Strengthens enforcement efforts of the state's anti-slaughter of race horses and race horse breeding stock law; requires the posting of signage that states it is illegal to sell or transfer such animals for the purposes of slaughter.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A6947A
SPONSOR: Pretlow TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to
strengthening enforcement efforts of the state's anti-slaughter of race
horses and race horse breeding stock law
PURPOSE:
to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to strengthening
enforcement efforts of the state's anti-slaughter of race horses and
race horse breeding stock law
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section I. Section 382 of the agriculture and markets law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 9 to read as follows:
9.All corporations, associations or other entities offering or sale Or
purchase, thoroughbred or standardbred horses, including livestock
auction houses must have signage conspicuously posted, which shall
reference that it is illegal to sell or transfer a thoroughbred or stan-
dardbred racehorse or breeding stock for the purposes of slaughter and
explicitly state the penalties associate with the violation of this
section. Such signage shall occur no later than ninety days after the
effective date of this subdivision.
§ 2. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new section
385 to read as follows:
§ 385. Requirements for live auctions. The department shall make a good
faith effort to have an Agent present at each livestock auction where
horses are being sold. Such agent shall be charged with the review of
all health certificates For all thoroughbred and standardbred horses
sold.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
JUSTIFICATION:
Every stakeholder in the horseracing industry shares the responsibility
of ensuring safe and healthy lives for racehorses after they'have
retired. The thoroughbred racing industry, in particular, has taken
major steps towards this effort., but the State has an obligation to
ensure greater participation. This legislation will build upon the
recent awareness and successes by requiring the posting of signage at
every horse auction notifying participants that slighting retired
racehorse and slaughtering a horse for human or animal consumption is
illegal and that the Department shall make a good faith effort to make
an agent present at every horse auction.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
None
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Undetermined.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately provided signage required under
section one shall be posted no later than 90 days after enactment.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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6947--A
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
May 9, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Agriculture -- recommitted to the Committee on Agriculture in
accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill
amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
tee
AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to
strengthening enforcement efforts of the state's anti-slaughter of
race horses and race horse breeding stock law
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 382 of the agriculture and markets law is amended
2 by adding a new subdivision 9 to read as follows:
3 9. All corporations, associations, or other entities offering for sale
4 or purchase, thoroughbred or standardbred horses, including livestock
5 auction houses must have signage conspicuously posted, which shall
6 reference that it is illegal to sell or transfer a thoroughbred or stan-
7 dardbred race horse or breeding stock for the purposes of slaughter and
8 explicitly state the penalties associated with the violation of this
9 section. Such signage shall also reference that it is illegal to sell or
10 transfer a horse to be slaughtered for the purpose of human or animal
11 consumption and explicitly state the penalties associated with the
12 violation of section three hundred eighty-five of this article. Such
13 signage shall occur no later than ninety days after the effective date
14 of this subdivision.
15 § 2. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new
16 section 386 to read as follows:
17 § 386. Requirements for live auctions. The department shall make a
18 good faith effort to have an agent present at each livestock auction
19 where horses are being sold. Such agent shall be charged with the review
20 of all health certificates for all thoroughbred and standardbred horses
21 sold.
22 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD11082-04-4
