S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         2935
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   January 30, 2015
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  BOYLE  -- 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  estab-
         lishing a public registry for persons convicted of violating "Buster's
         Law"
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a  new
    2  section 352 to read as follows:
    3    S  352. PUBLIC ANIMAL CRUELTY REGISTER. 1. ANY PERSON WHO IS CONVICTED
    4  OF A VIOLATION OF SECTION  THREE  HUNDRED  FIFTY-ONE  OR  THREE  HUNDRED
    5  FIFTY-THREE-A OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL REGISTER WITH THE DIVISION OF CRIMI-
    6  NAL  JUSTICE SERVICES.   SUCH REGISTRATION SHALL BE MADE IN A MANNER AND
    7  FORM TO BE DETERMINED BY THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES,  AND
    8  SHALL  INCLUDE,  AT  A MINIMUM, THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF SUCH REGISTRANT.
    9  THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES  SHALL  MAINTAIN  REGISTRATION
   10  INFORMATION RECEIVED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION IN A REGISTRY. SUCH REGIS-
   11  TRY  SHALL  BE IN PRINT AND IN ELECTRONIC FORM AND SHALL BE AVAILABLE TO
   12  THE PUBLIC AS WELL AS ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT ENTITIES, DISTRICT  ATTORNEYS,
   13  DULY  INCORPORATED  HUMANE  SOCIETIES,  SOCIETIES  FOR THE PREVENTION OF
   14  CRUELTY TO ANIMALS, DOG OR CAT PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATIONS,  ANIMAL  CONTROL
   15  OFFICERS, BREEDERS OF ANIMALS, ANIMAL RESCUES AND PET STORES DOING BUSI-
   16  NESS  IN  THIS STATE.   ANY PERSON REQUIRED TO REGISTER PURSUANT TO THIS
   17  SECTION SHALL REGISTER ANNUALLY, OR EACH TIME SUCH PERSON MOVES TO A NEW
   18  ADDRESS AND SHALL CONTINUE TO REGISTER  UNTIL  SUCH  PERSON  RECEIVES  A
   19  COURT  ORDER ORDERING SUCH REGISTRATION TO CEASE. NO SUCH ORDER SHALL BE
   20  ISSUED UNTIL SUCH PERSON FIRST DEMONSTRATES TO THE COURT THAT HE OR  SHE
   21  HAS UNDERGONE PSYCHIATRIC OR PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING, THE RESULTS OF WHICH
   22  INDICATE  BY  CLEAR AND CONVINCING EVIDENCE HIS OR HER CAPABLE AND SOUND
   23  MENTAL CAPACITY AND ABILITY TO OWN AND PROPERLY CARE FOR AN ANIMAL IN  A
   24  HUMANE  MANNER. ANY PERSON REQUIRED TO REGISTER PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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    1  SHALL NOT OWN A COMPANION ANIMAL OR HAVE EMPLOYMENT AT AN  ANIMAL  SHEL-
    2  TER, POUND, PET STORE, ZOO OR OTHER BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENT WHERE COMPAN-
    3  ION  ANIMALS  ARE PRESENT. ANY PERSON WHO IS CONVICTED OF A VIOLATION OF
    4  SECTION  THREE  HUNDRED FIFTY-ONE OR THREE HUNDRED FIFTY-THREE-A OF THIS
    5  ARTICLE SHALL, IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER PENALTY OR TERM OF  IMPRISONMENT
    6  AUTHORIZED  BY  LAW, BE SUBJECT TO A MANDATORY ANNUAL SURCHARGE OF FIFTY
    7  DOLLARS WHICH SHALL BE USED TO PAY FOR  COSTS  AND  EXPENSES  ASSOCIATED
    8  WITH ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING THE REGISTRY REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION.
    9    2.  THE  PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY TO ALL MUNICIPALITIES,
   10  INCLUDING CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE,  AND  SHALL
   11  SUPERSEDE  ANY LOCAL LAW, RULE, REGULATION, CODE OR ORDINANCE REGULATING
   12  THE ESTABLISHMENT, IMPLEMENTATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF AN  ANIMAL  CRUELTY
   13  OR ABUSER REGISTRY.
   14    S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
   15  have become a law.