NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A5405
SPONSOR: Brabenec TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing the
animal abuse hotline
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To create a 24-hour animal abuse hotline established by the attorney
general's office.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 creates the 24 hour animal abuse hotline. The attorney general
will designate a non-governmental organization to administer the hotline
and inform the public of the availability of the hotline. Reportable
incidents received by the hotline will be transmitted to the appropriate
state agencies, local law enforcement, or non-governmental organizations
specializing in animal protection.
Section 2 establishes the effective date.
JUSTIFICATION:
To ease the process of reporting issues regarding animal abuse, insti-
tuting a single phone number that is accessible and constant throughout
the entire state of New York is critical. This 24-hour hotline will then
be able to report all issues to any appropriate state agency, local law
enforcement agency, or non-governmental organization. Information
regarding this hotline will be accessible to the public through the
attorney general, helping residents easily report instances of animal
abuse throughout our state.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
02/06/20 referred to governmental operations
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
None.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it
shall have become law.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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5405
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
March 10, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. BRABENEC -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing the
animal abuse hotline
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 63-e
2 to read as follows:
3 § 63-e. Animal abuse hotline. 1. The attorney general shall establish
4 a twenty-four hour animal abuse hotline. The hotline shall be a toll-
5 free number. The attorney general may designate a non-governmental
6 organization specializing in animal protection to administer the hotline
7 established pursuant to the section. The attorney general shall take
8 reasonable efforts to inform the public of the availability of the
9 hotline.
10 2. When any allegation that could reasonably constitute a reportable
11 incident is received by the hotline, the hotline shall accept and imme-
12 diately transmit notice of the report orally and electronically to any
13 appropriate state agencies, local law enforcement agency or non-govern-
14 mental organization specializing in animal protection.
15 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
16 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
17 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
18 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
19 completed on or before such effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD08890-01-3
