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A04029 Summary:

A04029 Actions:

A04029 Committee Votes:

Committee:AGRICULTURE   Chair:Magee      
DATE:06/06/2018AYE/NAY:20/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Codes        
Magee
Aye
Blankenbush
Aye
Lifton
Aye
Butler
Aye
Gunther
Aye
Crouch
Aye
Rosenthal
Aye
Finch
Aye
Jenne
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Bronson
Aye
Fitzpatrick
Aye
Rivera
Aye
Barrett
Aye
Stirpe
Aye
Santabarbara
Aye
Skoufis
Aye
Woerner
Aye
Jones
Aye
Epstein
Aye

Committee:CODES   Chair:Lentol      
DATE:06/13/2018AYE/NAY:21/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules        
Lentol
Aye
Curran
Aye
Schimminger
Aye
Giglio
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Montesano
Aye
Cook
Aye
Morinello
Aye
Cymbrowitz
Aye
Palumbo
Aye
Titus
Aye
Garbarino
Aye
O'Donnell
Aye
Lavine
Aye
Perry
Aye
Zebrowski
Aye
Abinanti
Aye
Weprin
Aye
Mosley
Aye
Hevesi
Excused
Fahy
Aye
Seawright
Aye

Committee:RULES   Chair:Heastie      
DATE:06/14/2018AYE/NAY:28/0  Action: Favorable         
Heastie
Aye
Kolb
Aye
Gottfried
Aye
Oaks
Aye
Lentol
Aye
Butler
Aye
Gantt
Excused
Crouch
Aye
Nolan
Aye
Finch
Aye
Weinstein
Aye
Barclay
Aye
Hooper
Excused
Raia
Aye
Ortiz
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Cook
Aye
Glick
Aye
Morelle
Aye
Aubry
Aye
Englebright
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Colton
Aye
Magnarelli
Aye
Perry
Aye
Galef
Aye
Paulin
Aye
Titus
Excused
Peoples-Stokes
Aye
Benedetto
Aye

A04029 Floor Votes:

A04029 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
            S. 3954--A                                            A. 4029--A
 
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                SENATE - ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 31, 2017
                                       ___________
 
        IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
          ed,  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
 
        IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A.  THIELE,  CAHILL,  CRESPO,  ENGLE-
          BRIGHT,   McDONOUGH,   MONTESANO,  MORINELLO,  MURRAY,  TITONE,  RAIA,
          L. ROSENTHAL, SKOUFIS, D'URSO, LUPARDO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of
          A.  BLAKE,  COOK, GALEF, JAFFEE, B. MILLER, MOSLEY, SIMON -- read once
          and referred to the Committee on Agriculture  --  recommitted  to  the
          Committee on Agriculture in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 --
          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  the
          confinement  of  companion  animals in unattended motor vehicles under
          conditions that endanger the health or well-being of an animal

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1. Section 353-d of the agriculture and markets law, as added
     2  by chapter 586 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
     3    § 353-d. Confinement of companion animals in vehicles: extreme temper-
     4  atures. 1. A person shall not confine a  companion  animal  in  a  motor
     5  vehicle  in  extreme  heat  or  cold without proper ventilation or other
     6  protection from such extreme temperatures where such confinement  places
     7  the  companion  animal  in  imminent danger of death or serious physical
     8  injury due to exposure to such extreme heat or cold.
     9    2. Where the operator of such a vehicle cannot be promptly located,  a
    10  police  officer, peace officer, [or] peace officer acting as an agent of
    11  a duly incorporated humane society, paid  firefighter,  or  a  volunteer
    12  firefighter  who  in  the  performance  of  such volunteer firefighter's
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD04495-02-8
        S. 3954--A                          2                         A. 4029--A
 
     1  duties is directed to respond to a call for assistance for  such  animal
     2  may  take necessary steps to remove the animal or animals from the vehi-
     3  cle.
     4    3.  Police  officers,  peace  officers  [or], peace officers acting as
     5  agents of a duly incorporated humane society,  paid  firefighter,  or  a
     6  volunteer  firefighter  who  in  the performance of such volunteer fire-
     7  fighter's duties is directed to respond to a  call  for  assistance  for
     8  such  animal  removing  an  animal or animals from a vehicle pursuant to
     9  this section shall place a written notice on or in the vehicle,  bearing
    10  the  name  of  the  officer  or  agent, and the department or agency and
    11  address and other contact information, if available, where the animal or
    12  animals will be taken.
    13    4. An animal or animals  removed  from  a  vehicle  pursuant  to  this
    14  section  shall,  after  receipt  of  any  necessary emergency veterinary
    15  treatment, be delivered to the duly incorporated humane society or soci-
    16  ety for the prevention of cruelty to animals, or designated agent there-
    17  of, in the jurisdiction where the animal or animals were seized.
    18    5. Any person who knowingly violates the provisions of subdivision one
    19  of this section shall be guilty of a violation, punishable by a fine  of
    20  not  less  than  fifty  dollars  nor more than one hundred dollars for a
    21  first offense, and a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor  more
    22  than two hundred and fifty dollars for a second and subsequent offenses.
    23    6.  Officers  and firefighters shall not be held criminally or civilly
    24  liable for actions taken reasonably and in good faith  in  carrying  out
    25  the provisions of this section.
    26    7.  Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to affect any
    27  other  protections  afforded  to  companion  animals  under  any   other
    28  provisions of this article.
    29    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.