NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A2612
SPONSOR: Bendett TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to designating
the animal control officer in the town of Sand Lake as a peace officer
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
Designates the animal control officer in the town of Sand Lake as a
Peace Officer.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
To amend the criminal procedure law in relation to designating the
animal control officer in the town of Sand Lake as a Peace Officer
The people of the state of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly,
do enact as follows:
1. Section 1. Section 2.10 of the criminal procedure law is amended by
2. adding a new subdivision 60 to read as follows;
3. 60. The animal control officer of the town of Sand, Rensselaer,
4. county, who at the discretion of the town board of the town of Sand
Lake
5. may be designated as ,a constable for the purpose of enforcing arti-
cle
6. twenty-six of the agriculture and markets law, and for the purpose of
7. missing appearance tickets permitted under article seven of such law,
8. provided, however that nothing in this subdivision shall be deemed to
9. authorize such officer to carry, possess, repair or dispose of a
firearm
10. unless the appropriate license therefore has been issued pursuant to
11. section 400.00 of the penal law.
12. This act shall take effect immediately.
JUSTIFICATION:
Public Safety
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2023/2024 Legislative Session
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
None
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect Immediately.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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2612
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 21, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. BENDETT -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Codes
AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to designating
the animal control officer in the town of Sand Lake as a peace officer
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 2.10 of the criminal procedure law is amended by
2 adding a new subdivision 60 to read as follows:
3 60. The animal control officer of the town of Sand Lake, Rensselaer
4 county, who at the discretion of the town board of the town of Sand Lake
5 may be designated as a constable for the purpose of enforcing article
6 twenty-six of the agriculture and markets law, and for the purpose of
7 issuing appearance tickets permitted under article seven of such law;
8 provided, however, that nothing in this subdivision shall be deemed to
9 authorize such officer to carry, possess, repair or dispose of a firearm
10 unless the appropriate license therefor has been issued pursuant to
11 section 400.00 of the penal law.
12 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03776-01-5
