Senate Bill S2974

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Removes horses from the definition of farm animals and creates equine companion definition

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Agriculture Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-S2974 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §350, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S6729
2011-2012: S3822

2013-S2974 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Removes horses from the definition of farm animals and creates equine companion definition.

2013-S2974 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S2974 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2974

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 28, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  ADAMS  -- 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 horses

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 350 of the agriculture and markets
law,  as added by chapter 569 of the laws of 1995, is amended to read as
follows:
  4. "Farm animal", as used in this article, means any  ungulate,  poul-
try,  species  of  cattle, sheep, swine, goats, llamas[, horses] or fur-
bearing animals, as defined in  section  11-1907  of  the  environmental
conservation  law,  which  are  raised  for  commercial  or  subsistence
purposes. Fur-bearing animal shall not include dogs or cats.
  S 2.  Section 350 of the agriculture and markets  law  is  amended  by
adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
  6.  "EQUINE  COMPANION",  AS  USED IN THIS ARTICLE, MEANS ANY HORSE SO
USED FOR RECREATIONAL PURSUITS, INCLUDING BUT NOT  LIMITED  TO:  RACING,
JUMPING,  SHOWING,  REHABILITATIVE  PURPOSES  OR OTHERWISE TREATED IN AN
OPEN AND KNOWN FASHION AS A "COMPANION ANIMAL" OR "PET"  AS  DEFINED  IN
SUBDIVISION FIVE OF THIS SECTION.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06044-02-3

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