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The bill, which was introduced by Manhattan Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal, would ban people from posing for photos while hugging, patting or otherwise touching tigers in New York.
State legislators from both sides of the aisle have signed off on the measure and a spokesman for Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the bill was under review.
"They can still pose with bears and monkeys," Rosenthal told the New York Post. "They just have to take big cats off their list."
The fine for catching a tiger a by the toe would be $500.