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NY S06560

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

3/17/2025

Primary Sponsor

Andrew Lanza

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Expands the crime of aggravated cruelty to animals from applying only to "companion animals" to covering all animals
  • Defines aggravated cruelty as intentionally killing or causing serious physical injury to an animal with conduct intended to cause extreme physical pain or done in an especially depraved or sadistic manner
  • Replaces gendered language "he or she" with "such person" in the statute
  • Amends Section 353-a of the Agriculture and Markets Law, originally added in 1999
  • Takes effect immediately upon passage

Legislative Description

Expands aggravated cruelty to animals to include all animals.

Last Action

REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE

1/7/2026

Committee Referrals

Agriculture3/17/2025

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