New York A 8555: Relates to crimes committed within parks and parklands

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A08555 Summary:

BILL NOA08555C

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SAME ASSAME AS S08211-B

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SPONSORPaulin

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COSPNSRShrestha, Stirpe, McDonald, Seawright

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MLTSPNSR

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Rpld §425 sub 17, amd §§420, 422, 427, 429, 431 & 109, Ag & Mkts L

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Clarifies the standard of care for animals held in or being transported by animal shelters including the length of time and conditions such animal may be exposed to.

Go to top A08555 Actions:

BILL NOA08555C

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05/20/2025referred to agriculture

01/07/2026referred to agriculture

02/17/2026amend (t) and recommit to agriculture

02/17/2026print number 8555a

03/03/2026amend and recommit to agriculture

03/03/2026print number 8555b

05/13/2026amend (t) and recommit to agriculture

05/13/2026print number 8555c

05/19/2026reported referred to rules

Go to topA08555 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:AGRICULTURE Chair:Lupardo 
DATE:05/19/2026AYE/NAY:22/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules LupardoAyeTagueAye

RosenthalAyeBlankenbushAye

BarrettAyeHawleyExcused

StirpeAyeFitzpatrickAye

WoernerAyeMillerAye

WilliamsAyeLemondesAye

ButtenschonAyeGiglioAye

KellesAye

SeptimoAye

ZinermanAye

CunninghamAye

RagaAye

KayAye

SchiavoniAye

CashmanAye

MorenoAye

Go to topA08555 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA08555 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8555--C

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 May 20, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, SHRESTHA -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Agriculture -- recommitted to the Committee on Agricul-
 ture in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee
 discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
 to said committee -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
 reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- committee
 discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
 to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to stand-
 ards of care for animals held in, or being transported by, animal
 shelters; and to repeal certain provisions of such law relating there-
 to

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 420 of the agriculture and markets
 2 law, as added by chapter 683 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as
 3 follows:
 4 6. "Animal shelter" shall mean a public or not-for-profit entity
 5 owning, operating, or otherwise maintaining a building, structure, or
 6 facility where temporary or permanent housing and care is provided to
 7 stray, abandoned, abused, seized, impounded, owner-surrendered or other-
 8 wise unwanted animals regardless of whether or not such facility also
 9 serves as a personal residence. This includes but is not limited to:
 10 facilities owned, operated, or maintained by a duly incorporated society
 11 for the prevention of cruelty to animals, duly incorporated humane soci-
 12 ety dog or cat protective association, or pound; any person in the
 13 employ of, or organization operated by or under contract to a munici-
 14 pality to provide care for seized or impounded animals; or any other
 15 not-for-profit organization involved in the protection, care, or rehom-
 16 ing of animals. Unless otherwise provided in this article, the term
 17 "animal shelter" shall not include the personal residence of any foster

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13059-08-6

 A. 8555--C 2

 1 care provider as defined in this section; a facility commonly known as a
 2 boarding kennel, where the ownership of the animal is not transferred;
 3 any entity licensed as a pet dealer pursuant to article twenty-six-A of
 4 this chapter; any duly incorporated animal hospital owned, operated or
 5 supervised by a duly licensed veterinarian; [or] any facility where the
 6 owner or operator is licensed by the New York state department of envi-
 7 ronmental conservation as a nuisance wildlife control agent or wildlife
 8 rehabilitator; or any municipality as defined in section one hundred
 9 eight of this chapter, that establishes and maintains a pound or she