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Introduced Session

This bill, designated as "Nosey's Law," prohibits the use of wild or exotic animals in a traveling animal act. The term "traveling animal act" is defined in the bill to mean any performance which requires an animal to be transported to or from the location of the performance in a mobile or traveling housing facility. The term "mobile or traveling housing facility" is defined in the bill to mean a vehicle, including a truck, trailer, or railway car, used to transport or house an animal used for performance. The bill provides various exemptions for educational, conservation, and research purposes. A person who violates the bill is subject to the same penalties provided in "The Endangered and Nongame Species Conservation Act," including civil administrative penalties, civil penalties, and injunctive relief, but not the criminal penalties described in subsection f. of that section of law. Nosey is an elephant who is virtually crippled by arthritis, and who is forced to travel the country to give rides at fairs, flea markets, and other events. The arthritis has likely caused Nosey unnecessary suffering and permanent disability, and reports indicate that Nosey has been denied necessary veterinary care. The bill is designed to ensure that other animals will not be subject to the same mistreatment that Nosey has been forced to endure.

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Nilsa Cruz-Perez (D)*,  Jamel Holley (D)*,  Raj Mukherji (D)*,  Andrew Zwicker (D)*,  John Armato (D),  Clinton Calabrese (D),  Roy Freiman (D),  Linda Greenstein (D),  Mila Jasey (D),  Angelica Jimenez (D),  Vincent Mazzeo (D),  Angela Mcknight (D),  Nancy Pinkin (D),  Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D), 

Approved P.L.2018, c.141. (on 12/14/2018)