Assembly Bill A2353

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Limits ownership or possession of companion animals by "Buster's Law" violators

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  • Introduced
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    • 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-A2353 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3400
Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§353-a & 350, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A9912
2011-2012: A1566
2013-2014: A4515
2017-2018: S4038
2019-2020: S2009
2021-2022: S1259
2023-2024: S673

2015-A2353 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Limits ownership or possession of companion animals by "Buster's Law" violators and adds definition of equine companion while taking horses out of farm animal definition.

2015-A2353 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2353

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 16, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. TEDISCO, MALLIOTAKIS, KATZ, BUTLER, McDONOUGH,
  GIGLIO, TENNEY, McLAUGHLIN, MILLER, COLTON, RIVERA,  JOHNS  --  Multi-
  Sponsored  by -- M. of A.  BROOK-KRASNY, CERETTO, CROUCH, FINCH, KOLB,
  MAGEE, PALMESANO, RAIA, THIELE  --  read  once  and  referred  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"; and in relation to horses

  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. 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  3.    Section  350 of the agriculture and markets law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02595-01-5

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