STATE OF NEW YORK
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7783
IN SENATE
January 11, 2022
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Introduced by Sen. ADDABBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to the
prohibition of the slaughter of race horses and race horse breeding
stock
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 382 of the agriculture and markets
2 law, as added by a chapter of the laws of 2021 amending the agriculture
3 and markets law relating to the prohibition of the slaughter of race
4 horses and race horse breeding stock; amending the racing, pari-mutuel
5 wagering and breeding law relating to requiring race horses to be micro-
6 chipped; and amending the tax law relating to gifts for thoroughbred and
7 standardbred race horse aftercare, as proposed in legislative bills
8 numbers S. 1442-B and A. 4154-B, is amended to read as follows:
9 6. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, each and every owner of
10 a race horse that has competed in New York state on or after January
11 first, two thousand twenty-two, or any other horse used for breeding
12 purposes in New York state on or after January first, two thousand twen-
13 ty-two, shall not be liable for any violation of this section[, unless]
14 with respect to such horse if such owner can demonstrate that there is
15 proper documentation of a transfer of ownership[, and that transfer must
16 be] to a party with no financial or familial relationship to the owner.
17 § 2. This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same
18 manner as a chapter of the laws of 2021 amending the agriculture and
19 markets law relating to the prohibition of the slaughter of race horses
20 and race horse breeding stock; amending the racing, pari-mutuel wagering
21 and breeding law relating to requiring race horses to be microchipped;
22 and amending the tax law relating to gifts for thoroughbred and stan-
23 dardbred race horse aftercare, as proposed in legislative bills numbers
24 S. 1442-B and A. 4154-B, takes effect.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD05854-08-2