S 6812 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to establishing the animal abuse hotline

This bill establishes a 24-hour, toll-free animal abuse hotline that the New York Attorney General must create. It directly affects the public (who can report abuse), animal protection organizations (who may administer the hotline), and state/local agencies (who receive immediate reports). The key mechanism requires the hotline to instantly forward all abuse allegations to relevant agencies or animal protection groups via phone and electronic transmission. The hotline must be publicly advertised, and the law takes effect 180 days after enactment.
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Mar 2025
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Introduced Mar 24, 2025 Last action Jan 7, 2026
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Jan 7, 2026
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Mar 24, 2025
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