A01301 Summary:

BILL NOA01301
 
SAME ASSAME AS S07592
 
SPONSORRosenthal L
 
COSPNSR
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Add §96-e-1, Ag & Mkts L
 
Requires the owner of any place or establishment where animals or fowls are slaughtered or butchered for food to reimburse costs associated with capture and return or rescue and rehabilitation of escaped animals.
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A01301 Actions:

BILL NOA01301
 
01/08/2021referred to agriculture
01/05/2022referred to agriculture
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A01301 Committee Votes:

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A01301 Floor Votes:

There are no votes for this bill in this legislative session.
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A01301 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
 
BILL NUMBER: A1301
 
SPONSOR: Rosenthal L
  TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to requir- ing the owner of any place or establishment where animals or fowls are slaughtered or butchered for food to reimburse costs associated with capture and return or rescue and rehabilitation of escaped animals   PURPOSE: This bill establishes a civil penalty to reimburse costs expended by municipalities and private rescue groups and individuals associated with the capture and return and rehabilitation for escaped animals and fowl that have broken free and fled from confinement or control by any place or establishments where animals or fowls are slaughtered or butchered for food and roams off the premises of such facility.   SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section one amends the agriculture and markets law by adding a new section 96-e-l. Section two sets forth the effective date.   JUSTIFICATION: Animal control officers, municipal shelters, and private animal rescues and sanctuaries are often called upon to capture and provide care for animals that have escaped from live animal markets. For example, after escaping from a slaughterhouse located in Queens, NY, a cow later ran several blocks through the streets of New York City, surprising motor- ists and passers-by. Though she avoided capture at first, the five hundred pound cow was finally caught after a wild chase with NYPD cars, local authorities and a tranquilizer gun. Similar events have repeated- ly occurred in New York City. As a result of widespread media attention following such incidents, animal control departments have been over- whelmed by calls urging the release of the escaped animal to a sanctuary where she could live out the remainder of her life. Escaped animals pose a threat to public safety, place a demand on limited law enforcement resources and animal control officers, and cause private groups and individuals engaged in animal rescue to incur significant costs related to the capture, rehabilitation, including medical expenses. This legis- lation would require the owners of livestock and fowl slaughter facili- ties to bear the financial responsibility for expenses incurred escaped animals, rather than municipalities or private groups or individuals. In lieu of a penalty, the owner of any place or establishment may relin- quish ownership of an escaped animal.   LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 2019-20: A.659 - Referred to Agriculture 2017-18: A.4942 - Referred to Agriculture 2015-16: A.10593 - Referred to Agriculture   FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: Undetermined.   EFFECTIVE DATE: This bill shall take effect immediately.
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A01301 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          1301
 
                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                     January 8, 2021
                                       ___________
 
        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  requir-
          ing the owner of any place or establishment where animals or fowls are
          slaughtered  or  butchered for food to reimburse costs associated with
          capture and return or rescue and rehabilitation of escaped animals
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new
     2  section 96-e-1 to read as follows:
     3    § 96-e-1. Penalties for escaped animals and fowl. 1. For  purposes  of
     4  this  section:  (a)  "Escaped animal" shall mean any animal or fowl that
     5  has broken free and fled from confinement or control  by  any  place  or
     6  establishment  where  animals  or fowls are slaughtered or butchered for
     7  food and roams off the premises of such facility; and
     8    (b) "Individual engaged in  animal  rescue"  shall  mean  any  private
     9  person who brings under control any escaped animal.
    10    2. In instances where any animal or fowl has escaped from any place or
    11  establishment  where  animals  or fowls are slaughtered or butchered for
    12  food, as defined by this article and such animal is recovered by any law
    13  enforcement officer, peace officer, authorized animal  control  officer,
    14  or  individual engaged in animal rescue and delivered by such persons to
    15  a municipal animal control or rescue facility, the  owner  of  any  such
    16  place  or  establishment  shall  be  liable for the reimbursement of any
    17  costs incurred by the municipality and animal control  or  local  health
    18  department  associated  with  the capture and return of escaped animals.
    19  For each incident involving an escaped animal, a civil  penalty  of  one
    20  thousand dollars shall be assessed which shall be donated to the munici-
    21  pal  or  county shelter of the city or county where such animal escaped.
    22  In lieu of civil penalty, the owner of any place  or  establishment  may
    23  relinquish ownership of an escaped animal.
    24    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD00684-01-1
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