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A03545 Summary:

BILL NOA03545
 
SAME ASSAME AS S05898
 
SPONSORGonzalez-Rojas
 
COSPNSREpstein, Colton, Seawright, Mamdani, Simone
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Add §11-0541, En Con L
 
Prohibits the administration of psychoactive drugs to an animal in a zoo in order to allow another animal to procreate with such animal.
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A03545 Actions:

BILL NOA03545
 
02/03/2023referred to environmental conservation
01/03/2024referred to environmental conservation
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A03545 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
 
BILL NUMBER: A3545
 
SPONSOR: Gonzalez-Rojas
  TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to prohibiting the administration of psychoactive drugs to an animal in a zoo in certain situations   PURPOSE: The purpose of this legislation is to prohibit the use of psychoactive drugs to force animals to procreate.   SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 adds amends the environmental conservation law by adding section 11-0541, which prohibits the use of psychoactive drugs on animals in zoos for the purposes of procreation. Section 2 is the effective date.   JUSTIFICATION: Psychoactive drugs have been utilized on animals in captivity for a variety of issues. The use of these drugs on animals can have negative implications on their behavioral health despite the justification of zookeepers. In June 2021, it was reported that Johari, a female gorilla was dosed with Prozac for her to allow a male gorilla to mate with her. While the need for animals to procreate in order to sustain the ongoing survival of their species is well founded, this cannot come at the expense of animals' overall health. This legislation would prohibit the use of psychoactive drugs on animals in order to force them to procre- ate.   LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 2021: Reported to Environmental Conservation committee 2022: Reported to Environmental Conservation committee   STATE AND LOCAL FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: To be determined.   EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect immediately.
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A03545 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          3545
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    February 3, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GONZALEZ-ROJAS,  EPSTEIN, COLTON, SEAWRIGHT,
          MAMDANI -- read once and referred to the  Committee  on  Environmental
          Conservation
 
        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
          prohibiting the administration of psychoactive drugs to an animal in a
          zoo in certain situations

          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 11-0541 to read as follows:
     3  § 11-0541. Psychoactive drug administration to animals in a zoo.
     4    1. A zoo shall not administer psychoactive drugs to an animal  in  its
     5  care in order to allow another animal to procreate with such animal.
     6    2.  For  the  purposes of this section, a "zoo" means a facility where
     7  non-native animals are housed, held, fed or provided for in any manner.
     8    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD04868-01-3
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