Bill Text: NY A09734 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 9734 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Establishes the animal abuse hotline.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 7-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-06 - referred to governmental operations [A09734 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A09734-Introduced.html




                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          9734

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    February 6, 2020
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by M. of A. BRABENEC, COLTON, FERNANDEZ, FINCH, JOHNS, MANK-
          TELOW, MONTESANO, SCHMITT, TAGUE -- read  once  and  referred  to  the
          Committee 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.
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