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A 3166: Restricts individuals from owning a companion animal after being convicted of certain crimes involving animals.
What A 3166 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to restrict individuals from owning companion animals after being convicted of certain animal-related crimes. A person convicted of violating animal-related crimes, such as animal cruelty or neglect, would be prohibited from owning or controlling a companion animal for a period of time set by the court. The period would not be less than five years after the conviction or the release from imprisonment, whichever is longer. The term "companion animal" refers to an animal that provides affection, comfort, or emotional support to a person. The bill would take effect 90 days after it becomes a law.
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3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to agriculture (2026-01-07)Alert me
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| Jan. 23, 2025 | referred to agriculture |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 23, 2025 · 267 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3166 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 23, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Agriculture AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to restricting individuals from owning a companion animal after being convicted of certain crimes involving 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 353-g to read as follows: 3 § 353-g. Restrictions on companion animal ownership. 1. A person 4 convicted of violating section three hundred fifty-one, three hundred 5 fifty-three, or three hundred fifty-three-a of this article shall be 6 prohibited from owning, harboring, possessing, adopting, fostering or 7 exercising control over a companion animal for a period of time to be 8 set at the discretion of the court. Such time period shall not be less 9 than five years after such conviction or if applicable, not less than 10 five years after the convicted person's release from imprisonment, 11 whichever is longer. 12 2. For the purposes of this section "companion animal" shall have the 13 same meaning as subdivision five of section three hundred fifty of this 14 article. 15 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 16 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD06094-01-5
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