Bill Text: NY A01608 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Grants animal control officers in the town of Southampton in Suffolk county peace officer status.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-03 - referred to codes [A01608 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-A01608-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          1608

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    January 17, 2023
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        Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Codes

        AN  ACT  to amend the criminal procedure law,  in relation  to  granting
          animal control officers in the town of Southampton in  Suffolk  county
          peace officer status

          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 86 to read as follows:
     3    86.  Persons  employed by the town of Southampton in Suffolk county as
     4  animal control officers; provided, however that nothing in this subdivi-
     5  sion shall be deemed to authorize such animal control officer to  carry,
     6  possess,  repair  or dispose of a firearm unless the appropriate license
     7  has been issued pursuant to section 400.00 of the penal law.
     8    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD02019-01-3