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NY S05846

Bill

Status

Introduced

5/3/2017

Primary Sponsor

James Tedisco

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Origin

Senate

2017-2018 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Prohibits slaughtering horses or equines (including ponies, donkeys, mules, asses, and burros) for human consumption when the person knows or should know the meat will be used for human consumption.

  • Prohibits selling, offering for sale, bartering, purchasing, possessing, transporting, or receiving horses or horseflesh intended for human consumption.

  • Prohibits importing or exporting live horses or horseflesh into or from New York State intended for human consumption.

  • Establishes penalties of up to one year imprisonment or $1,000 fine for violations, or civil penalties of $1,000 for individuals and $5,000 for corporations on first violation, and up to $25,000 for subsequent violations.

  • Civil penalties collected are payable to the animal population control fund; takes effect 120 days after enactment.

Legislative Description

Prohibits any person from slaughtering a horse where such person knows or has reason to know that such horse will be used for human consumption; and prohibits any person from selling, bartering, giving away, purchasing, possessing, transporting, delivering or receiving horseflesh where such person knows or should know that such horseflesh is intended for human consumption; and provides penalties for violation.

Last Action

PRINT NUMBER 5846A

2/20/2018

Committee Referrals

Agriculture5/3/2017

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