BILL NO S06774A
SAME AS SAME AS A09552-A
SPONSOR RITCHIE
COSPNSR AVELLA, BONACIC, BRESLIN, DILAN, KRUEGER, STAVISKY
MLTSPNSR
Amd S351, Ag & Mkts L
Prohibits persons from owning, possessing, selling, transferring or
manufacturing animal fighting paraphernalia with intent to engage in animal
fighting.
BILL NO S06774A
03/21/2012 REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE
03/27/2012 1ST REPORT CAL.457
03/28/2012 2ND REPORT CAL.
03/29/2012 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
04/19/2012 PASSED SENATE
04/19/2012 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
04/19/2012 referred to codes
05/30/2012 RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY
05/30/2012 returned to senate
05/30/2012 VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING
05/30/2012 AMENDED ON THIRD READING 6774A
06/13/2012 SUBSTITUTED BY A9552A
A09552 AMEND=A McEneny
03/13/2012 referred to agriculture
03/20/2012 reported referred to codes
05/29/2012 amend and recommit to codes
05/29/2012 print number 9552a
06/05/2012 reported referred to rules
06/06/2012 reported
06/06/2012 rules report cal.58
06/06/2012 ordered to third reading rules cal.58
06/06/2012 passed assembly
06/06/2012 delivered to senate
06/06/2012 REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE
06/13/2012 SUBSTITUTED FOR S6774A
06/13/2012 3RD READING CAL.457
06/13/2012 PASSED SENATE
06/13/2012 RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
07/06/2012 delivered to governor
07/18/2012 signed chap.144
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6774--A
Cal. No. 457
I N S E N A T E
March 21, 2012
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Introduced by Sens. RITCHIE, AVELLA, BONACIC, BRESLIN, DILAN, KRUEGER,
STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be
committed to the Committee on Agriculture -- reported favorably from
said committee, ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third
reading, passed by Senate and delivered to the Assembly, recalled,
vote reconsidered, restored to third reading, amended and ordered
reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading
AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to prohib-
iting persons from owning, possessing, selling, transferring or manu-
facturing animal fighting paraphernalia
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Section 351 of the agriculture and markets law is amended
2 by adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
3 6. (A) ANY PERSON WHO INTENTIONALLY OWNS, POSSESSES, SELLS, TRANSFERS
4 OR MANUFACTURES ANIMAL FIGHTING PARAPHERNALIA WITH THE INTENT TO ENGAGE
5 IN OR OTHERWISE PROMOTE OR FACILITATE ANIMAL FIGHTING AS DEFINED IN
6 SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION IS GUILTY OF A CLASS B MISDEMEANOR
7 PUNISHABLE BY IMPRISONMENT FOR A PERIOD OF UP TO NINETY DAYS, OR BY A
8 FINE NOT TO EXCEED FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS, OR BY BOTH SUCH FINE AND IMPRI-
9 SONMENT. ANY PERSON WHO ENGAGES IN THE CONDUCT SPECIFIED IN THIS SUBDI-
10 VISION AFTER HAVING BEEN CONVICTED WITHIN THE PREVIOUS FIVE YEARS OF A
11 VIOLATION OF THIS SUBDIVISION IS GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND IS PUNISHA-
12 BLE BY IMPRISONMENT FOR A PERIOD NOT TO EXCEED ONE YEAR, OR BY A FINE
13 NOT TO EXCEED ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS, OR BY BOTH SUCH FINE AND IMPRISON-
14 MENT.
15 (B) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, ANIMAL FIGHTING PARAPHERNALIA SHALL
16 MEAN EQUIPMENT, PRODUCTS, OR MATERIALS OF ANY KIND THAT ARE USED,
17 INTENDED FOR USE, OR DESIGNED FOR USE IN THE TRAINING, PREPARATION,
18 CONDITIONING OR FURTHERANCE OF ANIMAL FIGHTING. ANIMAL FIGHTING
19 PARAPHERNALIA INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING:
20 (I) A BREAKING STICK, WHICH MEANS A DEVICE DESIGNED FOR INSERTION
21 BEHIND THE MOLARS OF A DOG FOR THE PURPOSE OF BREAKING THE DOG'S GRIP ON
22 ANOTHER ANIMAL OR OBJECT;
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD15029-03-2
S. 6774--A 2
1 (II) A CAT MILL, WHICH MEANS A DEVICE THAT ROTATES AROUND A CENTRAL
2 SUPPORT WITH ONE ARM DESIGNED TO SECURE A DOG AND ONE ARM DESIGNED TO
3 SECURE A CAT, RABBIT, OR OTHER SMALL ANIMAL BEYOND THE GRASP OF THE DOG;
4 (III) A TREADMILL, WHICH MEANS AN EXERCISE DEVICE CONSISTING OF AN
5 ENDLESS BELT ON WHICH THE ANIMAL WALKS OR RUNS WITHOUT CHANGING PLACES;
6 (IV) A SPRINGPOLE, WHICH MEANS A BITING SURFACE ATTACHED TO A STRETCH-
7 ABLE DEVICE, SUSPENDED AT A HEIGHT SUFFICIENT TO PREVENT A DOG FROM
8 REACHING THE BITING SURFACE WHILE TOUCHING THE GROUND;
9 (V) A FIGHTING PIT, WHICH MEANS A WALLED AREA, OR OTHERWISE DEFINED
10 AREA, DESIGNED TO CONTAIN AN ANIMAL FIGHT;
11 (VI) ANY OTHER INSTRUMENT COMMONLY USED IN THE FURTHERANCE OF PITTING
12 AN ANIMAL AGAINST ANOTHER ANIMAL.
13 S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
14 have become a law.
