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NY S06905
Bill
Status
5/15/2023
Primary Sponsor
James Skoufis
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AI Summary
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Prohibits any person from using primates in entertainment acts, including exhibitions, circuses, trade shows, carnivals, parades, races, and performances intended for live audience amusement
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Establishes civil penalties up to $1,000 per violation assessed by the commissioner for violations of the prohibition
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Exempts institutions accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums and wildlife sanctuaries as defined in environmental conservation law
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Defines "primate" to include gibbons, orangutans, chimpanzees, gorillas, macaques, baboons, langurs, colobus monkeys, guenons, and all New World and Old World monkeys
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Prohibits the Department of Environmental Conservation from issuing licenses or permits authorizing primate use in entertainment acts, effective two years after enactment
Legislative Description
Prohibits the use of primates in entertainment acts; prohibits the department of environmental conservation for issuing any license or permit that would authorize the use of a primate in an entertainment act.
Last Action
REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE
1/3/2024