New York Assembly Bill A06947 Latest Draft

   
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6947 2023-2024 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY May 9, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Agriculture AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to strengthening enforcement efforts of the state's anti-slaughter of race horses and race horse breeding stock law The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 382 of the agriculture and markets law is amended 2 by adding a new subdivision 9 to read as follows: 3 9. All corporations, associations, or other entities offering for sale 4 or purchase, thoroughbred or standardbred horses, including livestock 5 auction houses must have signage conspicuously posted, which shall 6 reference that it is illegal to sell or transfer a thoroughbred or stan- 7 dardbred race horse or breeding stock for the purposes of slaughter and 8 explicitly state the penalties associated with the violation of this 9 section. Such signage shall occur no later than ninety days after the 10 effective date of this subdivision. 11 § 2. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new 12 section 385 to read as follows: 13 § 385. Requirements for live auctions. The department shall have an 14 agent present at each livestock auction where horses are being sold. 15 Such agent shall be charged with the review of all health certificates 16 for all thoroughbred and standardbred horses sold. 17 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11082-01-3