New York A 1923: Prohibits the trade of farmed fur products

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A01923 Summary:

BILL NOA01923A

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORRosenthal

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COSPNSRGlick, Gonzalez-Rojas, Bores, Epstein, Hevesi, Simon, Simone, Colton

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §399-bbbb, Gen Bus L

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Prohibits the trade of farmed fur products if any of the fur was sourced from an animal that was raised, maintained, kept, or housed for all or part of its life on a fur farm.

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BILL NOA01923A

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01/14/2025referred to economic development

01/07/2026referred to economic development

04/14/2026amend (t) and recommit to economic development

04/14/2026print number 1923a

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1923--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 14, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, GLICK, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, BORES, HEVESI,
 SIMON, SIMONE, COLTON -- read once and referred to the Committee on
 Economic Development -- recommitted to the Committee on Economic
 Development in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee
 discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
 to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to the trade of
 farmed fur products

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

 1 Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
 2 399-bbbb to read as follows:
 3 § 399-bbbb. Trade in farmed fur products prohibited. 1. The legisla-
 4 ture finds and declares that eliminating the sale of farmed fur products
 5 in the state of New York will decrease demand for cruel products, reduce
 6 public health risks, promote community awareness of animal welfare,
 7 foster a more humane environment, and enhance the reputation of the
 8 state.
 9 2. For purposes of this section:
 10 (a) "Fur" means any animal skin or part thereof with hair, fleece, or
 11 fur fibers attached thereto, either in its raw or processed state.
 12 (b) "Fur product" means any article of clothing or covering for any
 13 part of the body, or any fashion accessory, including but not limited to
 14 handbags, shoes, slippers, hats, earmuffs, scarves, shawls, gloves,
 15 jewelry, keychains, toys or trinkets, and home accessories and decor,
 16 that is made in whole or part of fur. "Fur product" does not include any
 17 of the following:
 18 (i) An animal skin or part thereof that is to be converted into leath-
 19 er, or which in processing will have the hair, fleece, or fur fiber
 20 completely removed;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05288-02-6

 A. 1923--A 2

 1 (ii) Animal hair, fleece, or fur fibers that are not attached to skin;
 2 or
 3 (iii) Fur, wool, or other fibers sourced exclusively from any member
 4 of the family Bovidae, Camelidae, Equidae, Suidae, or Cervidae.
 5 (c) "Fur farm" means any operation, including the land, buildings,
 6 support facilities, and any other location or equipment, in which
 7 animals - including but not limited to mink, fox, and raccoon dog - are
 8 owned, controlled, raised, bred, propagated, or kept for the value of
 9 their fur.
 10 (d) "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, joint venture,
 11 association, limited liability company, corporation, estate, trust,
 12 receiver, or syndicate.
 13 (e) "Ultimate consumer" means an individual who buys a fur product for
 14 their own use, or for the use of another, but not for resale or trade.
 15 (f) "Used fur product" means a fur product that has been worn or used
 16 by an ultimate consumer.
 17 3. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule, or regulation to
 18 the contrary, beginning twenty-four months after this section takes
 19 effect, it shall be unlawful for any person to sell, offer for sale,
 20 display for sale, trade, or otherwise distribute for monetary or nonmon-
 21 etary consideration, a fur product in the state of New York if any of
 22 the fur contained in the fur product was sourced from an animal that was
 23 raised, maintained, kept, or housed for all or pa