New York A 3080: Establishes the New York state community commission on reparations remedies; makes an appropriation of $250,000

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A03080 Summary:

BILL NOA03080 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORRosenthal

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§374 & 373, Ag & Mkts L

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Relates to the disposition of abused farm animals; provides that convicted individuals and those in their households or those who aided or abetted in the unlawful acts or should have known or knew of such acts may not be entitled to any monies generated from the sale of the farm animals which were the basis of such conviction.

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BILL NOA03080 

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01/23/2025referred to agriculture

01/07/2026referred to agriculture

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 3080

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 23, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Agriculture

 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to the
 disposition of abused farm animals

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

 1 Section 1. Paragraphs d, g and subparagraph 2 of paragraph f of subdi-
 2 vision 8 of section 374 of the agriculture and markets law, as added by
 3 chapter 569 of the laws of 1995 and such subdivision as renumbered by
 4 chapter 479 of the laws of 2009, are amended to read as follows:
 5 d. In the case of farm animals, the court may, in addition to the
 6 forfeiture to a duly incorporated society for the prevention of cruelty
 7 to animals or a duly incorporated humane society or authorized agents
 8 thereof, and subject to the restrictions of sections three hundred
 9 fifty-four and three hundred fifty-seven of this article, order the farm
 10 animals which were the basis of the conviction to be sold. In no case
 11 shall farm animals which are the basis of the conviction be redeemed by
 12 the convicted person who is the subject of the order of forfeiture or by
 13 any person dwelling in the same household who conspired, aided or abet-
 14 ted in the unlawful act which was the basis of the conviction, or who
 15 knew or should have known of the unlawful act. [The] In no case shall
 16 the convicted person or any person dwelling in the same household who
 17 conspired, aided or abetted in the unlawful act which was the basis of
 18 the conviction, or who knew or should have known of the unlawful act be
 19 entitled to any monies generated from the sale of farm animals which
 20 were the basis of the conviction. Except as otherwise provided herein or
 21 in section three hundred seventy-three of this article, the court shall
 22 reimburse [the convicted person and] any duly determined interested
 23 persons, pursuant to paragraph f of this subdivision, any money earned
 24 by the sale of the farm animals less any costs including, but not limit-
 25 ed to, veterinary and custodial care, and any fines or penalties imposed

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06347-01-5

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 1 by the court. The court may order that the subject animals be provided
 2 with appropriate care and treatment pending the hearing and the disposi-
 3 tion of the charges. Any farm animal ordered forfeited but not sold
 4 shall be remanded to the custody and charge of a duly incorporated soci-
 5 ety for the prevention of cruelty to animals or duly incorporated humane
 6 society or its authorized agent thereof and disposed of pursuant to
 7 paragraph e of this subdivision.
 8 (2) [All] Except as otherwise provided herein or in section three
 9 hundred seventy-three of this article, all interested persons shall be
 10 provided an opportunity at the hearing to redeem their interest as
 11 determined by the court in the subject farm animals and to purchase the
 12 interest of the convicted person. The convicted person or any person
 13 dwelling in the same household who conspired, aided or abetted in the
 14 unlawful act which was the basis of the conviction, or who knew or
 15 should have known of the unlawful act shall not be entitled to be reim-
 16 bursed [his] such person's int