Int. No. 507
By Council Member Lancman
Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to discrimination against persons accompanied by a police dog
Body
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Section 8-101 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as amended by local law number 119 for the year 2017, is amended to read as follows:
Section 8-101 Policy. In the city of New York, with its great cosmopolitan population, there is no greater danger to the health, morals, safety and welfare of the city and its inhabitants than the existence of groups prejudiced against one another and antagonistic to each other because of their actual or perceived differences, including those based on race, color, creed, age, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, gender, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, partnership status, caregiver status, uniformed service, any lawful source of income, status as a victim of domestic violence or status as a victim of sex offenses or stalking, whether children are, may be or would be residing with a person, whether a person is or will be accompanied by a police dog, or conviction or arrest record.
? 2. Section 8-102 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new subdivision 34 to read as follows:
34. The term "police dog" shall mean any dog owned or harbored by any state or municipal police department or any state or federal law enforcement agency, which has been trained to aid law enforcement officers and being used for police work purposes.
? 3. Subparagraphs 1 and 2 of paragraph a of subdivision 4 of section 8-107 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as amended by local law number 119 for the year 2017, are amended to read as follows:
1. Because of any person's actual or perceived race, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, disabili...
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