New York A 7388: Enacts Peanut's law: humane animal protection act

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A07388 Summary:

BILL NOA07388 

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SAME ASSAME AS S07011

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SPONSORBlumencranz

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COSPNSRYeger, Berger, Brown E, Tapia, Norber, Bendett, Burdick, Brook-Krasny

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §11-0512, En Con L

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Enacts "Peanut's law: humane animal protection act" to provide humane treatment, safeguard animal welfare and strengthen the rights of animal sanctuaries and responsible owners in retaining custody, implementing due process safeguards, and guaranteeing public safety while an appeal is pending; requires an administrative hearing before the seizure or euthanization of an animal under the care of a wildlife sanctuary, unless there is documented evidence that the animal presents an immediate threat to public safety; further provides that any animal seized by the department of environmental conservation for testing or public concerns is subject to a 72-hour waiting period prior to euthanization; makes related provisions.

Go to top A07388 Actions:

BILL NOA07388 

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03/25/2025referred to environmental conservation

05/20/2025held for consideration in environmental conservation

01/07/2026referred to environmental conservation

Go to topA07388 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION Chair:Glick 
DATE:05/20/2025AYE/NAY:21/9 Action: Held for Consideration GlickAyeSimpsonNay

ColtonAyeSmullenNay

OtisAyeTagueNay

WilliamsAyeManktelowNay

BarrettAyeBrownNay

CarrollAyeLemondesNay

EpsteinAyeSlaterNay

McMahonAyeBaileyNay

BurdickAyeSempolinskiNay

LunsfordAye

KellesAye

Gonzalez-RojasAye

SeptimoAye

LeeAye

LevenbergAye

SimoneAye

AndersonAye

ConradAye

LasherAye

SchiavoniAye

KassayAye

Go to topA07388 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA07388 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 7388

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 25, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. BLUMENCRANZ -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Environmental Conservation

 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to
 providing additional protections against seizure and euthanization for
 animals under the care of registered sanctuaries

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

 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Peanut's
 2 law: humane animal protection act".
 3 § 2. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature finds that
 4 animals under the care of registered sanctuaries, such as the widely
 5 reported case of Peanut the Squirrel, require additional protections
 6 against seizure and euthanization. This act aims to ensure humane treat-
 7 ment, safeguard animal welfare, provide a clear appellate process,
 8 uphold public safety and human welfare, and to strengthen the rights of
 9 animal sanctuaries and responsible owners in retaining custody, imple-
 10 menting due process safeguards, and guaranteeing public safety while an
 11 appeal is pending. It intends to balance these priorities by ensuring
 12 that animal owners and licensed sanctuaries have a reasonable opportu-
 13 nity to appeal and to establish criteria for the safe confinement of
 14 animals during appeals.
 15 § 3. Paragraph h of subdivision 2 of section 11-0512 of the environ-
 16 mental conservation law, as amended by chapter 10 of the laws of 2005,
 17 is amended and four new subdivisions 1-a, 11, 12 and 13 are added to
 18 read as follows:
 19 h. A wildlife sanctuary as defined in subdivision thirty-two of
 20 section 11-0103 of this article. Any licensed wildlife sanctuary, as
 21 defined in subdivision thirty-two of section 11-0103 of this article,
 22 shall have specific procedural rights and protections for animals in its
 23 care. This includes facilities legally operating as 501(c)(3) organiza-
 24 tions or any facility with a valid tax identification number and recog-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04484-01-5

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 1 nized as a sanctuary under state or federal law, granting them the right
 2 to an administrative hearing before the seizure or euthanization of an
 3 animal, except in exigent circumstances where there is an immedia