New York S 5895: Promotes understanding, awareness and enforcement of animal crimes laws; repealer

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S05895 Summary:

BILL NOS05895 

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SAME ASSAME AS A01885

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SPONSORLANZA

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COSPNSRFAHY, MURRAY, RHOADS

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§350, 365, 369, 371 & 373, rpld §§351, 353, 353-a, 353-b, 353-d, 355, 360, 361 & 362, §374 sub 8, add
§387, Ag & Mkts L; add Part 3 Title Q Art 280 §§280.00 - 280.80, §60.22, amd §§70.02, 195.06, 195.11, 195.12
& 265.01, Pen L

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Promotes understanding, awareness and enforcement of animal crime laws.

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BILL NOS05895 

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03/03/2025REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE

01/07/2026REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5895

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 3, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- 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 and the penal law, in
 relation to promoting understanding, awareness and enforcement of
 animal crimes laws; and to repeal sections 351, 353, 353-a, 353-b,
 353-d, 355, 360, 361, 362 and subdivision 8 of section 374 of the
 agriculture and markets law relating thereto

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

 1 Section 1. Section 350 of the agriculture and markets law, as added
 2 by chapter 1047 of the laws of 1965, subdivision 3 as added by chapter
 3 619 of the laws of 1987, subdivision 4 as added by chapter 569 of the
 4 laws of 1995, subdivision 5 as amended by chapter 118 of the laws of
 5 1999, is amended to read as follows:
 6 § 350. Definitions. 1. "Animal[,]", as used in this article, includes
 7 every living creature except a human being[;].
 8 2. ["Torture" or "cruelty"] "Cruelty" includes every act, omission, or
 9 neglect, whereby unjustifiable physical pain, suffering or death is
 10 caused or permitted and shall include but not be limited to, any act of
 11 overdriving, overloading, injuring, maiming, mutilating or killing an
 12 animal.
 13 2-a. "Torture" means conduct that is intended to cause extreme phys-
 14 ical pain.
 15 3. "Adoption" means the delivery [to any natural person eighteen years
 16 of age or older, for the limited purpose of harboring a pet, of any dog
 17 or cat, seized or surrendered] of any animal forfeited, seized or
 18 surrendered, to any natural person eighteen years of age or older, for
 19 the purpose of that person permanently harboring such animal as a pet.
 20 4. "Farm animal", as used in this article, means any ungulate, poul-
 21 try, species of cattle, sheep, swine, goats, llamas, horses or fur-bear-
 22 ing animals, as defined in section 11-1907 of the environmental conser-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04450-01-5

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 1 vation law, which are raised for commercial or subsistence purposes.
 2 Fur-bearing animal, as referenced in this article, shall not include
 3 dogs or cats.
 4 5. "Companion animal" or "pet" means any dog or cat, and shall also
 5 mean any other domesticated animal normally maintained in or near the
 6 household of the owner or person who cares for such other domesticated
 7 animal. ["Pet" or "companion] "Companion animal" or "pet" shall not
 8 include a "farm animal" as defined in this section.
 9 6. "Animal cruelty offense" means any violation of this article or of
 10 article two hundred eighty of the penal law, or any other unlawful act
 11 by which harm is intentionally, knowingly, recklessly or negligently
 12 caused or permitted to occur to an animal.
 13 7. "Duly incorporated society for the prevention of cruelty to
 14 animals", as used in this article, shall mean a corporation constituted
 15 pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (g) of section four hundred four
 16 and section fourteen hundred three of the not-for-profit corporation
 17 law.
 18 § 2. Sections 351, 353, 353-a, 353-b, 353-d, 355, 360, 361 and 362 of
 19 the agriculture and markets law are REPEALED.
 20 § 3. Section 365 of the agriculture and markets law,