Provides that on all publicly accessible municipally owned property where trapping is allowed, posted signage at all recognized entry points must inform readers that trapping is allowed in season and to take appropriate precautions.

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S712-2013 Actions

• Jan 9, 2013: REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

S712-2013 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S712

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to signage at
entry points to municipally owned property where trapping is allowed

PURPOSE:
This bill will require municipalities that
allow trapping on
their property to notify users of the property that trapping may
occur in season and to take appropriate precautions.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
The bill amends section 11-1101 of the
Environmental Conservation Law by adding a new subdivision 13 that
requires posted signs on municipal property where trapping is allowed
to notify users that such trapping occurs in season.

JUSTIFICATION:
In recent years, there have been instances of dogs,
while on a walk with their owners, getting caught in legally set
traps. The bill would protect family pets from tragic encounters
with traps in municipal multi-use areas.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2005-06:  A.11464 Referred to Environmental Conservation
2007-08:  A.967A  Passed Assembly, Delivered to Senate,
          Referred to Rules
2009-10:  A.2153A Amended on Third Reading
2011-12:  S.2664/A.3743 Passed Assembly

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect in thirty days.

S712-2013 Text

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

                                     712

                         2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                              I N  SENATE

                                 (PREFILED)

                               January 9, 2013
                                 ___________

  Introduced  by  Sens.  GRISANTI,  MARCELLINO  --  read twice and ordered
    printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environ-
    mental Conservation

  AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
    signage  at  entry points to municipally owned property where trapping
    is allowed

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


    Section  1.  Section  11-1101 of the environmental conservation law is
  amended by adding a new subdivision 13 to read as follows:

    13. ON ALL PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE MUNICIPALLY OWNED PROPERTY WHERE  HUNT-
  ING,  FISHING  OR  TRAPPING IS ALLOWED, POSTED SIGNAGE AT ALL RECOGNIZED
  ENTRY POINTS MUST INFORM READERS THAT THE PROPERTY IS A  MULTI-USE  AREA
  AND,  IF ALLOWED, THAT HUNTING, FISHING OR TRAPPING IS ALLOWED IN SEASON
  AND TO TAKE APPROPRIATE PRECAUTIONS.
    S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
  have become a law.





   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD04136-01-3