Assembly Bill A6905

Signed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

Authorizes DEC to manage whelk and conch

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via S4220 - 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-A6905 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4220
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง13-0330, En Con L

2013-A6905 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Extends authorization to DEC to manage whelk and conch.

2013-A6905 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6905

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 24, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. ROZIC, 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 whelk and conch

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  6  of  section  13-0330 of the environmental
conservation law, as amended by chapter 420 of  the  laws  of  2011,  is
amended to read as follows:
  6.  The  department  may,  until  December  thirty-first, two thousand
[thirteen] FIFTEEN, fix by regulation measures  for  the  management  of
whelk  or  conch  (Busycon  spp.),  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 eligi-
bility  therefor, recordkeeping requirements, requirements on the amount
and type of fishing effort and gear, and requirements relating to trans-
portation, possession and sale, provided that such  regulations  are  no
less  restrictive  than  requirements  set  forth  in  this  chapter and
provided further that such regulations are consistent with  the  compli-
ance  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.
                                                           LBD08958-02-3

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