New York S 1411: Imposes additional penalties upon persons convicted of animal abuse

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S01411 Summary:

BILL NOS01411 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORTEDISCO

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COSPNSRMATTERA, O'MARA, WEIK

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §353, Ag & Mkts L

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Requires unsealing of court records of youthful offenders convicted of animal abuse offense; provides that such persons undergo a psychiatric evaluation and treatment where necessary.

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BILL NOS01411 

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01/09/2025REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE

01/07/2026REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 1411

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 9, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. TEDISCO, O'MARA, WEIK -- read twice and ordered
 printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Agricul-
 ture

 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to imposing
 additional penalties for animal abuse

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

 1 Section 1. Section 353 of the agriculture and markets law, as amended
 2 by chapter 458 of the laws of 1985 and the opening paragraph as amended
 3 by chapter 523 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows:
 4 § 353. Overdriving, torturing and injuring animals; failure to provide
 5 proper sustenance. 1. A person who overdrives[,] or overloads[, tortures
 6 or cruelly beats or unjustifiably injures, maims, mutilates or kills]
 7 any animal, whether wild or tame, and whether belonging to [himself]
 8 such person or to another, or deprives any animal of necessary suste-
 9 nance, food or drink, or neglects or refuses to furnish it such suste-
 10 nance or drink, or causes, procures or permits any animal to be over-
 11 driven, overloaded, [tortured, cruelly beaten, or unjustifiably injured,
 12 maimed, mutilated or killed,] or to be deprived of necessary food or
 13 drink, or who wilfully sets on foot, instigates, engages in, or in any
 14 way furthers any such act of cruelty to any animal, or any such act
 15 tending to produce such cruelty, is guilty of a class A misdemeanor and
 16 for purposes of paragraph (b) of subdivision one of section 160.10 of
 17 the criminal procedure law, shall be treated as a misdemeanor defined in
 18 the penal law.
 19 2. The court, for a person who tortures or cruelly beats or unjustifi-
 20 ably injures, maims, mutilates or kills any animal, whether wild or
 21 tame, and whether belonging to such person or another, or who causes,
 22 procures or permits any animal to be tortured, cruelly beaten, or
 23 unjustifiably injured, maimed, mutilated or killed shall, in addition to
 24 any other penalty otherwise imposed by law for a violation of this

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02630-01-5

 S. 1411 2

 1 section order an immediate and thorough psychiatric analysis and evalu-
 2 ation by a competent professional, and where necessary require a person
 3 who violates any of such provisions to enter into and successfully
 4 complete any treatment or program deemed helpful in modifying behavior
 5 patterns or treating any mental illness which may cause or contribute to
 6 such illegal activities.
 7 3. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of the family court act,
 8 or any other provision of law where a person deemed a youthful offender
 9 violates any provision of this section, any record or matter considered
 10 in connection with the adjudication entered with respect to the same
 11 shall not be sealed or otherwise protected from disclosure and may be
 12 used for any lawful purpose in any subsequent prosecution, whenever
 13 commenced.
 14 4. Nothing [herein] contained in this section shall be construed to
 15 prohibit or interfere with any properly conducted scientific tests,
 16 experiments or investigations, involving the use of living animals,
 17 performed or conducted in laboratories or institutions, which are
 18 approved for these purposes by the [state] commissioner of health. The
 19 [state] commissioner of health shall prescribe the rules under which
 20 such approvals shall be