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NY S01278
Bill
Status
1/9/2025
Primary Sponsor
Patrick Gallivan
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AI Summary
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Prohibits any person convicted of animal cruelty offenses (aggravated cruelty, torture, overdriving, injuring, failure to provide sustenance, or abandonment) from working at animal shelters, pounds, humane societies, or SPCAs
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Bars convicted individuals from positions as dog control officers, animal control officers, paid employees, or volunteers at these animal welfare establishments
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Exempts individuals performing court-ordered community service at animal facilities from the "volunteer" restriction
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Makes violation of the employment prohibition a class A misdemeanor
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Takes effect 30 days after becoming law
Legislative Description
Prohibits persons who have been convicted of animal cruelty from working at an animal shelter; makes such violation a class A misdemeanor.
Last Action
REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE
1/7/2026