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A 4250: Increases the penalties for theft of a companion animal.
What A 4250 does, verified January 8, 2026
The proposed law aims to amend the Agriculture and Markets Law to impose stricter penalties for the theft of companion animals. Any person convicted of violating the law will face a fine not exceeding $5,000 or imprisonment for up to one year, or both. The law will take effect on the 90th day after it becomes a law.
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Last action: referred to agriculture (2026-01-07)Alert me
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to agriculture |
| Jan. 31, 2025 | referred to agriculture |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 31, 2025 · 190 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4250 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 31, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. McDONOUGH -- read once and referred to the Committee on Agriculture AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to penal- ties for theft of a companion animal The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The closing paragraph of section 366 of the agriculture 2 and markets law, as amended by chapter 185 of the laws of 2014, is 3 amended to read as follows: 4 Any person violating any of the provisions of this section, upon 5 conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding [one] five 6 thousand dollars, or by imprisonment not to exceed [six months] one 7 year, or by both. 8 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 9 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD08462-01-5
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