Bill Text: NY S08956 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Designates the animal control officer in the town of Sand Lake as a peace officer.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-09-02 - REFERRED TO RULES [S08956 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-S08956-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          8956

                    IN SENATE

                                    September 2, 2020
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen.  JORDAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

        AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation  to  designating
          the animal control officer in the town of Sand Lake as a peace officer

          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 60 to read as follows:
     3    60.  The  animal  control officer of the town of Sand Lake, Rensselaer
     4  county, who at the discretion of the town board of the town of Sand Lake
     5  may be designated as a constable for the purpose  of  enforcing  article
     6  twenty-six  of  the  agriculture and markets law, and for the purpose of
     7  issuing appearance tickets permitted under article seven  of  such  law;
     8  provided,  however,  that nothing in this subdivision shall be deemed to
     9  authorize such officer to carry, possess, repair or dispose of a firearm
    10  unless the appropriate license therefor  has  been  issued  pursuant  to
    11  section 400.00 of the penal law.
    12    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD17145-02-0