New York A 1689: Requires the appointment of an assistant district attorney in each county to oversee the prosecution of animal crimes

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A01689 Summary:

BILL NOA01689 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORRosenthal

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §702-b, County L

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Requires that the district attorney in each county appoint at least one assistant district attorney to be responsible for overseeing the prosecution of animal crimes.

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01/14/2025referred to local governments

01/07/2026referred to local governments

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 1689

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 14, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Local Governments

 AN ACT to amend the county law, in relation to requiring the appointment
 of an assistant district attorney in each county to oversee prose-
 cution of animal crimes

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

 1 Section 1. The county law is amended by adding a new section 702-b to
 2 read as follows:
 3 § 702-b. Appointment of assistant district attorneys for animal
 4 crimes. The district attorney in each county shall appoint at least one
 5 assistant district attorney to be responsible for overseeing the prose-
 6 cution of animal crimes, including, but not limited to, animal crimes
 7 committed in violation of article twenty-six of the agriculture and
 8 markets law.
 9 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 10 have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03928-01-5

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