Assembly Bill A2294

Signed By Governor
2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to the taking of fish for commercial purposes

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-A2294 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S756
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §13-0349, En Con L

2009-A2294 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the taking of fish for commercial purposes; authorizes certain vessels being used to take food fish, shellfish or crustacea from the waters of the marine and coastal district to be permitted to be replaced one time without loss of exemption; further allows vessels to be replaced one time by a new vessel of up to ten percent greater registered length.

2009-A2294 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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    S. 756                                                   A. 2294

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                            January 15, 2009
                               ___________

IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental
  Conservation

IN  ASSEMBLY  -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred
  to the Committee on Environmental Conservation

AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation  to  the
  taking of fish for commercial purposes

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 13-0349 of the environmental conservation  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  263  of  the  laws  of 1997, is amended to read as
follows:
S 13-0349. Taking of fish for commercial purposes.
  1. No person shall take food fish, shellfish, or  crustacea  from  the
waters  of the marine and coastal district for commercial purposes using
a commercial fishing vessel  longer  than  seventy  feet  in  registered
length.    [However,  this  prohibition shall not apply to vessels being
used to take food fish, shellfish or crustacea from the  waters  of  the
marine  and coastal district prior to July first, nineteen hundred nine-
ty-seven and the department shall publish a list of such  vessels.]  For
purposes  of  this  section a person shall be presumed to be taking food
fish, shellfish or crustacea for commercial purposes when setting, main-
taining, operating or using nets, except seines not larger  than  thirty
feet  long or four feet deep or lift nets not larger than sixteen square
feet; traps, except bait traps not more than thirty  inches  in  length;
combs; dredges; pots; or hook and line, except by angling.
  2. HOWEVER, VESSELS BEING USED TO TAKE FOOD FISH, SHELLFISH OR CRUSTA-
CEA  FROM  THE  WATERS  OF THE MARINE AND COASTAL DISTRICT PRIOR TO JULY
FIRST, NINETEEN HUNDRED NINETY-SEVEN SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM THE REGISTERED
LENGTH REQUIREMENT AND THE DEPARTMENT  SHALL  PUBLISH  A  LIST  OF  SUCH

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03919-01-9

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