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NY S00898

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/7/2015

Primary Sponsor

Tony Avella

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Origin

Senate

2015-2016 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Amends Agriculture and Markets Law Section 353 to prohibit force feeding birds by hand or machine for the purpose of enlarging the bird's liver
  • Adds force feeding of birds to existing animal cruelty prohibitions that already cover overdriving, overloading, torturing, or cruelly beating animals
  • Classifies violation as a Class A misdemeanor, subject to criminal procedure law provisions
  • Takes effect on November 1st of the year following enactment

Legislative Description

Makes it unlawful to force feed birds, by hand or machine, for the purpose of fatty enlargement of such bird's liver.

Last Action

REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE

1/6/2016

Committee Referrals

Agriculture1/7/2015

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