· NY legislature · 2025-2026

Enacts "Penny's law" to create the offenses of negligent and reckless handling of a dog, codifies the requirement that dogs be restrained, and requires signs in parks that dogs must be restrained

Enacts "Penny's law" to create the offenses of negligent handling of a dog and reckless handling of a dog; codifies the requirement that dogs be restrained in New York city; requires signage in parks that all dogs must be restrained.

Sponsor

Jenifer Rajkumar (D-NY)

Introduced

2025-05-16

Policy area

Animals

Latest action

REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE