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A6405 • 2025

Grants peace officer status to animal control officers of the county of Schuyler

Grants peace officer status to animal control officers of the county of Schuyler

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Sponsor
Philip Palmesano
Last action
2026-06-05
Official status
In Senate Committee
Effective date
Not listed

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Grants peace officer status to animal control officers of the county of Schuyler

Grants peace officer status to animal control officers of the county of Schuyler Grants peace officer status to animal control officers of the county of Schuyler; defines "animal control officer".

What This Bill Does

  • Grants peace officer status to animal control officers of the county of Schuyler Grants peace officer status to animal control officers of the county of Schuyler; defines "animal control officer".

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Bill History

  1. 2026-06-05 Assembly

    REPORTED

  2. 2026-06-05 Assembly

    RULES REPORT CAL.561

  3. 2026-06-05 Assembly

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.561

  4. 2026-06-05 Assembly

    PASSED ASSEMBLY

  5. 2026-06-05 Assembly

    DELIVERED TO SENATE

  6. 2026-06-05 Senate

    REFERRED TO RULES

  7. 2026-05-20 Assembly

    REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

  8. 2026-01-12 Assembly

    COMMITTED TO CODES

  9. 2026-01-07 Senate

    DIED IN SENATE

  10. 2026-01-07 Senate

    RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

  11. 2026-01-07 Assembly

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.157

  12. 2025-06-17 Assembly

    REPORTED

  13. 2025-06-17 Assembly

    RULES REPORT CAL.899

  14. 2025-06-17 Assembly

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.899

  15. 2025-06-17 Assembly

    PASSED ASSEMBLY

  16. 2025-06-17 Assembly

    DELIVERED TO SENATE

  17. 2025-06-17 Senate

    REFERRED TO RULES

  18. 2025-06-05 Assembly

    REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

  19. 2025-03-04 Assembly

    REFERRED TO CODES

Official Summary Text

Grants peace officer status to animal control officers of the county of Schuyler
Grants peace officer status to animal control officers of the county of Schuyler; defines "animal control officer".

Current Bill Text

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S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          6405

                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions

                                  I N  A S S E M B L Y

                                      March 4, 2025
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  PALMESANO  --  read once and referred to the
          Committee on Codes

        AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure  law,  in  relation  to  granting
          peace  officer  status  to  animal  control  officers of the county of
          Schuyler

          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 88 to read as follows:
     3    88. EMPLOYEES OF THE COUNTY OF  SCHUYLER  SERVING  AS  ANIMAL  CONTROL
     4  OFFICERS FOR SUCH COUNTY; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT NOTHING IN THIS SUBDI-
     5  VISION  SHALL  BE  DEEMED  TO  AUTHORIZE SUCH ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS TO
     6  CARRY, POSSESS, REPAIR OR DISPOSE OF A FIREARM  UNLESS  THE  APPROPRIATE
     7  LICENSE THEREFOR HAS BEEN ISSUED PURSUANT TO SECTION 400.00 OF THE PENAL
     8  LAW.  FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF  THIS SUBDIVISION, THE TERM "ANIMAL CONTROL
     9  OFFICER" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS DEFINED  BY  SECTION  TWENTY-ONE
    10  HUNDRED FORTY OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.
    11    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD04623-01-5