New York A 6373: Expands aggravated cruelty to animals to include all animals

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A06373 Summary:

BILL NOA06373 

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SAME ASSAME AS S06560

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SPONSORTannousis

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §353-a, Ag & Mkts L

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Expands aggravated cruelty to animals to include all animals.

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BILL NOA06373 

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03/04/2025referred to agriculture

01/07/2026referred to agriculture

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Go to topA06373 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 6373

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 4, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. TANNOUSIS -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Agriculture

 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to aggra-
 vated cruelty to animals

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 353-a of the agriculture and
 2 markets law, as added by chapter 118 of the laws of 1999, is amended to
 3 read as follows:
 4 1. A person is guilty of aggravated cruelty to animals when, with no
 5 justifiable purpose, [he or she] such person intentionally kills or
 6 intentionally causes serious physical injury to [a companion] an animal
 7 with aggravated cruelty. For purposes of this section, "aggravated
 8 cruelty" shall mean conduct which: (i) is intended to cause extreme
 9 physical pain; or (ii) is done or carried out in an especially depraved
 10 or sadistic manner.
 11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09677-01-5

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