Report on Animal-Related bills
Report on Animal-Related bills that passed or were stalled during session on of NYS Legislature which ended in June
Thanks to Sam Eschenbrenner and Jan Markarian for the summary below.
Translated by Rob English.
NOTE: Some of the bills which passed the legislature are waiting for action by Gov. Cuomo.
Some animal friendly bills that we and our allies lobbied for.
***denotes high-priority bills for PAR.
For CNY legislators, I have only recorded those whose districts are at least partially in Onondaga County.
Pre-emption bill (A 740/S 3753)
(to allow municipalities to enact stronger laws to regulate pet dealers)
passed both chambers (120/21 yea/nay in Assembly, 53/10 yea/nay in senate).
awaiting Governor’s signature.
VOTES
Senate: Aye’s: DeFrancisco, Valesky
Assembly: Aye’s: Roberts, Magnarelli, Stirpe
Assembly: Nay’s: Finch, Barclay
Consolidated Animal Crimes Bill (A 775/S 1776)
(to allow animal cruelty legislation to be moved from the NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets regulations to the Penal Code)
stalled in agricultural committees (both chambers)
CNY senate co-sponsors: Valesky, DeFrancisco
No CNY assembly co-sponsors
Devocalization bill (A 1204/S 2271)
(to prohibit devocalization of dogs/cats)
passed Assembly (138/8 yea/nay), died in Senate agriculture committee.
VOTES
Assembly: Aye’s: Roberts, Magnarelli, Finch
Assembly: Nay’s: Stirpe, Barclay
Feral Pig bill(A 3767/S 5733) ***
(to ban the sale/transport of Eurasian boars)
passed both chambers (136/5 yay/nay in Assembly, 61/1 yay/nay in Senate)
awaiting Governor’s signature
VOTES
Senate: Aye’s: Valesky, DeFrancisco
Assembly: Aye’s: Roberts, Magnarelli, Stirpe, Finch, Barclay
Extreme Confinement bill (A 1656/S 4987) ***
(to restrict extreme confinement of pigs and veal calves on factory
farms)
died in agricultural committees (both chambers)
No CNY co-sponsors in either Chamber
Puppy Mill Regulation bill (A 1655/S 4799)
(to establish state regulations on puppy mills and other dog breeders)
died in agricultural committees (both chambers)
No CNY co-sponsors in either Chamber
Shark Fin Ban (A 1769/S 1711) ***
(to ban the sale/trade/distribution of shark fins)
passed both chambers unanimously.
Awaiting action by Gov. Cuomo.
People for Animal Rights (PAR) works with other organizations to educate about the importance of legislation to protect animals and the environment. We also educate on animal rights issues apart from legislation. People for Animal Rights, P.O. Box 15358, Syracuse, NY13215-0358, (315)488-PURR (7877) between 8 a.m. and 10 p.m., LDESTEFANO3@twcny.rr.com, peopleforanimalrightsofcny.org.
