New York S 1741: Establishes "Junior's law"

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S01741 Summary:

BILL NOS01741 

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SAME ASSAME AS A07950

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SPONSORMARTINEZ

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COSPNSRADDABBO, BORRELLO, CANZONERI-FITZPATRICK, HARCKHAM, HELMING, MATTERA, MURRAY, RHOADS, ROLISON

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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.

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BILL NOS01741 

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01/13/2025REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE

03/18/20251ST REPORT CAL.574

03/19/20252ND REPORT CAL.

03/20/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

05/14/2025PASSED SENATE

05/14/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

05/14/2025referred to agriculture

01/07/2026died in assembly

01/07/2026returned to senate

01/07/2026REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE

03/10/20261ST REPORT CAL.513

03/11/20262ND REPORT CAL.

03/12/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

05/05/2026PASSED SENATE

05/05/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

05/05/2026referred to codes

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 1741

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 13, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. MARTINEZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed 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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