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Title of bill
An act to amend the executive law, in relation to the creation of an animal cruelty and animal fighting data base
Purpose of bill
The purpose of this bill is to require the establishment and maintenance of a database for the collection and analysis of information relating to crimes against animals. The information contained in this database would be available to various law enforcement and humanitarian agencies.
Summary of provisions
Section 1. Legislative Intent. Explains how studies have shown that violent offenders often have histories of repeated animal cruelty.
Section 2. Amends the executive law by adding a new section 837-s creating the animal cruelty database that would collect information on crimes of animal cruelty and fighting.
Section 3. Provides for the effective date.
Justification
Since the 1970s, the FBI has linked the repeated instance of animal killing and torture with its analysis of the lives of serial killers. Studies in psychology, sociology, and criminology have further demonstrated that violent offenders often have childhood and adolescent histories of repeated and serious animal abuse.
Other research has shown consistent patterns of animal cruelty among the perpetrators of other forms of violence such as child abuse, spouse abuse, and elder abuse. Because the American Psychiatric Association considers animal cruelty one of the diagnostic criteria of conduct disorder, creating a database to analyze the incidence of animal cruelty will provide a valuable resource for law enforcement officials who seek to establish a link between animal cruelty and related crimes.
Prior legislative history
None.
Fiscal implications
Minimal.
Effective date
July 1st, 2010 provided that, effective immediately, the division of criminal justice services shall promulgate rules and regulations as it deems necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act, on or before such effective date.
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