Assembly Bill A8934

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to regulating the removal of turkeys and geese from a locality

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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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2013-A8934 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6644
Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง11-0541, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A7067, S2600

2013-A8934 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to regulating the removal of turkeys and geese from a locality; requires the DEC to limit the number of permits authorizing the removal of turkeys and geese and requires the department to provide information related to humane alternatives to execution of such birds; prohibits the department from donating turkeys or geese for human consumption.

2013-A8934 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8934

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 3, 2014
                               ___________

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 regu-
  lating the removal of turkeys and geese from a locality

  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 11-0541 to read as follows:
S 11-0541. TURKEYS AND GEESE.
  1. PRIOR TO AUTHORIZING THE REMOVAL OF TURKEYS OR GEESE FROM A LOCALI-
TY, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING THEREON IN A PLACE DETER-
MINED  BY  THE  DEPARTMENT  IN  THE LOCALITY AFFECTED. AT LEAST TEN DAYS
BEFORE THE HEARING, NOTICE THEREOF SHALL BE ADVERTISED  IN  A  NEWSPAPER
PUBLISHED IN EACH COUNTY AFFECTED. THE NOTICE SHALL STATE THE SUBJECT OF
THE HEARING AND THE PROPOSED DISPOSITION OF THE TURKEYS OR GEESE.
  2. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL STRICTLY LIMIT THE NUMBER OF PERMITS AUTHORIZ-
ING  THE  REMOVAL  OF  TURKEYS  OR GEESE FROM A LOCALITY. THE DEPARTMENT
SHALL PROVIDE INFORMATION OFFERING HUMANE ALTERNATIVES TO  EXECUTION  TO
ALL APPLICANTS SEEKING PERMITS TO REMOVE TURKEYS OR GEESE FROM A LOCALI-
TY.
  3.  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL  NOT DONATE TURKEYS OR GEESE TO BE USED FOR
HUMAN CONSUMPTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13661-01-4

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