Strengthens enforcement efforts of the state's anti-slaughter of race horses and race horse breeding stock law; requires the posting of signage that states it is illegal to sell or transfer such animals for the purposes of slaughter.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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6796--A
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
May 10, 2023
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Introduced by Sen. ADDABBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture -- recommitted
to the Committee on Agriculture in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec.
8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to
strengthening enforcement efforts of the state's anti-slaughter of
race horses and race horse breeding stock law
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 382 of the agriculture and markets law is amended
2 by adding a new subdivision 9 to read as follows:
3 9. All corporations, associations, or other entities offering for sale
4 or purchase, thoroughbred or standardbred horses, including livestock
5 auction houses must have signage conspicuously posted, which shall
6 reference that it is illegal to sell or transfer a thoroughbred or stan-
7 dardbred race horse or breeding stock for the purposes of slaughter and
8 explicitly state the penalties associated with the violation of this
9 section. Such signage shall also reference that it is illegal to sell or
10 transfer a horse to be slaughtered for the purpose of human or animal
11 consumption and explicitly state the penalties associated with the
12 violation of section three hundred eighty-five of this article. Such
13 signage shall occur no later than ninety days after the effective date
14 of this subdivision.
15 § 2. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new
16 section 386 to read as follows:
17 § 386. Requirements for live auctions. The department shall make a
18 good faith effort to have an agent present at each livestock auction
19 where horses are being sold. Such agent shall be charged with the review
20 of all health certificates for all thoroughbred and standardbred horses
21 sold.
22 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD11082-05-4
