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- Referred to agriculture
- Referred to agriculture
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Relates to penalties for committing multiple animal cruelty offenses
In Assembly Committee · Agriculture · Sponsor Nicole Malliotakis
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BILL NUMBER:S5115
Title of bill
An act to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to penalties for those committing multiple animal cruelty offenses
Purpose
The purpose of this bill is to create an additional means to establish the crime of aggravated cruelty to animals.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 amends § 353-a of the agriculture and markets law by adding an additional means to establish the crime of aggravated cruelty to animal where a person uses a weapon to cause extreme physical pain or serious physical injury to the animal.
Justification
Similar to the charge of Assault in the Second Degree, which is established when a person uses a weapon or intends to seriously injure a person, and in fact causes serious physical injury to that person or another, this legislation would create enhanced penalties where a person uses a weapon to seriously injure an animal or seriously injures an animal with the intent to cause a serious physical injury to that animal.
Fiscal impact
None.
Effective date
Immediately.
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