Assembly Bill A8172

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to the taking of wildlife without a permit

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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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2011-A8172 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§11-0523 & 11-1105, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A1658
2015-2016: A732
2017-2018: A4086
2019-2020: A657
2021-2022: A1362
2023-2024: A428

2011-A8172 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the taking of wildlife without a permit; takings may only be done subject to regulations promulgated by the department; regulations shall incorporate the recommendations of the most recent guidelines on euthanasia of the American Veterinary Medical Association; the taking method selected shall be the least stressful, quickest and most painless to the animal available while protecting human health and safety.

2011-A8172 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  8172

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 3, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ROSENTHAL  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Environmental Conservation

AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation  to  the
  taking of wildlife without a permit

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

  Section 1.  Subdivisions 1, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of section  11-0523  of  the
environmental  conservation law, subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 135
of the laws of 1982, subdivision 6 as added by chapter 911 of  the  laws
of  1990,  and  subdivision  7  as amended by chapter 114 of the laws of
1981, are amended and a new subdivision 10 is added to read as follows:
  1. [Owners] SUBJECT TO SUBDIVISION TEN OF  THIS  SECTION,  OWNERS  and
lessees  and  members  of their immediate families actually occupying or
cultivating lands,  and  persons  authorized  in  writing  and  actually
employed  by  them  in  cultivating such lands, may take (a) unprotected
wildlife other than birds and (b) starlings, common crows  and,  subject
to  section 11-0513, pigeons, when such wildlife is injuring their prop-
erty or has become a nuisance thereon.  [Such taking may be done in  any
manner,  notwithstanding  any  provision  of  the Fish and Wildlife Law,
except section 11-0513, or the Penal Law or any other law.]
  4. [Varying] SUBJECT TO  SUBDIVISION  TEN  OF  THIS  SECTION,  VARYING
hares, cottontail rabbits and European hares which are injuring property
on  occupied  farms  or lands may be taken thereon, at any time, [in any
manner,] except by the use of ferrets, fitch-ferrets or  fitch,  by  the
owners  or occupants of such farms or lands or by a person authorized in
writing by them and actually employed by them in cultivating  such  farm
lands.
  5.  [Skunks] SUBJECT TO SUBDIVISION TEN OF THIS SECTION, SKUNKS injur-
ing property or which have become a nuisance may be taken  at  any  time
[in any manner].

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11699-01-1

              

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