Bill Text: NY A00963 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Prohibits tail docking of cattle.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-3)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to agriculture [A00963 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A00963-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                           963
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    January 14, 2019
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        Introduced  by  M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL, BENEDETTO, DINOWITZ, ENGLEBRIGHT,
          ORTIZ, STECK, MOSLEY, RAIA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of  A.  COLTON,
          CYMBROWITZ,   GALEF,  GLICK,  GOTTFRIED,  HEVESI,  LIFTON,  MONTESANO,
          PALMESANO, PAULIN, SIMON, THIELE -- read  once  and  referred  to  the
          Committee on Agriculture
        AN  ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to prohib-
          iting tail docking of cattle
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. The section heading and subdivision 1 of section 368 of the
     2  agriculture  and  markets  law,  as added by chapter 1047 of the laws of
     3  1965, are amended to read as follows:
     4    Operating upon tails of horses and cattle unlawful. 1. Any person  who
     5  cuts  the  bone,  tissues,  muscles or tendons of the tail of any horse,
     6  mare [or], gelding[,] or cattle, or otherwise operates upon  it  in  any
     7  manner for the purpose or with the effect of docking, setting, or other-
     8  wise altering the natural carriage of the tail, or who knowingly permits
     9  the  same  to  be  done  upon premises of which he is the owner, lessee,
    10  proprietor or user, or who assists in or is voluntarily present at  such
    11  cutting,  is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment for not
    12  more than one year, or by a fine of not more than five  hundred  dollars
    13  or by both. If a horse or a cow is found with the bone, tissues, muscles
    14  or  tendons  of  its  tail cut as aforesaid and with the wound resulting
    15  therefrom unhealed, upon the premises or in the charge  and  custody  of
    16  any  person,  such  fact shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of
    17  this section by the owner or user of such premises or the person  having
    18  such charge or custody, respectively.
    19    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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