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Assembly Actions -
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| May 24, 2016 |
referred to environmental conservation delivered to assembly passed senate |
| May 23, 2016 |
ordered to third reading cal.985 committee discharged and committed to rules |
| Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to environmental conservation returned to senate died in assembly |
| Jun 02, 2015 |
referred to environmental conservation delivered to assembly passed senate |
| May 27, 2015 |
ordered to third reading cal.998 committee discharged and committed to rules |
| Feb 26, 2015 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Senate Bill S4038
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP, RFM) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2015-S4038 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A1016
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Environmental Conservation
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §11-1105, En Con L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
S6166, A9173
2013-2014: S3563, A1105
2017-2018: A264
2019-2020: A3609
2021-2022: A5199
2023-2024: A4394
2015-S4038 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S4038
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in
relation to exempting traps set in water from the requirement of being
visited every twenty-four hours
PURPOSE: Make state law uniform throughout the state by exempting traps
set in water from the requirement that they be visited once every 24
hours, thus making northern and southern zone rules identical.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one amends subdivision one of section
11-1105 of Environmental Conservation law to exempt traps set in water
from the requirement of being visited at least every twenty-four hours.
Section two establishes the effective date.
JUSTIFICATION: Trapping in New York State is not only a pastime for
some, but is also a method of animal population control and offers
economic benefits to the producers and consumers of food and products
from the wild game industry. Throughout New York State, there are four-
teen species of furbearing animals. When trapping animals such as mink,
beaver, muskrat and otter, water trapping is a method commonly used.
Trappers are bound by many rules and regulations to ensure the safety
and security of wildlife populations. These rules are regulated by New
York State's Department of Environmental Conservation. Included in the
regulations that trappers must abide by are rules governing the checking
2015-S4038 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
4038
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
February 26, 2015
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Introduced by Sen. SEWARD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to
exempting traps set in water from the requirement of being visited
every twenty-four hours
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 11-1105 of the environmental
conservation law, as amended by chapter 279 of the laws of 2010, is
amended to read as follows:
1. Traps set for taking wildlife shall bear the name and residence
address or the assigned identification number of the operator legibly at
all times, provided, that state, county and municipal law enforcement
agencies shall have access to the name, address and telephone number of
such operator who was assigned such identification number. They shall be
visited once in each twenty-four hours, except TRAPS in the Northern
Zone [where they] AND TRAPS SET IN WATER WHICH shall be visited once in
each forty-eight hours or a shorter interval of no less than twenty-four
hours as the department may, by regulation, require, and all wildlife
held captive shall immediately be removed from the traps.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00988-01-5
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