Bill Text: NY S07102 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to the confinement of companion animals in vehicles in extreme temperatures.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-06-09 - PRINT NUMBER 7102B [S07102 Detail]

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          7102
                    IN SENATE
                                     March 28, 2016
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        Introduced by Sen. MARCHIONE -- 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 the
          confinement of companion animals in vehicles in extreme temperatures
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section  1. Section 353-d of the agriculture and markets law, as added
     2  by chapter 586 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
     3    § 353-d. Confinement of companion animals in vehicles: extreme temper-
     4  atures. 1. A person shall not confine a  companion  animal  in  a  motor
     5  vehicle  in  extreme  heat  or  cold without proper ventilation or other
     6  protection from such extreme temperatures where such confinement  places
     7  the  companion  animal  in  imminent danger of death or serious physical
     8  injury due to exposure to such extreme heat or cold.
     9    2. Where the operator of such a vehicle cannot be promptly located,  a
    10  [police officer, peace officer, or peace officer acting as an agent of a
    11  duly  incorporated  humane  society]  person may take necessary steps to
    12  remove the animal or animals from the vehicle.
    13    3. [Police officers, peace officers or peace officers acting as agents
    14  of a duly incorporated humane society] A person removing  an  animal  or
    15  animals  from  a  vehicle pursuant to this section shall place a written
    16  notice on or in the vehicle, bearing the name of [the officer or  agent]
    17  such  person,  and the department or agency and address where the animal
    18  or animals will be taken.
    19    4. An animal or animals  removed  from  a  vehicle  pursuant  to  this
    20  section  shall,  after  receipt  of  any  necessary emergency veterinary
    21  treatment, be delivered to the duly incorporated humane society or soci-
    22  ety for the prevention of cruelty to animals, or designated agent there-
    23  of, in the jurisdiction where the animal or animals were seized.
    24    5. Any person who knowingly violates the provisions of subdivision one
    25  of this section shall be guilty of a violation, punishable by a fine  of
    26  not  less  than  fifty  dollars  nor more than one hundred dollars for a
    27  first offense, and a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor  more
    28  than two hundred and fifty dollars for a second and subsequent offenses.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11302-01-5