Assembly Actions -
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Jun 20, 2018 |
committed to rules |
May 31, 2018 |
advanced to third reading |
May 30, 2018 |
2nd report cal. |
May 22, 2018 |
1st report cal.1352 |
Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Jan 13, 2017 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Senate Bill S2471
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules 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
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D) 32nd Senate District
2017-S2471 (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-S2471 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2471 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to prohibiting the taking of zoo, petting zoo, carnival or circus animals PURPOSE : To amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to prohibiting sport killing of zoo, carnival or circus animals. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : This bill will amend the environmental conservation law by adding a new section which will prohibit the taking of zoo, petting zoo, carnival or circus animals. It also stipulates that no zoo, petting zoo, carnival or circus can sell, offer for sale, distribute, barter or donate any animal where the animal may be intentionally taken. Additionally, no person that operates or manages a facility including, but not limited to a facility that harbors non-native big game mammals, or any other facility that permits the taking of animals, shall purchase, accept or receive any animal that such person knows or has reason to know is presently or was formerly a part of a zoo, petting zoo, carnival or circus.
2017-S2471 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2471 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 13, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to prohibiting the taking of zoo, petting zoo, carnival or circus animals THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new section 11-1908 to read as follows: § 11-1908. PROHIBITS THE TAKING OF ZOO, PETTING ZOO, CARNIVAL OR CIRCUS ANIMALS. 1. NO PERSON SHALL TAKE, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION THIRTEEN OF SECTION 11-0103 OF THIS ARTICLE, AN ANIMAL THAT SUCH PERSON KNOWS OR HAS REASON TO KNOW IS PRESENTLY OR WAS FORMERLY A PART OF A ZOO, PETTING ZOO, CARNIVAL, OR CIRCUS. 2. NO ZOO, PETTING ZOO, CARNIVAL, OR CIRCUS OR ANY PERSON LICENSED OR REQUIRED TO BE LICENSED AS AN EXHIBITOR UNDER THE ANIMAL WELFARE ACT, 7 USC SECTION 2131 ET SEQ., SHALL SELL, OFFER FOR SALE, DISTRIBUTE, BARTER OR DONATE ANY ANIMAL WHEREIN SUCH ANIMAL MAY BE INTENTIONALLY TAKEN. 3. NO PERSON WHO OWNS, OPERATES, OR MANAGES A FACILITY INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO A FACILITY THAT HARBORS NON-NATIVE BIG GAME MAMMALS, OR ANY OTHER FACILITY THAT PERMITS THE TAKING OF ANIMALS SHALL PURCHASE, ACCEPT OR RECEIVE ANY ANIMAL SUCH PERSON KNOWS OR HAS REASON TO KNOW IS PRESENTLY OR WAS FORMERLY A PART OF A ZOO, PETTING ZOO, CARNIVAL, OR CIRCUS. 4. VIOLATIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE PUNISHABLE BY A FINE OF NOT LESS THAN FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS NOR MORE THAN TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS. 5. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL PREEMPT A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION FROM ENACTING MORE RESTRICTIVE LAWS, ORDINANCES OR REGULATIONS GOVERNING ANIMALS IN ZOOS, PETTING ZOOS, CARNIVALS, OR CIRCUSES. § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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