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Sponsors
2 Co-sponsors
History
- Referred to agriculture
- Committed to rules
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.938
- Referred to agriculture
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S5172
Title of bill
An act to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to unlawful tampering with farm animals
Purpose
To establish the crime of unlawful tampering with a farm animal, similar to the crime of unlawful tampering with an animal
Summary
Section 1 establishes a new section 378-a of the agriculture and markets law, which provides definitions and prohibits unlawful tampering at animal research facilities.
Section 2 provides for the immediate enactment of the act.
Justification
New York's family farms have become increasingly concerned with the focus on livestock agriculture. While working with the Departments of Homeland Security as well as local law enforcement, it has become clear from several recent instances of animal and facility tampering (the unlawful injection of cattle with antibiotics in Western New York, and the increasing theft of anhydrous ammonia fertilizer, utilized by meth addicts to make illegal substances) that the tools for law enforcement and for farmers to help secure their premises are not always accurate. The Department of Homeland Security, working with the FDA and others, have indicated that farmers need to be more aware of where there security weaknesses are, and to work on improving means to discourage trespass and tampering which may weaken the safety of our food supply.
Due to the confluence of these factors, a new section of the agriculture and markets law is created to establish the crime of unlawful tampering with a farm animal, similar to the crime of unlawful tampering with an animal research facility in existing law. Nothing in this legislation would interfere, impede, or condone in any way any lawful investigation or enforcement action by the appropriate authorities.
History
New bill.
Fiscal impact
None to the State.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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