New York A 796: Relates to the application of special rebates and discounts to certain eligible energy users

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A00796 Summary:

BILL NOA00796 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORRosenthal

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COSPNSRClark, Colton, Lunsford, Cunningham, Simon, Stirpe, Kelles, Paulin, Romero, Reyes, Burdick,
 Schiavoni, Bores

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §387, Ag & Mkts L

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Prohibits the declawing and descenting of ferrets except when necessary for a therapeutic purpose and performed by a licensed veterinarian.

Go to top A00796 Actions:

BILL NOA00796 

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01/08/2025referred to agriculture

05/20/2025reported referred to codes

05/28/2025reported referred to rules

01/07/2026referred to codes

Go to topA00796 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:AGRICULTURE Chair:Lupardo 
DATE:05/20/2025AYE/NAY:23/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Codes LupardoAyeTagueAye

RosenthalAyeBlankenbushAye

BarrettAyeHawleyAye

StirpeAyeFitzpatrickAye

WoernerAyeMillerAye

JonesAyeLemondesAye

WilliamsAyeGiglioAye

ButtenschonAye

KellesAye

SeptimoAye

ZinermanAye

CruzAye

CunninghamAye

RagaAye

KayAye

SchiavoniAye

Committee:CODES Chair:Dinowitz 
DATE:05/28/2025AYE/NAY:15/6 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules DinowitzAyeMorinelloNay

CookAyeReillyNay

SimonAyeMikulinNay

WeprinAyeTannousisNay

HevesiAyeAngelinoNay

SeawrightAyeMolitorNay

RosenthalAye

WalkerAye

VanelAye

CruzAye

EpsteinAye

BoresAye

ReyesAye

CunninghamAbsent

RomeroAye

AlvarezAye

Go to topA00796 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA00796 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 796

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Agriculture

 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to prohib-
 iting the declawing and descenting of ferrets

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

 1 Section 1. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new
 2 section 387 to read as follows:
 3 § 387. Prohibition of the declawing and descenting of ferrets. 1. For
 4 the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the follow-
 5 ing meanings:
 6 (a) "Ferret" shall mean the domestic species Mustela furo.
 7 (b) "Declawing" shall mean a procedure, such as an onychectomy, tendo-
 8 nectomy or phalangectomy, to remove or prevent the normal function of
 9 the claws of a ferret.
 10 (c) "Descenting" shall mean a procedure involving the surgical removal
 11 or destruction of the anal glands of a ferret.
 12 (d) "Therapeutic purpose" shall mean the necessity to address the
 13 physical medical condition of a ferret, such as an existing or recurring
 14 illness, infection, disease, injury or abnormal condition in the claw or
 15 anal glands that compromises such ferret's health. Therapeutic purpose
 16 shall not include cosmetic or aesthetic reasons or reasons of conven-
 17 ience in keeping or handling such ferret.
 18 2. No person shall perform a declawing or a descenting procedure by
 19 any means on a ferret within the state of New York, except when neces-
 20 sary for a therapeutic purpose and performed by a licensed veterinarian.
 21 3. Any person who performs a declawing or descenting procedure on any
 22 ferret in the state of New York in violation of the provisions of subdi-
 23 vision two of this section shall be punishable by a civil penalty not to
 24 exceed one thousand dollars.
 25 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02680-01-5

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