Senate Bill S5320

Signed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides for training for police regarding animal cruelty and protection laws

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A7207 - Signed by Governor


  • 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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2015-S5320 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7207
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§840 & 837, Exec L; amd §16, Ag & Mkts L

2015-S5320 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for training for police regarding animal cruelty and protection laws.

2015-S5320 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S5320 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5320

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 13, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  RITCHIE,  FUNKE, GRIFFO -- read twice and ordered
  printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance

AN ACT to amend the executive law and the agriculture and  markets  law,
  in relation to police training regarding animal cruelty and protection
  laws

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (k) of subdivision 1 of section 840 of the execu-
tive law, as added by chapter 492 of the laws of  2009,  is  amended  to
read as follows:
  (k)  Development,  maintenance and dissemination, IN CONSULTATION WITH
THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE  AND  MARKETS,  of  written  policies  and
procedures  pursuant  to  ANIMAL CRUELTY AND PROTECTION LAWS, INCLUDING,
BUT NOT LIMITED TO, article twenty-six of the  agriculture  and  markets
law,  section  352.3  of the family court act as it applies to companion
animals, and applicable provisions  of  the  penal  law,  regarding  the
investigation  and  prevention  of  any  act of cruelty to animals.  THE
COUNCIL SHALL MAKE PROVISIONS IN SUCH POLICIES AND  PROCEDURES  FOR  THE
EDUCATION  AND  TRAINING  IN  ENFORCEMENT  OF  SUCH  ANIMAL  CRUELTY AND
PROTECTION LAWS.
  S 2. Section 837 of the executive law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
subdivision 20 to read as follows:
  20.  TO ASSIST THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS IN DEVELOPING
INFORMATION ABOUT ANIMAL CRUELTY AND PROTECTION LAWS PURSUANT TO  SUBDI-
VISION  FORTY-EIGHT  OF  SECTION  SIXTEEN OF THE AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS
LAW.
  S 3. Section 16 of the agriculture  and  markets  law  is  amended  by
adding a new subdivision 48 to read as follows:
  48. MAKE AVAILABLE IN WRITTEN AND ELECTRONIC MEDIUM, IN A MANNER READ-
ILY  ACCESSIBLE  TO POLICE AGENCIES AND OFFICERS AND DISTRICT ATTORNEYS,
INFORMATION ABOUT ANIMAL CRUELTY AND PROTECTION LAWS  IN  THIS  CHAPTER,

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10481-01-5
              

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