S02007 Summary:

BILL NOS02007
 
SAME ASSAME AS A00987
 
SPONSORTEDISCO
 
COSPNSRFELDER, O'MARA, RANZENHOFER, ROBACH
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Amd §353-a, Ag & Mkts L
 
Prohibits a person convicted of "Buster's Law" from owning or possessing a companion animal unless authorized by court order, after appropriate psychiatric or psychological testing.
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S02007 Actions:

BILL NOS02007
 
01/18/2019REFERRED TO DOMESTIC ANIMAL WELFARE
01/08/2020REFERRED TO DOMESTIC ANIMAL WELFARE
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S02007 Committee Votes:

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S02007 Floor Votes:

There are no votes for this bill in this legislative session.
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S02007 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          2007
 
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                    January 18, 2019
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by Sens. TEDISCO, FELDER, O'MARA, RANZENHOFER, ROBACH -- read
          twice  and  ordered  printed,  and when printed to be committed to the
          Committee on Domestic Animal Welfare
 
        AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to limiting
          the ownership or possession of companion animals by persons  convicted
          of violating "Buster's Law"
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Section 353-a of the agriculture and markets law is amended
     2  by adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
     3    4. On and after the effective date of this subdivision, no person  who
     4  is  convicted  of  a  violation  of  this section shall own or possess a
     5  companion animal unless and until authorized by a court order issued  by
     6  a  county  court  judge of his or her county of residence. No such order
     7  shall be issued until such convicted person first  demonstrates  to  the
     8  court that he or she has undergone psychiatric or psychological testing,
     9  the results of which indicate by clear and convincing evidence of his or
    10  her  capable  and  sound mental capacity and ability to own and properly
    11  care for such an animal in a humane manner.
    12    § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
    13  have become a law.
 
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD03890-01-9
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