Bill Text: NY A10165 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Prohibits subjecting any dog, cat or companion animal to a surgical procedure with no medical benefit to the animal, for cosmetic or aesthetic purposes.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 14-8)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-05-10 - referred to agriculture [A10165 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A10165-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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           S. 7417                                                 A. 10165
                             S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
                                     May 10, 2012
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       IN  SENATE -- Introduced by Sens. GOLDEN, BALL -- read twice and ordered
         printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Agricul-
         ture
       IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. MALLIOTAKIS, TITONE --  read  once
         and referred to the Committee on Agriculture
       AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to cosmetic
         surgery of animals
         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    S  352.  COSMETIC  SURGERY  OF ANIMALS.   1. NO PERSON SHALL SUBJECT A
    4  COMPANION ANIMAL, NOR OFFER FOR SALE ANY COMPANION ANIMAL, THAT HAS BEEN
    5  SUBJECTED TO, FOR ANY PURPOSE NOT MEDICALLY NECESSARY TO  RELIEVE  PHYS-
    6  ICAL  DISCOMFORT  TO  THE  ANIMAL  OR REMOVE A PHYSICAL ABNORMALITY THAT
    7  PROVIDES A RISK TO THE HEALTH OR SAFETY OF THE ANIMAL, (A) TATTOOING  OF
    8  ANY IMAGE OTHER THAN A DISTINCTIVE MARKING ENROLLED WITH AN ANIMAL IDEN-
    9  TIFICATION  REGISTRY,  (B) PIERCING, (C) RHYTIDECTOMY, (D) EXTRACTION OF
   10  INCISOR TEETH, OR (E) ABDOMINOPLASTY.
   11    2. AS USED  IN  THIS  SECTION,  "ANIMAL  IDENTIFICATION  REGISTRY"  IS
   12  DEFINED  AS  ANY  DATABASE  OR LIST COMPILED AS A MEANS OF ASSOCIATING A
   13  COMPANION ANIMAL WITH  A  MARKING  ON  THAT  ANIMAL  FOR  IDENTIFICATION
   14  PURPOSES,  OR  AS  A  MEANS OF DISCERNING WHETHER A COMPANION ANIMAL HAS
   15  BEEN SPAYED OR NEUTERED.
   16    3. PERSONS IN VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE GUILTY OF A MISDEMEA-
   17  NOR, PUNISHABLE BY IMPRISONMENT FOR NOT MORE THAN ONE YEAR, OR BY A FINE
   18  OF NOT MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS, OR BY BOTH.
   19    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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