New York A 3498: Relates to drivers of buses, taxis and livery vehicles using hands-free mobile telephones

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A03498 Summary:

BILL NOA03498B

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORJones

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Amd §301, Ag & Mkts L

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Expands the definition of crops, livestock and livestock products to include purpose-bred animals raised for research, service animals, working dogs or any working animals in service on a farm.

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BILL NOA03498B

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01/28/2025referred to agriculture

03/04/2025amend and recommit to agriculture

03/04/2025print number 3498a

03/12/2025amend and recommit to agriculture

03/12/2025print number 3498b

09/08/2025enacting clause stricken

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3498--B

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 28, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. JONES -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Agriculture -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
 reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- again
 reported from said committee with amendments, ordered reprinted as
 amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to expand-
 ing the definition of crops, livestock and livestock products

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 301 of the agriculture and markets
 2 law is amended by adding a new paragraph n to read as follows:
 3 n. Purpose-bred animals, including but not limited to: (i) all types
 4 of working dogs as defined in section ninety of the state law, including
 5 but not limited to: (A) law enforcement dogs, including but not limited
 6 to detection dogs, police work dogs, dogs used by the military, protec-
 7 tive security and working search dogs, as such terms are defined in
 8 section one hundred eight of this chapter; (B) personal service dogs,
 9 including but not limited to service dogs, therapy dogs, guide dogs and
 10 hearing dogs as those terms are defined in section one hundred eight of
 11 this chapter; and (C) livestock and wildlife control dogs, which for
 12 purposes of this article shall include any dog that is trained to herd
 13 and/or protect livestock or control bird and/or wildlife populations and
 14 is actually or has been used for such purposes; (ii) other service
 15 animals as defined in section one hundred twenty-three-b of this chap-
 16 ter; and (iii) any research animal, which for purposes of this article
 17 shall include any animal that is raised or maintained specifically for
 18 the purpose of regulated biomedical research to promote the health and
 19 wellness of humans or animals.
 20 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06720-03-5

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