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S 1743: Requires certain peace officers to issue an appearance ticket, summon or arrest and bring before the appropriate court any person offending the provisions of article 26 of the agriculture and markets law.
What S 1743 does, verified April 22, 2026
The bill aims to expand the powers of peace officers and animal welfare societies. These officers can now issue appearance tickets, summon, or arrest individuals who violate animal cruelty laws, and bring them before a court. Animal welfare societies can also intervene to prevent animal cruelty and prefer complaints before a court, tribunal, or magistrate. The bill also allows these societies to aid in presenting the law and facts in court proceedings. The new provisions will take effect 90 days after the bill becomes a law.
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5GovernorPending
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Last action: REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO CODES (2026-04-21)Alert me
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| Apr. 21, 2026 | REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO CODES |
| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE |
| Jun. 13, 2025 | COMMITTED TO RULES |
| Mar. 20, 2025 | ADVANCED TO THIRD READING |
| Mar. 19, 2025 | 2ND REPORT CAL. |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 13, 2025 · 317 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1743 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 13, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MARTINEZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to the powers of peace officers The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 371 of the agriculture and markets law, as amended 2 by chapter 573 of the laws of 1978, is amended to read as follows: 3 § 371. Powers of peace officers. A constable or police officer [must] 4 shall, and any agent or officer of any duly incorporated society for the 5 prevention of cruelty to animals [may] shall issue an appearance ticket 6 pursuant to section 150.20 of the criminal procedure law, summon or 7 arrest, and bring before a court or magistrate having jurisdiction, any 8 person offending against any of the provisions of this article [twenty-9six of the agriculture and markets law]. Any officer or agent of any of 10 [said] such societies [may] shall lawfully interfere to prevent the 11 perpetration of any act of cruelty upon any animal in [his] such offi- 12 cer's or agent's presence. Any of [said] such societies [may] shall 13 prefer a complaint before any court, tribunal or magistrate having 14 jurisdiction, for the violation of any law relating to or affecting 15 animals and [may] shall aid in presenting the law and facts before such 16 court, tribunal or magistrate in any proceeding taken. 17 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 18 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD05314-01-5
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