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NY S07375

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/10/2018

Primary Sponsor

Patricia Ritchie

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Origin

Senate

2017-2018 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Amends section 353-a of the agriculture and markets law regarding aggravated cruelty to animals
  • Removes the requirement that conduct be "intended to cause extreme physical pain" or "done or carried out in an especially depraved or sadistic manner" to constitute aggravated cruelty
  • Simplifies the statute to make a person guilty of aggravated cruelty to animals when they intentionally kill or intentionally cause serious physical injury to a companion animal with no justifiable purpose
  • Takes effect immediately upon enactment

Legislative Description

Relates to aggravated cruelty to animals; removes requirement that an animal be killed with aggravated cruelty in order to be guilty of such crime.

Last Action

REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

6/5/2018

Committee Referrals

Rules6/5/2018
Agriculture1/10/2018

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