Grants the department of agriculture and markets the exclusive authority to regulate cervid (deer and elk) farms; eliminates the authority of the department of environmental conservation to regulate such farms.

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S5767-2011 Actions

• Jun 21, 2012: COMMITTED TO RULES
• Mar 29, 2012: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
• Mar 28, 2012: 2ND REPORT CAL.
• Mar 27, 2012: 1ST REPORT CAL.455
• Jan 4, 2012: REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE
• Jun 15, 2011: REFERRED TO RULES

S5767-2011 Meetings

Agriculture: Mar 27, 2012

S5767-2011 Calendars

Floor Calendar: Mar 28, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Mar 29, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Mar 30, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Apr 17, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Apr 18, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Apr 19, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Apr 25, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Apr 26, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Apr 30, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 1, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 2, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 7, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 8, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 9, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 14, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 15, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 16, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 21, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 22, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 23, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 30, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 31, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 4, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 5, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 6, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 11, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 12, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 13, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 14, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 18, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 19, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 20, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 21, 2012

S5767-2011 Votes

S5767-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S5767

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to granting the
department of agriculture and markets the sole authority to regulate
cervid farms

PURPOSE:
This legislation will improve annual reporting, by removing
duplicative reporting requirements and provide cost savings while
reducing the work load on cervid farmers and the Department of
Environmental Conservation.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section One - amends Section 16 of the agriculture and markets law by
adding a new subdivision 47 to grant the authority regulate and
oversee all cervid farms in the state of New York to the Department
of Agriculture and Markets.

JUSTIFICATION:
Currently, cervid farmers are regulated by two state agencies, the New
York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the New York
State Department of Agriculture and Markets.
Both agencies require annual reports from cervid farmers for the
purpose of regulating the control and spread of disease.

This legislation will reduce redundancy and decrease the cost of doing
business for farmers by allowing the Department of Agriculture and
Markets to solely collect reports and test cervid animals. This
legislation will save the State money by eliminating the
administrative cost of the DEC collecting duplicate reports and tests
on cervids that have already been regulated by the Department of
Agriculture and Markets.

The Department of Agriculture and Markets is better suited to regulate
farm cervids, as their agency is the lead agency for disease
prevention and control. The DEC serves more as a tool for law
enforcement regulation of wild animals, which does not pertain to
domestic cervid farmers

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
This is a new bill.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Savings to the State of New York.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This legislation will take effect immediately.

S5767-2011 Text

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

                                    5767

                         2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                              I N  SENATE

                                June 15, 2011
                                 ___________

  Introduced  by  Sen.  BALL  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
    printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

  AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to granting
    the department of agriculture and markets the sole authority to  regu-
    late cervid farms

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


    Section 1. Section 16 of the agriculture and markets law is amended by
  adding a new subdivision 47 to read as follows:

    47. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF ARTICLE ELEVEN  OF  THE  ENVIRON-
  MENTAL  CONSERVATION  LAW,  REGULATE AND OVERSEE ALL CERVID FARMS IN THE
  STATE. THE AUTHORITY GRANTED  PURSUANT  TO  THIS  SUBDIVISION  SHALL  BE
  DEEMED  TO GRANT THE DEPARTMENT EXCLUSIVE AUTHORITY OVER CERVID FARMING.
  WITH REGARD THERETO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER  AND  THE  RULES  AND
  REGULATIONS PROMULGATED PURSUANT THERETO, SHALL SUPERSEDE THE PROVISIONS
  OF  THE  ENVIRONMENTAL  CONSERVATION  LAW AND ITS IMPLEMENTING RULES AND
  REGULATIONS.
    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD11941-01-1