Assembly Bill A9452

Signed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

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

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via S6983 - 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-A9452 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6983
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง13-0340-a, En Con L

2013-A9452 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2013-A9452 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  9452

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 30, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. SWEENEY, THIELE, PEOPLES-STOKES, ZEBROWSKI, OTIS,
  ROSENTHAL,  TITONE  -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BENEDETTO, COOK,
  CRESPO, MAGEE -- read once and referred to the Committee  on  Environ-
  mental Conservation

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

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

  Section 1. Section 13-0340-a of the environmental conservation law, as
amended by chapter 418 of the laws  of  2011,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
S 13-0340-a. Weakfish (Cynoscion regalis).
  The  department  may, until December thirty-first, two thousand [four-
teen] SIXTEEN, fix by regulation measures for the management of weakfish
(Cynoscion regalis), 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 requirements, requirements on the amount and type of fish-
ing effort  and  gear,  and  requirements  relating  to  transportation,
possession and sale, provided that such regulations are no less restric-
tive  than  requirements  set forth in this chapter and provided further
that such regulations are consistent with the compliance requirements of
applicable fishery management  plans  adopted  by  the  Atlantic  States
Marine  Fisheries  Commission  and with applicable provisions of fishery
management plans adopted pursuant to the  Federal  Fishery  Conservation
and Management Act (16 U.S.C. S 1800 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.
                                                           LBD13954-02-4


              

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