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NY S 579

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Provides that dogs engaged in hunting and training as authorized by the environmental conservation law, shall not be deemed to be running at large

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did NY S 579 pass?

Not yet. NY S 579 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE

What is NY S 579 about?

Provides that dogs engaged in hunting and training as authorized by the environmental conservation law, shall not be deemed to be running at large in violation of any local law or ordinance.

Who sponsors NY S 579?

Pamela Helming is the primary sponsor of NY S 579.

Description

Provides that dogs engaged in hunting and training as authorized by the environmental conservation law, shall not be deemed to be running at large in violation of any local law or ordinance.

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

  • Pamela Helmingprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-01-08

    REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE

    referral-committee

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Related bills

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  • Prior session: A 6860not in this corpus
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Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S579?summary=&detail=

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