What's happening
This bill increases the maximum fine for animal abandonment in New York from $1,000 to $2,000 and updates language.
Why it matters
Doubling the maximum fine for animal abandonment to $2,000 may serve as a stronger deterrent against abandoning pets or animals. , potentially reducing instances of animal cruelty and neglect in New York State.
Clearer, more inclusive language (changing "he" to "he or she") modernizes the law and ensures it applies to all individuals regardless of gender. , reflecting current standards in legal drafting and inclusivity.
By updating the law, the state signals that animal welfare remains a legislative priority. , which may influence enforcement practices and public attitudes toward responsible pet ownership and animal care.
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Increase Animal Abandonment Fine
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- Referred to agriculture
- Referred to agriculture
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Raise Animal Abandonment Fine
In Assembly Committee · Agriculture · Sponsor Carl L. Marcellino
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STATE OF NEW YORK
8712
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
October 5, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. THIELE, MURRAY, CURRAN, RA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Agriculture
AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to increasing the punishment for the abandonment of animals
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 355 of the agriculture and markets law, as amended by chapter 458 of the laws of 1985, is amended to read as follows:
§ 355. Abandonment of animals. A person being the owner or possessor, or having charge or custody of an animal, who abandons such animal, or leaves it to die in a street, road or public place, or who allows such animal, if it [become] becomes disabled, to lie in a public street, road or public place more than three hours after he or she receives notice that it is left disabled, is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by a fine of not more than [one] two thousand dollars, or by both.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeeding the date upon which it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD05959-01-7
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