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NY S01677
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/13/2023
Primary Sponsor
Joseph Addabbo
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AI Summary
- Expands the definition of prohibited animals from "horses" to "Equidae" (including all members of the horse family) in Agriculture and Markets Law Section 358
- Increases the maximum fine for auctioneers who knowingly sell disabled animals from $100 to $1,000
- Changes the violation from a civil offense with a minimum fine to a misdemeanor punishable by a fine, imprisonment for up to six months, or both
- Maintains the prohibition on selling animals that cannot be worked without violating animal cruelty laws, except at sheriff's or judicial sales under court order
- Takes effect immediately upon enactment
Legislative Description
Increases fines for selling disabled Equidae.
Last Action
SUBSTITUTED BY A3552A
5/10/2023
Committee Referrals
Agriculture1/13/2023
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