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- Referred to agriculture
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Title of bill
An act to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to cruelty to ten or more animals
Purpose
To make cruelty to ten or more animals during the same criminal transaction a class E felony
Summary of provisions
Section 1 -- Amends section 353 of the Agriculture and Markets law and establishes that anyone who is cruel to ten or more animals in the same criminal transaction is guilty of a class E felony.
Section 2 -- Effective date.
Justification
Animal abuse or neglect must never he tolerated by the people of New York State Abusing or neglecting one animal is truly awful and should be punished appropriately. As bad as that is. abusing multiple animals is even worse.
This bill attempts to create an appropriate punishment for those who abuse or neglect ten or more animals in a single criminal transaction, Hopefully, by making this crime a class E felony, we can not only create a fair punishment but also deter those who may potentially treat animals in such a terrible manner
Legislative history
S.5989/A.9529 of 2004 S.2981/A.977 of 2005-2006 S.913/A.11486 of 2007-2008
Fiscal implications
None.
Local fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.
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