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Other pending
bills supported/opposed by LOHV |
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Bill# |
Title/Sponsors |
Description |
Status/
Action needed now |
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A09781 |
Codify Animal
Cruelty Laws under the Penal Law Assemblymember
Rosenthal |
This legislation re-codifies the
animal cruelty laws currently provided in the agriculture
and markets law by moving them to penal law |
letter of support
needed in the Assembly Codes Committee
Sample letter |
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A07688
S04131 |
Quaker Parrots
Protection
Assemblymember
Rosenthal
Senator Addabbo |
The proposed
legislation makes psittacine birds, especially Quaker
Parrots, protected birds. |
letter of support needed in both houses
Sample letter |
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A09449
S06412 |
Oreo's Law
Assemblymember Kellner
Senator Thomas Duane |
The proposed
legislation allows animal advocacy groups to rescue animals
from shelters when the shelter is planning to euthanize
them. |
letter of
support needed in both houses
Sample letter |
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A07804
S04118 |
Healthy
Schools Act
Assemblywoman
Nolan
Senator
Oppenheimer |
The proposed
legislation allows school children to choose a plant-based
alternative from the standard school lunch |
letter of support needed in both houses
Sample letter |
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A00923/A6089
S3542
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Allows snares
in trapping
Assemblywoman
DelMonte
Senator Darrel
Aubertine,
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The proposed
legislation allows the use of snares in trapping animals |
letter of opposition
needed in Assembly
Sample letters |
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A00924
S06793 |
Allows hunting
with crossbows
Assemblywoman DelMonte
Senator David
Valesky
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The proposed
legislation allows the use crossbows in hunting |
letter of opposition
needed in both houses
Sample letters |
New Bills to be Introduced
by LOHV in this session are:
1) TITLE OF BILL:
Shelter Accountability Bill
PURPOSE OR GENERAL
IDEA OF THE BILL: This bill requires an annual public accounting
of animal intake, live-releases, and deaths within the shelter
by all animal shelters receiving public funding.
2) TITLE OF BILL :
An act to prohibit animal experimentation at institutes of
higher learning as computer simulation or other technology is
available.
PURPOSE OR GENERAL
IDEA OF THE BILL : The subject bill would allow
the state to enact a law to restrict, limit or prohibit animal
experimentation.
3) TITLE OF BILL:
Outlaw Foie Gras Production
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF THE BILL: This bill prohibits the
force-feeding of geese and ducks manually or mechanically in
order to enlarge their livers for the purpose of producing the
delicacy, foie gras.
4)
TITLE OF BILL: Surcharge on animals sold in Pet stores to fund
shelters and
DEC Licensed Wildlife Rehabilitators
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF THE BILL: This bill establishes a 12%
surcharge on sales of animals by pet stores, imported or
obtained from breeders. The funds raised are to be paid into a
dedicated fund administered by an animal protective NGO to be
used to subsidize shelters (75%) and wildlife rehabilitators
(20%) with 5% going to the NGO to defray administrative costs
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