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NY A00076
Bill
Status
1/5/2011
Primary Sponsor
Amy Paulin
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AI Summary
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Requires persons bringing elephants into New York as part of traveling exhibitions to file an itinerary with the Department of Agriculture and Markets at least 30 days before the elephant enters the state, including dates and locations of all displays.
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Establishes transportation requirements maintaining ambient temperature between 45-85 degrees Fahrenheit in elephant compartments with proper ventilation; violations constitute a Class E felony.
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Mandates elephants be untethered for at least one hour daily (excluding public display periods) and prohibits use of electric shock devices or hooked instruments that cause damage to elephant skin; violations are Class E felonies.
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Prohibits allowing persons to ride elephants except those engaged in training, exhibiting, or providing care; violations constitute a Class E felony.
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Authorizes Department commissioners and veterinarians to inspect areas where elephants are kept for compliance and upgrades cruelty violations under existing law to Class D felonies.
Legislative Description
Regulates the treatment and display of elephants; requires persons who bring elephants into the state as part of a traveling exhibition to file an itinerary of the elephant's stay in the state with the department of agriculture and markets at least 30 days before the elephant arrives in the state; authorizes the imposition of up to a $1,000 civil penalty for failure to file such itinerary; establishes requirements for the transportation of elephants; requires elephants to be untethered at least 1 hour a day; prohibits use of certain equipment upon elephants; prohibits riding elephants, except in certain cases; makes such violations class E felonies; authorizes agents of the department of agriculture and markets to inspect living conditions of elephants; makes cruelty to an elephant a class D felony.
Last Action
referred to agriculture
1/5/2011