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NY S05325
Bill
Status
Engrossed
5/10/2023
Primary Sponsor
Monica Martinez
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AI Summary
- Enacts "Tucker's law" to amend the agriculture and markets law regarding sentencing for aggravated cruelty to animals
- Removes the two-year maximum sentence cap for imprisonment convictions under the aggravated cruelty to animals statute
- Requires defendants convicted of aggravated cruelty to animals to be sentenced pursuant to paragraph (b) of subdivision one of section 55.10 of the penal law without the previous two-year limitation
- Takes effect 180 days after becoming law
Legislative Description
Enacts "Tucker's law"; removes the provision that provides that any term of imprisonment for a violation of aggravated cruelty to animals may not exceed two years.
Last Action
referred to agriculture
4/9/2024
Committee Referrals
Agriculture4/9/2024
Agriculture1/3/2024
Agriculture5/10/2023
Agriculture3/2/2023
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