Prohibits a person convicted of "Buster's Law" from owning or possessing a companion animal unless authorized by court order, after appropriate psychiatric or psychological testing.

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S2566-2013 Actions

• May 6, 2013: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
• May 1, 2013: 2ND REPORT CAL.
• Apr 30, 2013: 1ST REPORT CAL.454
• Jan 22, 2013: REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE

S2566-2013 Meetings

Agriculture: Apr 30, 2013

S2566-2013 Calendars

Floor Calendar: May 1, 2013 , Floor Calendar: May 6, 2013 , Floor Calendar: May 7, 2013 , Floor Calendar: May 8, 2013 , Floor Calendar: May 20, 2013 , Floor Calendar: May 21, 2013 , Floor Calendar: May 22, 2013 , Floor Calendar: May 23, 2013

S2566-2013 Votes

S2566-2013 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S2566

TITLE  OF  BILL:    An  act to amend the agriculture and markets law, in
relation to limiting the ownership or possession of companion animals by
persons convicted of violating "Buster's Law"

PURPOSE: To toughen penalties to prevent and punish the crime of  animal
cruelty.

SUMMARY  OF  PROVISIONS: Amends section 353-a of the Ag & Markets Law to
provide that no person convicted of a violation of "Buster's  Law  shall
own or possess a companion animal, unless or until authorized by a Judge
of  the  county court in the county of such person's residence.  Further
provides that no county court order shall  issue  unless  the  convicted
person  demonstrates  that he/she has evaluation and that the results of
such evaluation indicate clearly and convincingly that such person is of
sound mind and possess the capacity and ability  to  properly  care  for
such animal.

JUSTIFICATION:  Persons  convicted  of  animal  cruelty are often repeat
offenders unless they receive proper psychiatric or Psychological evalu-
ation and treatment.  Studies  have  shown  that  animal  abusers  often
advance to commit crimes against humans. This act is intended to prevent
additional instances of animal abuse, cruelty and neglect.

LEGISLATIVE  HISTORY:    6/24/11 Committed to Rules 6/21/12 Committed to
Rules

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: No new fiscal impact

EFFECTIVE DATE:  This act shall take effect on the thirtieth  day  after
it shall have become a law.

S2566-2013 Text

                      S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
  ________________________________________________________________________

                                    2566

                         2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                              I N  SENATE

                              January 22, 2013
                                 ___________

  Introduced  by  Sen.  BALL  --  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 limiting
    the ownership or possession of companion animals by persons  convicted
    of violating "Buster's Law"

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


    Section 1. Section 353-a of the agriculture and markets law is amended
  by adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows:

    4. ON AND AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION, NO PERSON  WHO
  IS  CONVICTED  OF  A  VIOLATION  OF  THIS SECTION SHALL OWN OR POSSESS A
  COMPANION ANIMAL UNLESS AND UNTIL AUTHORIZED BY A COURT ORDER ISSUED  BY
  A  COUNTY  COURT  JUDGE OF HIS OR HER COUNTY OF RESIDENCE. NO SUCH ORDER
  SHALL BE ISSUED UNTIL SUCH CONVICTED PERSON FIRST  DEMONSTRATES  TO  THE
  COURT THAT HE OR SHE HAS UNDERGONE PSYCHIATRIC OR PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING,
  THE RESULTS OF WHICH INDICATE BY CLEAR AND CONVINCING EVIDENCE OF HIS OR
  HER  CAPABLE  AND  SOUND MENTAL CAPACITY AND ABILITY TO OWN AND PROPERLY
  CARE FOR SUCH AN ANIMAL IN A HUMANE MANNER.
    S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
  have become a law.




   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD07300-01-3