NY S01411

Separates animal cruelty offenses into two categories: overdriving/overloading animals and depriving them of food/water remains a Class A misdemeanor, while torturing, cruelly beating, maiming, mutilating, or killing animals triggers additional penalties

Requires courts to order immediate psychiatric evaluation by a competent professional for anyone convicted of torturing, cruelly beating, or unjustifiably injuring, maiming, mutilating, or killing an animal

Mandates that offenders complete any treatment or program deemed helpful in modifying behavior patterns or treating mental illness contributing to the illegal activity

Prohibits sealing of court records for youthful offenders convicted of animal abuse, allowing such records to be used in any subsequent prosecution

Exempts lawful hunting, trapping, fishing, routine farming operations, vermin eradication, and dispatch of rabid, diseased, or dangerous animals from the provisions