S1993-2013 - NY Senate Open Legislation - Exempts police work dogs from confinement and observation periods

Exempts certain police work dogs, that may bite an individual in the course of their official duty, from confinement and observation periods.

Sponsor: CARLUCCI / Committee: HEALTH
Law Section: Public Health Law / Law: Amd S2140, Pub Health L

S1993-2013 Actions

May 8, 2013: RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
May 8, 2013: REPASSED SENATE
May 1, 2013: AMENDED ON THIRD READING 1993A
May 1, 2013: VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING
May 1, 2013: returned to senate
May 1, 2013: RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY
Feb 4, 2013: referred to health
Feb 4, 2013: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
Feb 4, 2013: PASSED SENATE
Jan 29, 2013: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
Jan 28, 2013: 2ND REPORT CAL.
Jan 24, 2013: 1ST REPORT CAL.5
Jan 9, 2013: REFERRED TO HEALTH

S1993-2013 Meetings

Health: Jan 24, 2013

S1993-2013 Calendars

Active List: Feb 4, 2013 , Floor Calendar: Jan 28, 2013 , Floor Calendar: Jan 29, 2013 , Floor Calendar: Feb 4, 2013

S1993-2013 Votes

VOTE: COMMITTEE VOTE: - Health - Jan 24, 2013

Ayes (15): Hannon, Ball, Farley, Felder, Fuschillo, Golden, Larkin, Savino, Seward, Young, Rivera, Montgomery, Sampson, Adams, O'Brien
Ayes W/R (2): Hassell-Thompson, Peralta

VOTE: FLOOR VOTE: - Feb 4, 2013

Ayes (62): Adams, Addabbo, Avella, Ball, Bonacic, Boyle, Breslin, Carlucci, DeFrancisco, Diaz, Dilan, Espaillat, Farley, Felder, Flanagan, Fuschillo, Gallivan, Gianaris, Gipson, Golden, Griffo, Grisanti, Hannon, Hassell-Thomps, Hoylman, Kennedy, Klein, Krueger, Lanza, Larkin, Latimer, LaValle, Libous, Little, Marcellino, Marchione, Martins, Maziarz, Montgomery, Nozzolio, O'Brien, O'Mara, Parker, Peralta, Perkins, Ritchie, Rivera, Robach, Sampson, Sanders, Savino, Serrano, Seward, Skelos, Smith, Squadron, Stavisky, Stewart-Cousin, Tkaczyk, Valesky, Young, Zeldin
Nays (1): Ranzenhofer

VOTE: FLOOR VOTE: - May 8, 2013

Ayes (56): Adams, Addabbo, Avella, Ball, Bonacic, Boyle, Breslin, Carlucci, DeFrancisco, Diaz, Dilan, Espaillat, Farley, Felder, Flanagan, Fuschillo, Gianaris, Gipson, Golden, Griffo, Grisanti, Hannon, Hassell-Thomps, Hoylman, Kennedy, Klein, Krueger, Lanza, Latimer, LaValle, Libous, Marcellino, Marchione, Martins, Maziarz, Nozzolio, O'Brien, O'Mara, Parker, Peralta, Perkins, Ritchie, Rivera, Robach, Sanders, Savino, Serrano, Seward, Skelos, Smith, Stavisky, Stewart-Cousin, Tkaczyk, Valesky, Young, Zeldin
Nays (1): Ranzenhofer
Absent (2): Sampson, Squadron
Excused (4): Gallivan, Larkin, Little, Montgomery

S1993-2013 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S1993

TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the public health law, in relation to
exempting police dogs from confinement and observation

PURPOSE: The bill would all the police department to seek a waiver of
confinement if a police work dog happens to bite an individual while in
the course of their official duty.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1. If a police work dog bites an individual in the course of
their official duty the police department may apply for a waiver of
confinement from the local department of health. In order to obtain a
waiver the department must provide an updated rabies vaccination record.

EXISTING LAW:  Current law requires animals who may have exposed an
individual to rabies must be confined for a 10 day observation period.

JUSTIFICATION:  Police dogs, as part of their official duty, may have to
subdue fleeing suspects and in this process may potentially bite an
individual. Police dogs, who are a vital cart of the police department,
should not be detained for 10 days if the dog happens to bite an indi-
vidual in the course of their official duty.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:  2012- S.6244-A - Reported to Rules

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: Needs to be determined

EFFECTIVE DATE: Effective Immediately.

S1993-2013 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
                                          1993
 2013-2014 Regular Sessions
 I N  SENATE
 (PREFILED)
 January 9, 2013
 
 Introduced  by Sen. CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
 

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to  exempting  police
 dogs from confinement and observation
 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

Section 1. Subdivision 7 of section 2140 of the public health law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  510  of  the  laws  of 2011, is amended to read as
 follows:

 7. "Confinement and observation" refers to the conditions under  which
 apparently  healthy dogs, cats, domesticated ferrets, and domestic live
 stock, which are not exhibiting symptoms of rabies, must  be  maintained
 to  determine  rabies status if such an animal has potentially exposed a
 person to rabies, and the owner wishes to avoid euthanizing and  testing
 the  animal.  If  the  county  health  authority  does  not approve home
 confinement, the ten day confinement and observation  period  must  take
 place,  at owner's expense, at an appropriate facility such as an animal
 shelter, veterinarian's office, kennel or  farm.  The  confinement  must
 include  (i)  provisions  to  prevent  escape  of  the animal during the
 confinement period and (ii)  requirements  that  the  owner  notify  the
 public health authority immediately if the animal becomes ill at anytime
 during confinement, and (iii) verification by the county health authori
 ty or their designee at the end of the ten day period that the animal is
 healthy. IF A POLICE WORK DOG BITES AN INDIVIDUAL IN THE COURSE OF THEIR
 OFFICIAL DUTY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT MAY APPLY FOR A WAIVER FROM CONFINE
 MENT  FROM  THE  LOCAL DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. IN ORDER TO OBTAIN A WAIVER
 THE POLICE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROVIDE THE LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT WITH  AN
 UPDATED RABIES VACCINATION RECORD.
 

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