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Location Bill  Title  Date  Category
New York  NY AB 9004  Public safety and wild animals  3/6/2014  Passed
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Bill Text



A09004 Text:

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K

       ________________________________________________________________________

 

                                         9004

 

                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y

 

                                     March 6, 2014

                                      ___________

 

       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ROSENTHAL  --  read once and referred to the

         Committee on Environmental Conservation

 

       AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to

         public safety and wild animals

 

         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-

       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

    1    Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by  adding  a

    2  new section 11-0538 to read as follows:

    3  S 11-0538. DIRECT CONTACT BETWEEN PUBLIC AND WILD ANIMALS PROHIBITED.

    4    1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION:

    5    (A)  "WILD  ANIMAL" MEANS A LIVING WILD ANIMAL OF THE ORDERS AND FAMI-

    6  LIES DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH (E) OF SUBDIVISION 6  OF  SECTION  11-0103  OF

    7  THIS ARTICLE.

    8    (B)  "DIRECT  CONTACT"  MEANS  PHYSICAL  CONTACT WITH A WILD ANIMAL OR

    9  PROXIMITY TO A WILD ANIMAL WHERE PHYSICAL  CONTACT  WOULD  BE  POSSIBLE,

   10  INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO, HAVING A PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN WITH A WILD

   11  ANIMAL WITHOUT A  PERMANENT  PHYSICAL  BARRIER  THAT  PREVENTS  PHYSICAL

   12  CONTACT BETWEEN THE PUBLIC AND WILD ANIMAL.

   13    2.  IT  SHALL  BE  UNLAWFUL  FOR ANY PERSON LICENSED OR REQUIRED TO BE

   14  LICENSED AS AN EXHIBITOR OR DEALER PURSUANT TO THE ANIMAL WELFARE ACT, 7

   15  USC 2132-2134, INCLUDING AGENTS OR EMPLOYEES OF SUCH PERSON, TO KNOWING-

   16  LY ALLOW THE PUBLIC TO HAVE DIRECT CONTACT WITH A WILD ANIMAL.

   17    3. ANY PERSON WHO VIOLATES THE PROVISIONS OF  THIS  SECTION  SHALL  BE

   18  SUBJECT TO A PENALTY OF NOT MORE THAN FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR THE FIRST

   19  OFFENSE  AND  NOT MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR A SECOND AND SUBSE-

   20  QUENT OFFENSES. EACH INSTANCE OF  ALLOWING  DIRECT  CONTACT  OF  A  WILD

   21  ANIMAL  WITH  THE PUBLIC IN VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION SHALL CONSTITUTE A

   22  SEPARATE OFFENSE.

   23    4. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED  TO  LIMIT  OR  RESTRICT

   24  VETERINARY  EXAMINATION, TREATMENT OR CARE OF A WILD ANIMAL OR TRANSPOR-

   25  TATION OF THE ANIMAL FOR SUCH PURPOSE.

   26    5.  NOTHING  IN  THIS  SECTION  SHALL  BE  CONSTRUED  TO  AFFECT   ANY

   27  PROTECTIONS AFFORDED TO WILD ANIMALS UNDER ANY OTHER LAW.

 

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

                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                                  LBD14190-01-4

   


 

   A. 9004                             2

 

    1    6.  NOTHING  IN  THIS  SECTION SHALL PREVENT ANY CITY, TOWN, OR COUNTY

    2  FROM ENACTING  MORE  RESTRICTIVE  PROVISIONS  GOVERNING  DIRECT  CONTACT

    3  BETWEEN WILD ANIMALS AND THE PUBLIC.

    4    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 


Details
Category   Date   Detail  
  Information 8/11/2014  Text of Senate Bill 6903 
  Information 8/11/2014  Senate Bill 6903 signed by Governor; Enacted. Ch. 307. 
  Status 6/18/2014  Bill substituted by Senate Bill 6903 (same language) 
  Status 3/8/2014  Bill introduced and referred to Assembly Cmte on Environmental Conservation 
 


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