Assembly Bill A6904

Signed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

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

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via S4221 - Signed by Governor

  • 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-A6904 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4221
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§13-0327 & 71-0921, En Con L

2013-A6904 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2013-A6904 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6904

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 24, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. OTIS, SWEENEY, ZEBROWSKI, GALEF, ENGLEBRIGHT,
  PAULIN, MAISEL, MILLER, SCHIMEL -- Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of  A.
  COOK, FAHY, GOTTFRIED, MARKEY, THIELE -- (at request of the Department
  of  Environmental  Conservation)  --  read  once  and  referred to the
  Committee on Environmental Conservation

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

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

  Section  1.  Section 13-0327 of the environmental conservation law, as
amended by chapter 427 of the laws  of  2011,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
S 13-0327. Scallops; prohibited acts.
  The  department  may, until December thirty-first, two thousand [thir-
teen] FIFTEEN, adopt by regulation measures for the management of  scal-
lops  (Family  Pectinidae)  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, recordkeeping and identification requirements, requirements on
the amount and type of fishing effort and gear, and requirements  relat-
ing  to  transportation,  possession  and sale, provided that such regu-
lations are no less restrictive than  requirements  set  forth  in  this
chapter.
  S 2. Subparagraph 9 of paragraph a of subdivision 4 and subparagraph 5
of  paragraph a of subdivision 5 of section 71-0921 of the environmental
conservation law, as added by chapter 417  of  the  laws  of  1996,  are
amended to read as follows:
  (9)  [subdivision  two  of]  REGULATIONS PROMULGATED BY THE DEPARTMENT
PURSUANT TO section 13-0327 of this chapter,  regarding  the  taking  of

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08952-02-3

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