New York A 6602: Relates to establishing a "yellow alert system" for law enforcement to publicize vehicle information in instances of hit-and-run accidents

Bill Text

Bill Search and Legislative Information | New York State Assembly 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

 Skip to main content 

 New York State Assembly

 Speaker Carl E. Heastie

 --> 
 --> 

 --> 

• 
 Assembly Members 

• 
 Legislative Info 

• 
 Public Hearings 

• 
 Speaker's Press 

• 
 Assembly Reports 

• 
 Committees & More 

• Bill Search Home
• Laws
• Legislative Calendar
• Public Hearing Schedule
• Assembly Calendars
• Assembly Committee Agenda 

 Javascript must be enabled to properly view this page. 

 Bill No.: 

• Summary 
• Actions 
• Committee&nbspVotes 
• Floor&nbspVotes 
• Memo 
• Text 
• LFIN 
• Chamber&nbspVideo/Transcript 
A06602 Summary:

BILL NOA06602 

&nbsp

SAME ASSAME AS S09399

&nbsp

SPONSORLunsford

&nbsp

COSPNSRLasher, McDonald, Hevesi, Clark, Jensen

&nbsp

MLTSPNSR

&nbsp

Add §§387 & 388, Ag & Mkts L

&nbsp

Establishes the crime of endangering the welfare of a companion animal or farm animal in the first and second degree.

Go to top A06602 Actions:

BILL NOA06602 

&nbsp

03/06/2025referred to agriculture

01/07/2026referred to agriculture

Go to topA06602 Committee&nbspVotes:

Go to topA06602 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA06602 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6602

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 6, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. LUNSFORD -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Agriculture

 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to estab-
 lishing the crime of endangering the welfare of a companion animal or
 farm animal

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

 1 Section 1. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding two
 2 new sections 387 and 388 to read as follows:
 3 § 387. Endangering the welfare of a companion animal or farm animal in
 4 the second degree. 1. A person is guilty of endangering the welfare of a
 5 companion animal or farm animal in the second degree when such person
 6 recklessly engages in conduct which is likely to cause suffering or be
 7 injurious to the physical welfare of such companion or farm animal. The
 8 following shall not be considered a violation of this section:
 9 (a) actions taken by the owners of farm animals or their agents to
 10 slaughter such animals for commercial or subsistence purposes;
 11 (b) routine care and maintenance actions taken by the owner of farm
 12 animals or their agents which are reasonably considered standard prac-
 13 tices in animal husbandry;
 14 (c) procedures and operations performed on farm animals or companion
 15 animals by a duly licensed veterinarian; and
 16 (d) research or testing procedures performed within facilities on
 17 animals used in food or fiber production, agriculture, research, test-
 18 ing, or education, as defined under section three hundred seventy-eight
 19 of this article.
 20 2. Endangering the welfare of a companion animal or farm animal in the
 21 second degree is a class A misdemeanor. A defendant convicted of this
 22 offense shall be sentenced pursuant to paragraph (b) of subdivision two
 23 of section 55.10 of the penal law, provided, however, that any term of

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09495-01-5

 A. 6602 2

 1 imprisonment imposed for violation of this section shall be a definite
 2 sentence, which may not exceed one year.
 3 § 388. Endangering the welfare of a companion animal or farm animal in
 4 the first degree. 1. A person is guilty of endangering the welfare of a
 5 companion animal or farm animal in the first degree when, being the
 6 owner, caretaker, or harborer of such companion or farm animal and
 7 whether belonging to themselves or another, such person:
 8 (a) with intent, engages in conduct which creates or causes physical
 9 injury to a companion animal or farm animal;
 10 (b) knowingly acts in a manner likely to cause suffering or be injuri-
 11 ous to the physical welfare of a companion animal or farm animal;
 12 (c) recklessly causes suffering, physical pain, or death to a compan-
 13 ion animal or farm animal; or
 14 (d) with criminal negligence, causes serious physical injury or death
 15 to a companion animal or farm animal.
 16 2. The following shall not be considered a violation of this section:
 17 (a) actions taken by the owners of farm animals or their agents to
 18 slaughter such animals for commercial or subsistence purposes;
 19 (b) routine care and maintenance actions taken by the owner of farm
 20 animals or their agents which are reasonably considered standard prac-
 21 tices in animal husbandry;
 22 (c) procedures and operations performed on farm animals or companion
 23 animals by a duly licensed veterinarian; and
 24 (d) research or testing procedures performed within facilities on