STATE OF NEW YORK
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8663
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
September 11, 2017
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Introduced by M. of A. GLICK, ROSENTHAL, TITONE, LUPARDO, COOK, VANEL,
JEAN-PIERRE, JAFFEE, ZEBROWSKI, HARRIS, MOSLEY, MAGEE, ABBATE,
SEAWRIGHT, M. G. MILLER, RIVERA -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Judiciary
AN ACT to amend the domestic relations law, in relation to requiring the
court to consider the best interest of a companion animal when award-
ing possession in a divorce or separation proceeding
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subparagraph 14 of paragraph d of subdivision 5 of part B
2 of section 236 of the domestic relations law, as renumbered by chapter
3 229 of the laws of 2009, is renumbered subparagraph 15 and a new subpar-
4 agraph 14 is added to read as follows:
5 (14) in awarding the possession of a companion animal, the court shall
6 consider the best interest of such animal. "Companion animal," as used
7 in this subparagraph, shall have the same meaning as in subdivision five
8 of section three hundred fifty of the agriculture and markets law;
9 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD13389-01-7
