New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York S1045: Makes the failure to provide food, water or appropriate shelter to a companion animal left outside a felony
Status: In committee, January 7, 2026
Makes the failure to provide food, water or appropriate shelter to a companion animal (dogs and cats) left outside a felony punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000, or imprisonment for not more than 2 years, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
What the bill says
An act to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to the provision of food, water and appropriate shelter for companion animals left outdoors.
From the introduced text, January 7, 2025:
AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to the provision of food, water and appropriate shelter for companion animals left outdoors THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The opening paragraph of section 353 of the agriculture and markets law, as amended by chapter 523 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows: A person who overdrives, overloads, tortures or cruelly beats or unjustifiably injures, maims, mutilates or kills any animal, whether wild or tame, and whether belonging to [himself] SUCH PERSON or to another, or deprives any animal, OTHER THAN A COMPANION ANIMAL, of necessary sustenance, food or drink, or neglects or refuses to furnish it such sustenance or drink, or causes, procures or permits any animal to be overdriven, overloaded, tortured, cruelly beaten, or unjustifiably injured, maimed, mutilated or killed, or, BEING ANY ANIMAL OTHER THAN A COMPANION ANIMAL, to be deprived of necessary food or drink, or who wilfully sets on foot, instigates, engages in, or in any way furthers any act of cruelty to any animal, or any act tending to produce such cruelty, is guilty of a class A misdemeanor and for purposes of paragraph (b) of subdivision one of section 160.10 of the criminal procedure …
Sponsors
- James Tedisco (R, 44) · primary sponsor
- Simcha Felder (D, 22)
- Pamela Helming (R, 54)
- Mario Mattera (R, 2)
- Thomas O'Mara (R, 58)
- Alexis Weik (R, 8)
Latest actions
- : REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE
- : REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE
Subjects: Agriculture and Markets Law
Common questions
- What is S1045?
- S1045 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Makes the failure to provide food, water or appropriate shelter to a companion animal left outside a felony.
- What does S1045 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to the provision of food, water and appropriate shelter for companion animals left outdoors.
- What is the status of S1045?
- In committee as of January 7, 2026. Latest action: REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE (January 7, 2026).
- Who sponsored S1045?
- James Tedisco (R, 44), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S1045?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S1045
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