Authorizes the catching and possession of up to 5 times the daily limit of fish during any 7 day period of time; authorizes the catching and possession on a single vessel of the maximum daily limit for each species of fish a person aboard the vessel is authorized to take.

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S1456B-2011 Actions

• Mar 13, 2012: referred to environmental conservation
• Mar 13, 2012: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
• Mar 13, 2012: PASSED SENATE
• Mar 12, 2012: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
• Mar 7, 2012: 2ND REPORT CAL.
• Mar 6, 2012: 1ST REPORT CAL.292
• Jan 27, 2012: PRINT NUMBER 1456B
• Jan 27, 2012: AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
• Jan 4, 2012: REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
• Jan 4, 2012: returned to senate
• Jan 4, 2012: died in assembly
• Mar 22, 2011: referred to environmental conservation
• Mar 22, 2011: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
• Mar 22, 2011: PASSED SENATE
• Mar 10, 2011: AMENDED ON THIRD READING 1456A
• Feb 1, 2011: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
• Jan 31, 2011: 2ND REPORT CAL.
• Jan 25, 2011: 1ST REPORT CAL.15
• Jan 7, 2011: REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

S1456B-2011 Meetings

Environmental Conservation: Mar 6, 2012, Environmental Conservation: Mar 27, 2012

S1456B-2011 Calendars

Active List: Mar 13, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Mar 7, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Mar 12, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Mar 13, 2012

S1456B-2011 Votes

S1456B-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S1456B

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to authorizing
the catching and possession of five times the daily limit for any
species of fish during any seven consecutive day period and authorizing
the catching and possession on a single vessel of the daily limits of
any species of fish for which a person aboard such vessel holds a
license for the taking thereof; and providing for the repeal of such
provisions upon the expiration thereof

PURPOSE:
Authorizes the catching and possession of up to 5 times the daily
limit of fish during any seven day period of time.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
The Environmental Conservation law is amended by adding a new section
13-0373.

JUSTIFICATION:
This bill is intended to help commercial fishermen conserve fuel by
allowing them to fish for five times the daily catch limit allowable
under their fishing license in the aggregate over a period of seven
days. Therefore, a fisherman could, for example, catch three times
the daily catch limit on Monday and two times the limit on Wednesday
and then stay off the water until the following Monday when a
consecutive period of seven days is over. The bill also would allow
individuals with different fishing licenses to go out and catch each
of their daily limits from the same boat (this is currently
prohibited).

The reason for this legislation is that the current price of fuel for
running a fishing boat is extremely expensive and cost prohibitive.
It significantly cuts into the already slim profits of fishermen who
are trying to make a living. This bill would allow fishermen to
conserve fuel by keeping their boats off the water more often since
they would be allowed to aggregate their daily catch limits over a
seven day period. The fact that they can only catch five times the
amount of fish in the aggregate over a seven day period creates a
fair balance for the convenience and cost-savings they would enjoy.
This bill would sunset on January 1, 2014 at which time the success
of this approach could be fully evaluated and the necessity of an
extension determined.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2009-10: S.376

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
To be determined.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be deemed
repealed on January 1, 2014.

S1456B-2011 Text

                      S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
  ________________________________________________________________________

      S. 1456--B                                            A. 1409--B

                         2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                        SENATE - ASSEMBLY

                               January 7, 2011
                                 ___________

  IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
    ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental
    Conservation  --  reported  favorably  from said committee, ordered to
    first and second report, ordered  to  a  third  reading,  amended  and
    ordered  reprinted,  retaining its place in the order of third reading
    -- recommitted to  the  Committee  on  Environmental  Conservation  in
    accordance  with  Senate  Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill
    amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
    tee

  IN  ASSEMBLY  --  Introduced by M. of A. THIELE, MURRAY -- read once and
    referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation  --  committee
    discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
    to  said  committee  -- again reported from said committee with amend-
    ments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

  AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
    authorizing  the catching and possession of five times the daily limit
    for any species of fish during any seven consecutive  day  period  and
    authorizing  the  catching  and  possession  on a single vessel of the
    daily limits of any species of fish for which  a  person  aboard  such
    vessel  holds  a license for the taking thereof; and providing for the
    repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof

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


    Section  1.  The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a
  new section 13-0373 to read as follows:

  S 13-0373. AGGREGATION OF DAILY AND TRIP CATCH AND POSSESSION LIMITS.
    1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF THIS TITLE OR ANY  RULE  OR  REGU-
  LATION  PROMULGATED  PURSUANT THERETO, A PERSON HOLDING A MARINE COMMER-
  CIAL FOOD FISHING LICENSE PROVIDED FOR BY SECTION 13-0335 OF THIS  TITLE
  MAY  CATCH  AND  POSSESS  AT ANY ONE TIME OR AT VARIOUS TIMES DURING ANY

   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD03748-03-2

 S. 1456--B                          2                         A. 1409--B

  SEVEN CONSECUTIVE DAY PERIOD OF TIME, NOT MORE THAN FIVE TIMES THE DAILY
  MAXIMUM FOR THE SPECIES OF FISH CAUGHT AND  POSSESSED.  ANY  PERSON  WHO
  CATCHES  AND  POSSESSES ANY QUANTITY OF ANY SPECIES OF FISH IN EXCESS OF
  THE  DAILY LIMIT, AS AUTHORIZED BY THIS SUBDIVISION, SHALL NOT TAKE MORE
  THAN FIVE TIMES THE DAILY LIMIT FOR SUCH FISH DURING ANY  SEVEN  CONSEC-
  UTIVE DAY PERIOD OF TIME.
    2.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  PROVISION OF THIS TITLE OR ANY RULE OR REGU-
  LATION PROMULGATED PURSUANT THERETO,  NO  VESSEL  TRIP  LIMIT  SHALL  BE
  DEEMED  TO  PROHIBIT  THE  CATCHING  AND POSSESSION OF THE MAXIMUM DAILY
  LIMITS FOR MORE THAN ONE SPECIES OF FISH  ON  A  SINGLE  VESSEL  BY  ANY
  PERSON OR PERSONS AUTHORIZED TO TAKE SUCH SPECIES OF FISH.
    S  2.  This act shall take effect immediately, and shall expire and be
  deemed repealed January 1, 2014.