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NY S05615

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

3/12/2021

Primary Sponsor

Andrew Lanza

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Origin

Senate

2021-2022 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Amends section 353-a of the Agriculture and Markets Law to expand the definition of aggravated cruelty to animals from "a companion animal" to "an animal"
  • Maintains the requirement that the person act with no justifiable purpose and intentionally kill or cause serious physical injury with aggravated cruelty
  • Retains the definition of "aggravated cruelty" as conduct intended to cause extreme physical pain or carried out in an especially depraved or sadistic manner
  • Takes effect immediately upon enactment

Legislative Description

Relates to penalties for aggravated cruelty to animals.

Last Action

REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE

1/5/2022

Committee Referrals

Agriculture3/12/2021

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