A10399 Summary:

BILL NOA10399
 
SAME ASSAME AS S08291
 
SPONSORRosenthal L
 
COSPNSR
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Add 96-ee, Ag & Mkts L
 
Prohibits the operation of establishments where animals and/or fowls are slaughtered or butchered for food.
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A10399 Actions:

BILL NOA10399
 
05/04/2020referred to agriculture
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A10399 Committee Votes:

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A10399 Floor Votes:

There are no votes for this bill in this legislative session.
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A10399 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          10399
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                       May 4, 2020
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Agriculture
 
        AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to  prohib-
          iting  the  operation of establishments where animals and/or fowls are
          slaughtered and butchered for food
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1.    Legislative  intent.  The legislature hereby finds that
     2  emergency measures must be enacted to help prevent the spread of zoonot-
     3  ic and other infectious diseases.  Experts  throughout  the  world  have
     4  concluded  that  the  COVID-19  crisis  is likely attributable to a live
     5  animal market.  Inspection reports from the  department  of  agriculture
     6  and  markets indicate ongoing health, safety and welfare problems at New
     7  York's markets. Hundreds of thousands of human lives have  already  been
     8  lost  and  millions  of  people  have  been sickened during the COVID-19
     9  pandemic. The purpose of this law is to eliminate one  potential  vector
    10  for  the transmission of zoonotic diseases, live animal markets, and the
    11  suffering it causes therefrom at least until there is  further  examina-
    12  tion  by  infectious  disease  experts  of  the  nexus  between zoonotic
    13  diseases and live animal markets.
    14    § 2. The agriculture and markets  law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
    15  section 96-ee to read as follows:
    16    §  96-ee. Prohibition of the operation of establishments where animals
    17  and/or fowls are slaughtered for food. 1. Notwithstanding any  provision
    18  of law to the contrary:
    19    (a)  the  commissioner shall not license any person, firm, partnership
    20  or corporation to operate  any  place  or  establishment  where  animals
    21  and/or fowls are slaughtered or butchered for food;
    22    (b)  the  commissioner  shall  immediately  suspend the license of any
    23  person, firm, partnership or corporation that currently holds a  license
    24  issued  by  the commissioner to operate any place or establishment where
    25  animals and/or fowls are slaughtered or butchered for food; and
    26    (c) no person, firm, partnership or corporation that currently holds a
    27  license issued by the commissioner to operate any place or establishment
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD16181-03-0

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     1  where animals and/or fowls are slaughtered or butchered for  food  shall
     2  operate such establishment after the effective date of this section.
     3    2. (a) A task force on public health risks and animal welfare concerns
     4  of  slaughterhouses is hereby established. Such task force shall conduct
     5  and complete a thorough examination of facilities heretofore licensed by
     6  the department under this article and their effect on public health  and
     7  safety and animal welfare.
     8    (b) Such task force shall consist of seven members, to be appointed as
     9  follows:  one  member to be appointed by the governor; two members to be
    10  appointed by the temporary president of the senate; two  members  to  be
    11  appointed  by the speaker of the assembly; one member to be appointed by
    12  the commissioner or his or her designee; and one member to be  appointed
    13  by  the  commissioner of health or his or her designee. Appointees shall
    14  have expertise in infectious diseases, and, in particular, the potential
    15  spread of diseases between animals raised or slaughtered  for  food  and
    16  humans.  At  least one such representative shall be from a duly incorpo-
    17  rated animal welfare organization, and at least one such  representative
    18  shall  be  a  licensed  veterinarian who is not employed by a government
    19  agency.
    20    (c) No member, officer  or  employee  of  such  task  force  shall  be
    21  disqualified  from  holding  any  other public office or employment, nor
    22  shall he or she forfeit any such office or employment by reason  of  his
    23  or  her  appointment  pursuant  to  this  section,  notwithstanding  the
    24  provisions of any general, special or local law, ordinance or city char-
    25  ter.
    26    (d) The members of such task force shall receive no  compensation  for
    27  their services, but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses
    28  incurred in the performance of their duties pursuant to this section.
    29    (e)  Such task force shall make a report of its findings to the gover-
    30  nor, the temporary president of the  senate,  and  the  speaker  of  the
    31  assembly  within  one  year of the date of the first meeting of the task
    32  force, which shall take place within thirty days of the  appointment  of
    33  the  task  force  representatives. Such report shall include recommenda-
    34  tions for further action and legislation.
    35    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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