Assembly Bill A3963

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Creates the crime of agri-bioterrorism

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  • 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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2009-A3963 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §490.21, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A2786
2013-2014: A1991

2009-A3963 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates the crime of agri-bioterrorism to protect the agricultural industry and preserve the integrity of the state's food production industry and food supply chain; establishes when a person is guilty of the crime of agri-bioterrorism; makes agri-bioterrorism a class B felony.

2009-A3963 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3963

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 29, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CROUCH, KOLB, ERRIGO, McKEVITT -- Multi-Sponsored
  by  -- M. of A.  BACALLES, BARCLAY, BURLING, DUPREY, HAWLEY, MOLINARO,
  OAKS, RAIA, SAYWARD -- read once and  referred  to  the  Committee  on
  Codes

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  penal law, in relation to creating the crime of
  agri-bioterrorism

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

  Section  1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 490.21 to
read as follows:
S 490.21 CRIME OF AGRI-BIOTERRORISM.
  A PERSON IS GUILTY OF AGRI-BIOTERRORISM WHEN WITH INTENT TO INTIMIDATE
OR COERCE A CIVILIAN POPULATION, INFLUENCE  THE  POLICY  OF  A  UNIT  OF
GOVERNMENT  BY INTIMIDATION OR COERCION, OR AFFECT THE CONDUCT OF A UNIT
OF GOVERNMENT, HE OR SHE:
  1. DESIGNS, DEVELOPS AND UTILIZES A PROCESS  OR  PROCESSES  TO  GENET-
ICALLY  ALTER  PLANT  LIFE USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION WITH THE INTENT TO
RENDER SAID PLANT LIFE  TOXIC  OR  UNSUITABLE  FOR  HUMAN  OR  LIVESTOCK
CONSUMPTION;
  2.  INTENTIONALLY  INTRODUCES  AN  ANIMAL VIRUS, PATHOGEN, OR BACTERIA
WHICH WOULD KILL LIVESTOCK OR RENDER THE BY PRODUCTS OF  SUCH  LIVESTOCK
UNUSABLE FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION;
  3.  INTENTIONALLY DEFILES, CORRUPTS OR ALTERS THE FOOD OR FARM PRODUCT
WITH THE INTENT TO SICKEN OR KILL PERSONS OR ANIMALS; OR
  4. INTENTIONALLY MANUFACTURES, DESIGNS, OR ALTERS GENETIC MATERIAL  TO
RESULT  IN  A  PATHOGEN,  VIRUS  OR  BACTERIA  CAPABLE  OF DISRUPTING OR
DESTROYING THE FOOD OR FARM PRODUCT.
  AGRI-BIOTERRORISM IS A CLASS B FELONY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07021-01-9

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