Assembly Bill A854

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Authorizes the catching and possession of up to 5 times the daily limit of fish during any 7 day period of time

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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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2009-A854 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S376
Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง13-0373, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A1409, S1456
2013-2014: A1224, S1762

2009-A854 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the catching and possession of up to 5 times the daily limit of fish during any 7 day period of time; authorizes the catching and possession on a single vessel of the maximum daily limit for each species of fish a person aboard the vessel is authorized to take.

2009-A854 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

    S. 376                                                    A. 854

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental
  Conservation

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

AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
  authorizing  the catching and possession of five times the daily limit
  for any species of fish during any seven consecutive  day  period  and
  authorizing  the  catching  and  possession  on a single vessel of the
  daily limits of any species of fish for which  a  person  aboard  such
  vessel  holds  a license for the taking thereof; and providing for the
  repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof

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

  Section  1.  The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a
new section 13-0373 to read as follows:
S 13-0373. AGGREGATION OF DAILY AND TRIP CATCH AND POSSESSION LIMITS.
  1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF THIS TITLE OR ANY  RULE  OR  REGU-
LATION  PROMULGATED  PURSUANT THERETO, A PERSON MAY CATCH AND POSSESS AT
ANY ONE TIME OR AT VARIOUS TIMES DURING ANY SEVEN CONSECUTIVE DAY PERIOD
OF TIME, NOT MORE THAN FIVE TIMES THE DAILY MAXIMUM FOR THE  SPECIES  OF
FISH  CAUGHT  AND  POSSESSED.  ANY  PERSON WHO CATCHES AND POSSESSES ANY
QUANTITY OF ANY SPECIES OF FISH IN EXCESS OF THE DAILY LIMIT, AS AUTHOR-
IZED BY THIS SUBDIVISION, SHALL NOT TAKE MORE THAN FIVE TIMES THE  DAILY
LIMIT FOR SUCH FISH DURING ANY SEVEN CONSECUTIVE DAY PERIOD OF TIME.
  2.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  PROVISION OF THIS TITLE OR ANY RULE OR REGU-
LATION PROMULGATED PURSUANT THERETO,  NO  VESSEL  TRIP  LIMIT  SHALL  BE
DEEMED  TO  PROHIBIT  THE  CATCHING  AND POSSESSION OF THE MAXIMUM DAILY

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00739-01-9

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