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A2806Assembly2017-2018 SessionSame asS611

Target Animal Fighting with Surveillance

Official title

“Relates to adding certain animal fighting conduct as a designated offense for an eavesdropping or video surveillance warrant”

Sponsor Charles LavineAD-13+1 co-sponsorAffects Legal
Status
Signed by Governor
Impact
4/10
Low
Outcome
Signed into law

Bill progress

Signed into law

What's happening

This bill allows animal fighting felonies to be grounds for obtaining eavesdropping or video surveillance warrants in New York.

Why it matters

  1. Expands law enforcement tools. By making animal fighting felonies eligible for eavesdropping and video surveillance warrants, the bill gives police and prosecutors more effective ways to investigate and gather evidence in these often secretive crimes.

  2. Targets organized criminal activity. Animal fighting, such as dogfighting or cockfighting, is frequently linked to broader criminal enterprises. Enhanced surveillance authority can help disrupt associated illegal activities, including gambling, drug trafficking, and violence.

  3. Signals increased legislative priority. Including animal fighting alongside other serious offenses for surveillance warrants elevates its legal seriousness, reflecting growing concern for animal welfare and public safety in New York.

  4. May deter offenders. The possibility of advanced surveillance could act as a stronger deterrent for those involved in organizing or participating in animal fighting operations, knowing law enforcement has greater capacity to detect and prosecute these crimes.

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Target Animal Fighting with Surveillance

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Charles Lavine

Assembly Member · Assembly District 13

Chair, Judiciary

1 Co-sponsor

History

  1. Signed chap.91
  2. Delivered to governor
  3. Returned to assembly
  4. Passed senateVote 62–0
  5. 3rd reading cal.1016
  6. Substituted for S611
  7. Referred to codes
  8. Delivered to senate
  9. Passed assembly
  10. Advanced to third reading cal.274
  11. Reported
  12. Referred to codes

Companion bill

The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.

S611Senate

Expand Animal Fighting Surveillance

Senate Floor Calendar · Sponsor Phil Boyle

Impact 4 · Low0% to pass

Full text

1 pageUnderlined is new[Struck] is removedOfficial text on nysenate.gov ↗

STATE OF NEW YORK

2806

2017-2018 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

January 23, 2017

Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to adding certain animal fighting conduct as a designated offense for an eavesdropping or video surveillance warrant

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1. Subdivision 8 of section 700.05 of the criminal procedure law is amended by adding a new paragraph (v) to read as follows:

(v) Any of the acts designated as felonies in section three hundred fifty-one of the agriculture and markets law.

§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD05508-01-7

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