Bill Text: NY S07123 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 7123 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Requires the department of transportation to attempt to identify and notify the owners of deceased domesticated animals recovered on public roads.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-04-30 - REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE [S07123 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-S07123-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         7123
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                    April 30, 2014
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       Introduced by Sens. AVELLA, BOYLE -- 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 recovery
         of deceased domesticated animals on public roads
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a  new
    2  section 377-b to read as follows:
    3    S  377-B.  RECOVERY  OF DECEASED DOMESTICATED ANIMALS ON PUBLIC ROADS.
    4  ANY OFFICIAL OF THE NEW YORK STATE  DEPARTMENT  OF  TRANSPORTATION  THAT
    5  RECOVERS THE BODY OF A DOMESTICATED ANIMAL KILLED ON A PUBLIC ROAD SHALL
    6  MAKE  EVERY  REASONABLE  EFFORT  TO DETECT INDICIA OF OWNERSHIP, SUCH AS
    7  TAGS, LICENSE NUMBERS, MICROCHIPS, OR OTHER SUCH IDENTIFIERS ON OR ABOUT
    8  THE ANIMAL. THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL PROVIDE  NOTIFICATION
    9  TO THE OWNER CONCERNING THE ANIMAL'S DEATH. IF THE DECEASED ANIMAL BEARS
   10  NO INDICIA OF OWNERSHIP, SUCH DEPARTMENT SHALL POST A DESCRIPTION OF THE
   11  ANIMAL  AND  PLACE OF DEATH ON A PUBLICLY AVAILABLE WEBSITE. IF FEASIBLE
   12  IN LIGHT OF EXISTING DEPARTMENT FACILITIES, SUCH ANIMALS SHALL BE SAFELY
   13  STORED FOR FORTY-EIGHT HOURS AFTER NOTIFICATION ON SUCH  WEBSITE  DURING
   14  WHICH  OWNERS MAY RECOVER THE ANIMAL'S REMAINS TO DISPOSE OF IN A MANNER
   15  OF THEIR CHOOSING.
   16    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD14877-01-4