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A01303 Summary:

BILL NO	A01303B
SAME AS	SAME AS S05532-B
SPONSOR	Rosenthal L (MS)
COSPNSR	Dinowitz, Mosley, Gottfried, Galef, Raia, Lupardo, Quart, Seawright, Santabarbara, Rivera, D'Urso, Williams, Blake, Glick, Carroll, Benedetto, Stirpe, Gunther, Niou, Epstein, Fernandez, Buttenschon, Ortiz, Perry, Weprin
MLTSPNSR	Cook, Englebright, Fitzpatrick, Garbarino, Lifton, McDonough, Pheffer Amato, Simon, Solages, Steck, Thiele
Add §381, Ag & Mkts L
Relates to the prohibition of declawing of cats; makes such violation punishable by a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000.

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A01303 Actions:

BILL NO	A01303B
01/14/2019	referred to agriculture
04/30/2019	reported referred to codes
05/22/2019	amend and recommit to codes
05/22/2019	print number 1303a
05/30/2019	reported
05/30/2019	advanced to third reading cal.476
06/03/2019	amended on third reading 1303b
06/04/2019	substituted by s5532b
	S05532 AMEND=B GIANARIS
	05/06/2019	REFERRED TO DOMESTIC ANIMAL WELFARE
	05/29/2019	AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO DOMESTIC ANIMAL WELFARE
	05/29/2019	PRINT NUMBER 5532A
	05/31/2019	AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO DOMESTIC ANIMAL WELFARE
	05/31/2019	PRINT NUMBER 5532B
	06/03/2019	COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
	06/03/2019	ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1150
	06/04/2019	PASSED SENATE
	06/04/2019	DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
	06/04/2019	referred to codes
	06/04/2019	substituted for a1303b
	06/04/2019	ordered to third reading cal.476
	06/04/2019	passed assembly
	06/04/2019	returned to senate
	07/22/2019	DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
	07/22/2019	SIGNED CHAP.107

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A01303 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         1303--B
                                                                Cal. No. 476
 
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 14, 2019
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL, DINOWITZ, MOSLEY, GOTTFRIED, GALEF,
          RAIA,   LUPARDO,   QUART,  SEAWRIGHT,  SANTABARBARA,  RIVERA,  D'URSO,
          WILLIAMS, BLAKE, GLICK, CARROLL,  BENEDETTO,  STIRPE,  GUNTHER,  NIOU,
          EPSTEIN,  FERNANDEZ,  BUTTENSCHON, ORTIZ, PERRY, WEPRIN -- Multi-Spon-
          sored by -- M.   of  A.  COOK,  ENGLEBRIGHT,  FITZPATRICK,  GARBARINO,
          LIFTON,  McDONOUGH,  PHEFFER AMATO,  SIMON,  SOLAGES, STECK, THIELE --
          read once and referred to the Committee on Agriculture -- reported and
          referred to the Committee  on  Codes  --  committee  discharged,  bill
          amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
          tee -- reported from committee, advanced to a third  reading,  amended
          and ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third read-
          ing
 
        AN  ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to prohib-
          iting the declawing of cats
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new
     2  section 381 to read as follows:
     3    § 381. Prohibition of the  declawing  of  cats.  1.  No  person  shall
     4  perform an onychectomy (declawing), partial or complete phalangectomy or
     5  tendonectomy  procedure  by  any  means on a cat within the state of New
     6  York, except when necessary for  a  therapeutic  purpose.    Therapeutic
     7  purpose means the necessity to address the physical medical condition of
     8  the  cat,  such as an existing or recurring illness, infection, disease,
     9  injury or abnormal condition in the  claw  that  compromises  the  cat's
    10  health.  Therapeutic  purpose  does  not  include  cosmetic or aesthetic
    11  reasons or reasons of convenience in keeping or handling the cat.
    12    2. Any person who performs an onychectomy, partial or complete phalan-
    13  gectomy or tendonectomy procedure on any cat within  the  state  of  New
    14  York  in  violation of the provisions of subdivision one of this section
    15  shall be punishable by a  civil  penalty  not  to  exceed  one  thousand
    16  dollars.
    17    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD06056-05-9

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