Bill Text: NY A06354 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires each violator of "Buster's Law" to register his or her name and address with the division of criminal justice services.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-09-16 - enacting clause stricken [A06354 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-A06354-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          6354

                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                     March 16, 2021
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        Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Agriculture

        AN  ACT  to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to estab-
          lishing a public registry for persons convicted of violating "Buster's
          Law"

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new
     2  section 352 to read as follows:
     3    § 352. Public animal cruelty register. 1. Any person who is  convicted
     4  of  a  violation  of  section  three  hundred fifty-one or three hundred
     5  fifty-three-a of this article shall register with the division of crimi-
     6  nal justice services.  Such registration shall be made in a  manner  and
     7  form  to be determined by the division of criminal justice services, and
     8  shall include, at a minimum, the name and address  of  such  registrant.
     9  The  division  of  criminal justice services shall maintain registration
    10  information received pursuant to this section in a registry. Such regis-
    11  try shall be in print and in electronic form and shall be  available  to
    12  the  public as well as all law enforcement entities, district attorneys,
    13  duly incorporated humane societies,  societies  for  the  prevention  of
    14  cruelty  to  animals, dog or cat protective associations, animal control
    15  officers, breeders of animals, animal rescues and pet stores doing busi-
    16  ness in this state.  Any person required to register  pursuant  to  this
    17  section shall register annually, or each time such person moves to a new
    18  address  and  shall  continue  to  register until such person receives a
    19  court order ordering such registration to cease. No such order shall  be
    20  issued  until such person first demonstrates to the court that he or she
    21  has undergone psychiatric or psychological testing, the results of which
    22  indicate by clear and convincing evidence his or her capable  and  sound
    23  mental  capacity and ability to own and properly care for an animal in a
    24  humane manner. Any person required to register pursuant to this  section

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD04387-01-1
        A. 6354                             2

     1  shall  not  own a companion animal or have employment at an animal shel-
     2  ter, pound, pet store, zoo or other business establishment where compan-
     3  ion animals are present. Any person who is convicted of a  violation  of
     4  section  three  hundred fifty-one or three hundred fifty-three-a of this
     5  article shall, in addition to any other penalty or term of  imprisonment
     6  authorized  by  law, be subject to a mandatory annual surcharge of fifty
     7  dollars which shall be used to pay for  costs  and  expenses  associated
     8  with establishing and maintaining the registry required by this section.
     9    2.  The  provisions of this section shall apply to all municipalities,
    10  including cities having a population of one million or more,  and  shall
    11  supersede  any local law, rule, regulation, code or ordinance regulating
    12  the establishment, implementation and enforcement of an  animal  cruelty
    13  or abuser registry.
    14    §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
    15  have become a law.