Bill Text: NY A07183 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 7183 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relates to notifying the owner of an animal killed on a highway.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - referred to transportation [A07183 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A07183-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         7183
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                    April 27, 2015
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       Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
         on Transportation
       AN  ACT  to amend the highway law, in relation to notifying the owner of
         an animal killed on a highway
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  The highway law is amended by adding a new section 332 to
    2  read as follows:
    3    S 332. NOTIFYING THE OWNER OF AN ANIMAL KILLED ON A HIGHWAY. (A) TAGS.
    4  IF THE ANIMAL HAS A TAG WITH THE FAMILY'S CONTACT INFORMATION  AND/OR  A
    5  LICENSE  NUMBER,  THE DEPARTMENT SHALL: (I) MAKE A REASONABLE ATTEMPT TO
    6  NOTIFY THE FAMILY USING THE CONTACT  INFORMATION  AND  (II)  NOTIFY  THE
    7  ISSUER OF THE LICENSE, IF ANY, SO THAT THE ISSUER WILL ATTEMPT TO NOTIFY
    8  THE FAMILY.
    9    (B) CHIPS. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL SCAN THE ANIMAL'S REMAINS FOR AN IDEN-
   10  TIFICATION  CHIP  AND,  SHOULD A CHIP BE FOUND, NOTIFY THE CHIP REGISTRY
   11  THROUGH THE REGISTRY WEBSITE OR BY TELEPHONE,  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  THE
   12  INFORMATION ON THE IDENTIFICATION CHIP.
   13    (C)  WEB  POSTING. ABSENT A TAG OR IDENTIFICATION CHIP, THE DEPARTMENT
   14  SHALL USE A PUBLICLY AVAILABLE WEBSITE TO  POST  A  DESCRIPTION  OF  THE
   15  ANIMAL  AND  THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF ITS DEATH; AND TO POST A PHOTOGRAPH IF
   16  THE DEPARTMENT BELIEVES THIS CAN BE DONE WITH DUE RESPECT  FOR  PERSONAL
   17  AND COMMUNITY SENSIBILITIES.
   18    (D) STORAGE. IF THE DEPARTMENT HAS A SUITABLE TEMPORARY STORAGE FACIL-
   19  ITY  IT  SHALL  STORE THE ANIMAL'S REMAINS FOR AT LEAST SEVEN DAYS AFTER
   20  THE DEPARTMENT: (I) COLLECTS THE REMAINS OR (II)  MAKES  ACTUAL  CONTACT
   21  DIRECTLY WITH THE ANIMAL'S OWNERS, WHICHEVER IS LONGER.
   22    (E)  ALTERNATIVES.  THE DEPARTMENT CAN DELEGATE THE ABOVE FUNCTIONS TO
   23  ANOTHER ENTITY SUCH AS A SHELTER OR VETERINARIAN.
   24    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD10546-01-5