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NY S08433
Bill
Status
7/8/2010
Primary Sponsor
Eric Adams
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AI Summary
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Establishes a statewide crime database maintained by the Division of Criminal Justice Services to collect and track all animal cruelty and animal fighting crimes committed in New York State.
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Database must include names of convicted persons, specific acts of cruelty or fighting that formed the basis of conviction, and information on guilty pleas to alternative charges related to animal crimes.
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Database shall be maintained in both print and electronic formats and made available to law enforcement agencies, district attorneys, humane societies, animal protection organizations, and animal control officers.
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Effective date is July 1, 2011, with the Division of Criminal Justice Services required to promulgate necessary rules and regulations immediately upon enactment.
Legislative Description
Relates to the creation of an animal cruelty and animal fighting database; research purposes; available to all law enforcement entities, district attorneys, duly incorporated humane societies, societies for the prevention of cruelty to animals, dog or cat protective associations and animal control officers.
Last Action
REFERRED TO RULES
7/8/2010