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Jan 04, 2012 |
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May 17, 2011 |
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Jan 20, 2011 |
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Assembly Bill A2786
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
CROUCH
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Brian Kolb
Thomas McKevitt
William A. Barclay
Daniel Burling
2011-A2786 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-A2786 (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.
2011-A2786 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2786 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 20, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CROUCH, KOLB, McKEVITT, 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. LBD04560-01-1
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