Bill Text: NY A00186 | 2025-2026 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Prohibits tail docking of cattle.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2025-01-08 - referred to agriculture [A00186 Detail]

Download: New_York-2025-A00186-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                           186

                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                       (Prefiled)

                                     January 8, 2025
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, BENEDETTO, DINOWITZ, LEVENBERG, STECK
          -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.  COLTON,  GLICK  --  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] such person is the
    10  owner, lessee, proprietor or user, or who assists in or  is  voluntarily
    11  present  at  such  cutting,  is  guilty  of a misdemeanor, punishable by
    12  imprisonment for not more than one year, or by a fine of not  more  than
    13  five  hundred  dollars or by both. If a horse or a cow is found with the
    14  bone, tissues, muscles or tendons of its tail cut as aforesaid and  with
    15  the  wound  resulting  therefrom  unhealed,  upon the premises or in the
    16  charge and custody of  any  person,  such  fact  shall  be  prima  facie
    17  evidence  of  a  violation  of this section by the owner or user of such
    18  premises or the person having 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.
                                                                   LBD00972-01-5