New York A 3891: Establishes the crime of unlawful tampering of the milk supply in the first degree

Status: REFERRED TO CODES (as of 2026-01-07)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: A 3891

Sponsors: David DiPietro

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A03891 Summary:

BILL NOA03891 

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Add §145.28, Pen L

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Establishes the crime of unlawful tampering of the milk supply in the first degree.

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01/30/2025referred to codes

01/07/2026referred to codes

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3891

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 30, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. DiPIETRO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Codes

 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the crime of
 unlawful tampering of the milk supply in the first degree

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

 1 Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 145.28 to
 2 read as follows:
 3 § 145.28 Unlawful tampering of the milk supply in the first degree.
 4 1. A person is guilty of unlawful tampering of the milk supply in the
 5 first degree when, with intent to cause a substantial impairment or
 6 adulteration of raw milk, and having no right to do so nor any reason-
 7 able ground to believe that they have such right, such person damages or
 8 tampers with such raw milk supply, and thereby causes substantial
 9 impairment or adulteration of such raw milk.
 10 2. A person who unlawfully tampers with a milk supply shall be liable
 11 to the owner of such milk supply for the fair market value of the
 12 impaired or adulterated milk supply at the time of the impairment or
 13 adulteration. The owner of such milk supply shall, to the extent permit-
 14 ted by law, be relieved and held harmless from any and all liability
 15 imposed under this section.
 16 Unlawful tampering of the milk supply in the first degree is a class D
 17 felony.
 18 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
 19 ing the date on which it shall have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07409-01-5

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