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NY A11318
Bill
Status
9/19/2018
Primary Sponsor
Steven Englebright
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AI Summary
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Prohibits any individual, firm, corporation, association or partnership from processing, selling, offering for sale, purchasing, trading, bartering, distributing or possessing any part or product of a giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)
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Allows exceptions for giraffe parts possessed in New York prior to the effective date (cannot be subsequently sold or traded), museum collections, scientific research, law enforcement activities, and inheritance by legal beneficiaries
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Authorizes state commissioners, state police, and municipal police to search for and seize giraffe parts or products in violation of the law; seized items must be offered to recognized institutions for scientific or educational purposes or destroyed
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Establishes criminal penalties including a definite sentence of imprisonment not to exceed two years for violations; upon conviction, all seized giraffe products shall be destroyed
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Takes effect 180 days after becoming law, with authority to implement necessary rules and regulations immediately
Legislative Description
Prohibits the process, sale, offer for sale, purchase, trade, barter, distribution or possession of any part or product of the skin or body of a Giraffe.
Last Action
print number 11318a
10/19/2018