BILL NUMBER: S7350
SPONSOR: LANZA
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to enhanced
penalties for aggravated cruelty to animals
 
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this bill is to create an additional means to establish
the crime of aggravated cruelty to animals.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends § 353-a of the agriculture and markets law by adding an
additional means to establish the crime of aggravated cruelty to animal
where a person uses a weapon to cause extreme physical pain or serious
physical injury to the animal.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
Similar to the charge of Assault in the Second Degree, which is estab-
lished when a person uses a weapon or intends to seriously injure a
person, and in fact causes serious physical injury to that person or
another, this legislation would create enhanced penalties where a person
uses a weapon to seriously injure an animal or seriously injures an
animal with the intent to cause a serious physical injury to that
animal.
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2024: S.3088-Referred to Agriculture/ A.5184-Referred to Agriculture
2023: S.3088-Referred to Agriculture/ A.5184-Referred to Agriculture
2022: S.4574-Referred to Agriculture/ A.6923-Referred to Agriculture
2021: S.4574-Referred to Agriculture/ A.6923-Referred to Agriculture
2020: S.1118-Referred to Agriculture/ A.5691-Held for Consideration in
Agriculture
2019: S.1118-Referred to Agriculture/ A.5691-Referred to Agriculture
2018: S.6183-Referred to Agriculture/ A.4813-Referred to Agriculture
2017: S.6183-Referred to Agriculture/ A.4813-Referred to Agriculture
2016: S.5114-Referred to Agriculture/ A.5504-Referred to Agriculture
 
FISCAL IMPACT:
None.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.

Statutes affected:
S7350: 353-a agriculture and markets law, 353-a(1) agriculture and markets law