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NY S04602

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

2/13/2023

Primary Sponsor

Andrew Lanza

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Origin

Senate

2023-2024 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Amends Agriculture and Markets Law Section 353-a to expand the definition of aggravated cruelty to animals from "a companion animal" to "an animal"
  • Applies the aggravated cruelty offense to any animal rather than limiting it to companion animals only
  • Maintains existing standards that aggravated cruelty means conduct intended to cause extreme physical pain or carried out in an especially depraved or sadistic manner
  • Takes effect immediately upon enactment

Legislative Description

Expands aggravated cruelty to animals to include all animals.

Last Action

REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE

1/3/2024

Committee Referrals

Agriculture2/13/2023

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