Senate Bill S4367A

Signed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage sharks

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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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2013-S4367 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7411
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §13-0338, En Con L

2013-S4367 - Summary

Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage sharks.

2013-S4367 - Sponsor Memo

2013-S4367 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  4367

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 22, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  BOYLE -- (at request of the Department of Environ-
  mental Conservation) -- 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 the
  definition of shark and extending the authority of the  department  of
  environmental conservation to manage sharks

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

  Section 1. Paragraph a of subdivision 1  of  section  13-0338  of  the
environmental conservation law, as amended by chapter 308 of the laws of
1999, is amended to read as follows:
  a.  "Shark"  means  any  species  of the [order Squaliformes] SUBCLASS
ELASMOBRANCHII except species in the [suborder Batoidea] ORDER BATOIDEI,
and
  S 2. Subdivision 4 of section 13-0338 of the  environmental  conserva-
tion  law,  as amended by chapter 428 of the laws of 2011, is amended to
read as follows:
  4. The department  may,  until  December  thirty-first,  two  thousand
[thirteen]  FIFTEEN,  fix  by  regulation measures for the management of
sharks, including size limits, catch and  possession  limits,  open  and
closed  seasons,  closed areas, restrictions on the manner of taking and
landing, requirements for permits and eligibility therefor,  recordkeep-
ing  requirements, requirements on the amount and type of fishing effort
and gear, and requirements relating to  transportation,  possession  and
sale,  provided  that  such  regulations  are  no  less restrictive than
requirements set forth in this chapter and provided  further  that  such
regulations  are consistent with the compliance requirements of applica-
ble fishery management plans adopted by the Atlantic States Marine Fish-
eries Commission and with applicable provisions  of  fishery  management
plans  adopted  pursuant to the Federal Fishery Conservation and Manage-
ment Act (16 U.S.C. S1800 et seq.).
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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

2013-S4367A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7411
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §13-0338, En Con L

2013-S4367A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage sharks.

2013-S4367A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S4367A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 4367--A
    Cal. No. 466

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 22, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  BOYLE -- (at request of the Department of Environ-
  mental Conservation) -- read  twice  and  ordered  printed,  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, passed by Senate and delivered to
  the Assembly, recalled, vote reconsidered, restored to third  reading,
  amended  and  ordered  reprinted,  retaining its place in the order of
  third reading

AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
  extending  the  authority of the department of environmental conserva-
  tion to manage sharks

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  4  of  section  13-0338 of the environmental
conservation law, as amended by chapter 428 of  the  laws  of  2011,  is
amended to read as follows:
  4.  The  department  may,  until  December  thirty-first, two thousand
[thirteen] FIFTEEN, fix by regulation measures  for  the  management  of
sharks,  including  size  limits,  catch and possession limits, open and
closed seasons, closed areas, restrictions on the manner of  taking  and
landing,  requirements for permits and eligibility therefor, recordkeep-
ing requirements, requirements on the amount and type of fishing  effort
and  gear,  and  requirements relating to transportation, possession and
sale, provided that  such  regulations  are  no  less  restrictive  than
requirements  set  forth  in this chapter and provided further that such
regulations are consistent with the compliance requirements of  applica-
ble fishery management plans adopted by the Atlantic States Marine Fish-
eries  Commission  and  with applicable provisions of fishery management
plans adopted pursuant to the Federal Fishery Conservation  and  Manage-
ment Act (16 U.S.C. S1800 et seq.).
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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

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