New York Assembly Bill A05371 Latest Draft

   
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5371 2023-2024 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY March 9, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BENDETT -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee 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. LBD06273-01-3