New York A 1391: Relates to the reporting of animal cruelty

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A01391 Summary:

BILL NOA01391 

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SAME ASSAME AS S05544

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SPONSORGlick (MS)

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COSPNSRSimon, Cook, Eachus

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MLTSPNSRColton

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Amd §§412 - 415 & 419, Soc Serv L

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Provides that any person charged with enforcing laws prohibiting cruelty to animals shall cause a report to be made when, in the performance of their duties, such person has reasonable cause to believe that abuse or maltreatment of a child has also occurred; provides that a person charged with the responsibility of filing a report of child abuse or maltreatment shall also file a report of suspected animal cruelty.

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BILL NOA01391 

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01/09/2025referred to children and families

01/07/2026referred to children and families

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1391

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 9, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. GLICK, SIMON, COOK, EACHUS -- Multi-Sponsored by
 -- M. of A. COLTON -- read once and referred to the Committee on
 Children and Families

 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to the reporting of
 animal cruelty

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

 1 Section 1. Section 412 of the social services law is amended by adding
 2 two new subdivisions 10 and 11 to read as follows:
 3 10. "Animal" shall have the same meaning as defined in subdivision one
 4 of section three hundred fifty of the agriculture and markets law.
 5 11. "Cruelty" shall have the same meaning as defined in subdivision
 6 two of section three hundred fifty of the agriculture and markets law.
 7 § 2. Section 413 of the social services law is amended by adding a
 8 new subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
 9 1-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary
 10 imposing a duty of confidentiality, any person subject to the reporting
 11 requirements of this title may report or cause a report to be made in
 12 accordance with this title when, as a result of performing such duties,
 13 such person has reasonable cause to suspect that animal cruelty has been
 14 caused by a person also suspected of abuse or maltreatment of a child.
 15 § 3. Section 414 of the social services law, as added by chapter 1039
 16 of the laws of 1973, is amended to read as follows:
 17 § 414. Any person permitted to report. In addition to those persons
 18 and officials required to report suspected child abuse or maltreatment,
 19 or animal cruelty pursuant to section four hundred fifteen of this
 20 title, any person may make such a report if such person has reasonable
 21 cause to suspect that a child is an abused or maltreated child or if an
 22 animal has been subject to cruelty.
 23 § 4. Section 415 of the social services law is amended by adding a new
 24 undesignated paragraph to read as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03777-01-5

 A. 1391 2

 1 Reports of suspected animal cruelty made pursuant to this title shall
 2 be made immediately by telephone or by telephone facsimile machine. Oral
 3 reports shall be followed by a report in writing within forty-eight
 4 hours after such oral report. Such oral and written reports shall be
 5 made to (a) any peace officer or agent of a society for the prevention
 6 of cruelty to animals authorized to lawfully investigate acts of
 7 suspected animal cruelty pursuant to section three hundred seventy-one
 8 of the agriculture and markets law, and whose jurisdictional authority
 9 includes the municipality in which such suspected animal cruelty
 10 occurred; or (b) any police officer or agent authorized to lawfully
 11 investigate acts of suspected animal cruelty pursuant to article twen-
 12 ty-six of the agriculture and markets law, and whose jurisdictional
 13 authority includes the municipality in which such suspected animal
 14 cruelty occurred. For purposes of this paragraph, written reports shall
 15 disclose only such limited confidential information as is necessary for
 16 such peace officer or po