New York S 1507: Includes reckless operation of a motor vehicle resulting in the death or serious injury of a companion animal in the definition aggravated animal cruelty

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S01507 Summary:

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SPONSORO'MARA

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Amd §353-a, Ag & Mkts L

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Includes reckless operation of a motor vehicle resulting in the death or serious injury of a companion animal in the definition of aggravated animal cruelty.

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01/10/2025REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE

01/07/2026REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 1507

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 10, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. O'MARA -- 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 includ-
 ing reckless operation of a motor vehicle resulting in the death or
 serious injury of a companion animal as aggravated animal cruelty

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 353-a of the agriculture and
 2 markets law, as added by chapter 118 of the laws of 1999, is amended to
 3 read as follows:
 4 1. A person is guilty of aggravated cruelty to animals when, with no
 5 justifiable purpose, [he or she] such person: (a) intentionally kills or
 6 intentionally causes serious physical injury to a companion animal with
 7 aggravated cruelty. For purposes of this section, "aggravated cruelty"
 8 shall mean conduct which: (i) is intended to cause extreme physical
 9 pain; or (ii) is done or carried out in an especially depraved or sadis-
 10 tic manner; or
 11 (b) causes the death or causes serious physical injury to a companion
 12 animal while recklessly operating a motor vehicle.
 13 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 14 have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04393-01-5

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