A00757 Summary:

BILL NOA00757
 
SAME ASSAME AS S02723
 
SPONSORRosenthal L (MS)
 
COSPNSRWeprin
 
MLTSPNSRHevesi
 
Amd §353-a, Ag & Mkts L
 
Relates to aggravated cruelty to animals.
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A00757 Actions:

BILL NOA00757
 
01/10/2019referred to agriculture
01/08/2020referred to agriculture
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A00757 Committee Votes:

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A00757 Floor Votes:

There are no votes for this bill in this legislative session.
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A00757 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                           757
 
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 10, 2019
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL, WEPRIN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
          of A. HEVESI -- read once and referred to the Committee on Agriculture
 
        AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation  to  aggra-
          vated cruelty to animals
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Subdivision 1 of  section  353-a  of  the  agriculture  and
     2  markets  law, as added by chapter 118 of the laws of 1999, is amended to
     3  read as follows:
     4    1. A person is guilty of aggravated cruelty to animals when,  with  no
     5  justifiable  purpose,  he  or  she  intentionally kills or intentionally
     6  causes [serious] physical injury to a companion animal  with  aggravated
     7  cruelty.   For purposes of this section, "aggravated cruelty" shall mean
     8  conduct which:  (i) is intended to cause extreme physical pain; or  (ii)
     9  is done or carried out in an especially depraved or sadistic manner.
    10    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD02461-01-9
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