New York S 1742: Increases the penalty of knowingly violating the provisions relating to the appropriate shelter for dogs from a violation to a misdemeanor
Status: REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO CODES (as of 2026-05-07)
State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: S 1742
Sponsors: Monica Martinez, Pamela Helming
Bill Text
Bill Search and Legislative Information | New York State Assembly • • • • • • • • Skip to main content New York State Assembly Speaker Carl E. Heastie --> --> --> • Assembly Members • Legislative Info • Public Hearings • Speaker's Press • Assembly Reports • Committees & More • Bill Search Home • Laws • Legislative Calendar • Public Hearing Schedule • Assembly Calendars • Assembly Committee Agenda Javascript must be enabled to properly view this page. Bill No.: • Summary • Actions • Committee Votes • Floor Votes • Memo • Text • LFIN • Chamber Video/Transcript S01742 Summary: BILL NOS01742   SAME ASSAME AS A11276   SPONSORMARTINEZ   COSPNSRHELMING   MLTSPNSR   Amd §353-b, Ag & Mkts L   Increases the penalty of knowingly violating the provisions relating to the appropriate shelter for dogs from a violation to a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by a fine not less than five hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars, or by both. Go to top S01742 Actions: BILL NOS01742   01/13/2025REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE 01/07/2026REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE 05/07/2026REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO CODES Go to topS01742 Committee Votes: Go to topS01742 Floor Votes: There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session. Go to topS01742 Text: STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1742 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 13, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MARTINEZ -- 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, in relation to increas- ing the penalty of knowingly violating the provisions relating to the appropriate shelter for dogs The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 353-b of the 2 agriculture and markets law, as added by chapter 594 of the laws of 3 2003, is amended to read as follows: 4 (a) Any person who owns or has custody or control of a dog that is 5 left outdoors shall provide it with shelter appropriate to its breed, 6 physical condition and the climate. Any person who knowingly violates 7 the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a [violation, punisha- 8 ble by a fine of not less than fifty dollars nor more than one hundred 9 dollars for a first offense, and a fine of not less than one hundred 10 dollars nor more than two hundred fifty dollars for a second and subse- 11 quent offenses] misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment for not more 12 than one year, or by a fine not less than five hundred dollars nor more 13 than one thousand dollars, or by both. Beginning seventy-two hours after 14 a charge of violating this section, each day that a defendant fails to 15 correct the deficiencies in the dog shelter for a dog that [he or she] 16 such person owns or that is in [his or her] such person's custody or 17 control and that is left outdoors, so as to bring it into compliance 18 with the provisions of this section shall constitute a separate offense. 19 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 20 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05302-01-5 Go to top • Sitemap Request Information Directions and Maps
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