Prohibits the hunting or taking of wildlife with the aid of an unmanned aerial vehicle.
Sen. Mario Mattera
Sponsored bills
Relates to the disqualification of school bus drivers for certain offenses involving children.
Provides for the permanent disqualification of school bus drivers who fail a random alcohol or drug test in certain cases, under the code of federal regulations, where they have previously failed such test or met comparable criteria.
Designates a portion of the state highway system on the Long Island Expressway, county of Suffolk, as the "Trooper Joseph J. Gallagher Memorial Bridge".
Establishes the crimes of criminal trespass on a school bus in the first and second degrees.
Establishes the offense of misrepresenting a companion animal as a service animal for personal benefit when a person expressly or impliedly represents that an animal in his or her possession is a service animal for the purpose of obtaining any rights or privileges afforded to a person with a disability requiring the assistance of a service animal.
Creates a veteran's home and land ownership loan program to provide loans to veterans to purchase homes or unimproved land suitable for building; requires such loans to be secured by a second mortgage.
Provides for the disclosure of the cause of death of certain companion animals; authorizes the inspection of pet dealers' facilities upon such deaths; requires the department of agriculture and markets develop a rating system for pet dealers and make certain information available on the department's website; requires pet dealers to reimburse consumers if an animal dies within six months of the sale of such animal.
Preserves the ability of health care providers to access the independent dispute resolution process.
Requires a parent, guardian or person in a parental relation to a child under the age of eighteen to be physically present when any immunization is administered to such child.