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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 aggravated cruelty to animals
Purpose
The subject bill amends Section 353-a of the agriculture and markets law, to expand the existing aggravated cruelty law to cover intentional acts of extreme cruelty to wildlife as well as companion animals.
Justification
This legislation will extend the coverage of the felony animal cruelty law to cover wildlife as that term is defined in Section 11-0103 (6) of the environmental conservation law. Since the passage of the felony animal cruelty law there have been a number of egregious cases in which wild animals have been captured and tortured. This bill would allow these cases to be prosecuted under the felony animal cruelty statute. It is important to note that in no way would this amendment affect lawful hunting or trapping licensed by the Department of Environmental Conservation, nor activities deemed to be sound agricultural practices pursuant to Section 308 of the agriculture and markets law. The stringent standard of proof created by the "aggravating" factors contained in the felony law that require proof of intent to cause extreme physical pain or that the conduct was especially depraved or sadistic - would remain unchanged, thereby ensuring that only the most heinous cases of the mistreatment of wild animals are treated as felony offenses.
Legislative history
S.5206-A of 2007-08
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the first day of November next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.
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