S 1867: Designates the animal control officer in the town of Sand Lake as a peace officer.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1867 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN SENATE January 14, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ASHBY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to designating the animal control officer in the town of Sand Lake as a peace officer The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 2.10 of the criminal procedure law is amended by 2 adding a new subdivision 60 to read as follows: 3 60. The animal control officer of the town of Sand Lake, Rensselaer 4 county, who at the discretion of the town board of the town of Sand Lake 5 may be designated as a constable for the purpose of enforcing article 6 twenty-six of the agriculture and markets law, and for the purpose of 7 issuing appearance tickets permitted under article seven of such law; 8 provided, however, that nothing in this subdivision shall be deemed to 9 authorize such officer to carry, possess, repair or dispose of a firearm 10 unless the appropriate license therefor has been issued pursuant to 11 section 400.00 of the penal law. 12 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03776-01-5