New York A 1648: Relates to establishing an electronic monitoring program for certain children and adults

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A01648 Summary:

BILL NOA01648 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORRosenthal

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §373, Ag & Mkts L

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Relates to the care and collection of abandoned animals on vacant property; requires notification to the appropriate authorities by anyone authorized to be on vacant land where such person finds an animal which based on its physical appearance or lack of available food or water appears abandoned, within six hours of an encounter.

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BILL NOA01648 

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01/10/2025referred to agriculture

01/07/2026referred to agriculture

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 1648

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 10, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Agriculture

 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to the care
 and collection of animals on vacant property

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

 1 Section 1. Section 373 of the agriculture and markets law is amended
 2 by adding a new subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
 3 2-a. a. Notwithstanding sections thirteen hundred seven and nineteen
 4 hundred seventy-one of the real property actions and proceedings law or
 5 any other provision of law to the contrary, any person or entity who is
 6 authorized to be on property that has been vacated as a result of an
 7 eviction, property foreclosure, forfeiture or default on a mortgage,
 8 trust deed or land sales contract, or abandonment who encounters an
 9 animal which based on its physical appearance or lack of available food
 10 or water appears abandoned on such property shall promptly, but not
 11 later than six hours after such encounter, notify the dog control offi-
 12 cer, the police, or agent or officer of a duly incorporated society for
 13 the prevention of cruelty to animals about such encounter, for the
 14 purpose of promptly retrieving or providing necessary care for such
 15 animal at the property until the animal can be retrieved. Animals
 16 removed from the premises shall be placed in the custody of a pound,
 17 duly incorporated society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, duly
 18 incorporated humane society, or duly incorporated animal protective
 19 association and cared for in accordance with the provisions of this
 20 section, section three hundred seventy-four of this article, section one
 21 hundred seventeen of this chapter, and all other laws and ordinances
 22 that govern the humane treatment of animals. Failure to provide notifi-
 23 cation as provided for in this subdivision shall be a violation.
 24 b. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit or restrict in
 25 any way agents or officers of societies for the prevention of cruelty to

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04156-01-5

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 1 animals or the police from enforcing provisions of this article or any
 2 other law relating to abandonment of animals or the inhumane treatment
 3 of or cruelty to animals.
 4 § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
 5 have become a law.

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