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NY S01742
Bill
Status
1/13/2025
Primary Sponsor
Monica Martinez
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AI Summary
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Upgrades the offense of knowingly failing to provide appropriate outdoor shelter for dogs from a violation to a misdemeanor
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Current penalties of $50-$100 for first offense and $100-$250 for subsequent offenses would be replaced with fines of $500-$1,000
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Adds potential imprisonment of up to one year as a penalty option, in addition to or instead of fines
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Each day after 72 hours that shelter deficiencies remain uncorrected constitutes a separate offense
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Takes effect 90 days after becoming law
Legislative Description
Increases the penalty of knowingly violating the provisions relating to the appropriate shelter for dogs from a violation to a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by a fine not less than five hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars, or by both.
Last Action
REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE
1/7/2026