New York A 7950: Relates to the penalty for the abandonment of animals

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A07950 Summary:

BILL NOA07950 

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SAME ASSAME AS S01741

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SPONSORKassay

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COSPNSRGlick, Hevesi

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §355, Ag & Mkts L

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Provides that the penalty for the abandonment of animals is a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars, or by both.

Go to top A07950 Actions:

BILL NOA07950 

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04/16/2025referred to agriculture

01/07/2026referred to agriculture

02/25/2026reported referred to codes

Go to topA07950 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:AGRICULTURE Chair:Lupardo 
DATE:02/25/2026AYE/NAY:20/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Codes LupardoAyeTagueAye

RosenthalAyeBlankenbushExcused

BarrettAyeHawleyAye

StirpeAyeFitzpatrickAye

WoernerAyeMillerAye

WilliamsAyeLemondesAye

ButtenschonExcusedGiglioExcused

KellesAye

SeptimoAye

ZinermanAye

CunninghamAye

RagaAye

KayAye

SchiavoniAye

CashmanAye

MorenoAye

Go to topA07950 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA07950 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7950

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 16, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to the
 penalty for the abandonment of animals

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

 1 Section 1. Section 355 of the agriculture and markets law, as amended
 2 by chapter 458 of the laws of 1985, is amended to read as follows:
 3 § 355. Abandonment of animals. A person being the owner or possessor,
 4 or having charge or custody of an animal, who abandons such animal, or
 5 leaves it to die in a street, road or public place, or who allows such
 6 animal, if it become disabled, to lie in a public street, road or public
 7 place more than three hours after [he] such person receives notice that
 8 it is left disabled, is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprison-
 9 ment for not more than one year, or by a fine of not less than five
 10 hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars, or by both.
 11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05301-01-5

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