Assembly Bill A8288

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Allows the use of spears, spearguns and underwater guns in commercial and recreational bass fishing

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    • Passed Assembly
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  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-A8288 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5684
Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §13-0347, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A3890, S3059
2015-2016: A1893, S1590
2017-2018: A6312, S4817
2019-2020: A5506, S3713

2011-A8288 - Summary

Allows the use of spears, spearguns and underwater guns in commercial and recreational bass fishing.

2011-A8288 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

    S. 5684                                                  A. 8288

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

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

                              June 10, 2011
                               ___________

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  the
  use of spears in recreational and commercial bass fishing

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

  Section 1. Section 13-0347 of the environmental  conservation  law  is
amended by adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
  5. THE TAKING OF STRIPED BASS BY THE USE OF SPEARS SHALL BE AUTHORIZED
FOR RECREATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL PURPOSES.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11860-01-1

2011-A8288A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5684
Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §13-0347, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A3890, S3059
2015-2016: A1893, S1590
2017-2018: A6312, S4817
2019-2020: A5506, S3713

2011-A8288A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows the use of spears, spearguns and underwater guns in commercial and recreational bass fishing.

2011-A8288A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

    S. 5684--A                                            A. 8288--A

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

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

                              June 10, 2011
                               ___________

IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental
  Conservation  -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted
  as amended and recommitted to said committee

IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once  and  referred
  to   the   Committee   on   Environmental  Conservation  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation  to  the
  use  of  spears,  spearguns  or  underwater  guns  in recreational and
  commercial bass fishing

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

  Section  1.  Section  13-0347 of the environmental conservation law is
amended by adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
  5. THE TAKING OF STRIPED BASS BY  THE  USE  OF  SPEARS,  SPEARGUNS  OR
UNDERWATER  GUNS  SHALL  BE  AUTHORIZED  FOR RECREATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL
PURPOSES.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11860-02-1

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