENFORCING ARTICLE TWENTY-SIX OF THE AGRICULTURE  AND  MARKETS
    6  LAW  AND  FOR  THE PURPOSE OF ISSUING APPEARANCE TICKETS PERMITTED UNDER
    7  ARTICLE SEVEN OF SUCH LAW;  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT  NOTHING  IN  THIS
    8  SUBDIVISION SHALL BE DEEMED TO AUTHORIZE SUCH OFFICER TO CARRY, POSSESS,
    9  REPAIR  OR  DISPOSE OF A FIREARM UNLESS THE APPROPRIATE LICENSE THEREFOR
   10  HAS BEEN ISSUED PURSUANT TO SECTION 400.00 OF THE PENAL LAW.
   11    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD14341-01-2