A3593-2011 Actions

• Jan 4, 2012: referred to environmental conservation
• Jan 26, 2011: referred to environmental conservation

A3593-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                         3593
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 I N  ASSEMBLY
 January 26, 2011
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GLICK,  COLTON,  GALEF, CUSICK, O'DONNELL -
 Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, McENENY, MILLMAN, NOLAN, PHEFFER,
 TOWNS, WEINSTEIN -- read once and referred to the Committee  on  Envi
 ronmental Conservation
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
 excluding certain animals from the definition of wildlife
 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

Section  1.  Paragraph  a  of  subdivision 6 of section 11-0103 of the
 environmental conservation law, as amended by chapter 777 of the laws of
 1976, is amended to read as follows:

 a. "Wildlife" means wild game and all other animal life existing in  a
 wild state, except fish, shellfish and crustacea.  NO DOG OR CAT WHETHER
 DOMESTICATED  OR  FERAL, OR ANY OTHER DOMESTICATED ANIMAL NORMALLY MAIN
 TAINED IN OR NEAR THE HOUSEHOLD OF THE PERSON OR  OWNER  WHO  CARES  FOR
 SUCH  OTHER DOMESTICATED ANIMAL SHALL BE CONSIDERED WILDLIFE PURSUANT TO
 THIS PARAGRAPH. A FERAL CAT OR DOG SHALL MEAN ANY  DOMESTICATED  CAT  OR
 DOG  THAT IS BORN IN THE WILD AND IS NOT SOCIALIZED, IS THE OFFSPRING OF
 A DOMESTICATED CAT OR DOG AND IS NOT SOCIALIZED, OR IS A FORMERLY  OWNED
 DOMESTICATED CAT OR DOG THAT HAS BEEN ABANDONED AND IS NO LONGER SOCIAL
 IZED.
 

S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05945-01-1

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