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NY A 1804

in committee

Relates to wild or exotic animals

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did NY A 1804 pass?

Not yet. NY A 1804 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

What is NY A 1804 about?

Provides that "wild animal" means indigenous, non-domesticated animals native to the country in which they live and "exotic animal" means a wild animal with an origin of a different continent; adds certain wild or exotic animals to the list of non-companion animals; provides certain owners of wild or exotic animals with a license process.

Who sponsors NY A 1804?

Linda Rosenthal is the primary sponsor of NY A 1804, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Description

Provides that "wild animal" means indigenous, non-domesticated animals native to the country in which they live and "exotic animal" means a wild animal with an origin of a different continent; adds certain wild or exotic animals to the list of non-companion animals; provides certain owners of wild or exotic animals with a license process.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Linda Rosenthalprimary
  • Jo Anne Simoncosponsor
  • Alex Borescosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-14

    REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

    referral-committee

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Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: A 6836not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: S 252

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A1804?summary=&detail=

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