New York A 11276: Increases the penalty of knowingly violating the provisions relating to the appropriate shelter for dogs from a violation to a misdemeanor

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A11276 Summary:

BILL NOA11276 

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SAME ASSAME AS S01742

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SPONSORKay

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §353-b, Ag & Mkts L

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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.

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BILL NOA11276 

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05/04/2026referred to agriculture

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 11276

 IN ASSEMBLY

 May 4, 2026
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 Introduced by M. of A. KAY -- read once and referred to the Committee on
 Agriculture

 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to increas-
 ing the penalty of knowingly violating the provisions relating to the
 appropriate shelter for dogs

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

 1 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 353-b of the
 2 agriculture and markets law, as added by chapter 594 of the laws of
 3 2003, is amended to read as follows:
 4 (a) Any person who owns or has custody or control of a dog that is
 5 left outdoors shall provide it with shelter appropriate to its breed,
 6 physical condition and the climate. Any person who knowingly violates
 7 the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a [violation, punisha-
 8 ble by a fine of not less than fifty dollars nor more than one hundred
 9 dollars for a first offense, and a fine of not less than one hundred
 10 dollars nor more than two hundred fifty dollars for a second and subse-
 11 quent offenses] misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment for not more
 12 than one year, or by a fine not less than five hundred dollars nor more
 13 than one thousand dollars, or by both. Beginning seventy-two hours after
 14 a charge of violating this section, each day that a defendant fails to
 15 correct the deficiencies in the dog shelter for a dog that [he or she]
 16 such person owns or that is in [his or her] such person's custody or
 17 control and that is left outdoors, so as to bring it into compliance
 18 with the provisions of this section shall constitute a separate offense.
 19 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 20 have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05302-01-5

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