Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Apr 06, 2018 |
print number 5148a |
Apr 06, 2018 |
amend (t) and recommit to environmental conservation |
Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Mar 09, 2017 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Senate Bill S5148A
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Environmental Conservation Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 29th Senate District
2017-S5148 - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A4116
- Current Committee:
- Senate Environmental Conservation
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§11-0901 & 71-0921, En Con L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2009-2010:
A2559
2011-2012: A3509
2013-2014: S4074, A3661
2015-2016: S2634, A3855
2019-2020: S4253, A722
2021-2022: S6643
2023-2024: S4099
2017-S5148 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5148 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to making contests and competitions to take wildlife unlawful PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : This Bill will ensure it is illegal for any person to become involved with wildlife killing competitions. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : If wildlife should become injured during the course of a wildlife killing competition they shall be subject to treatment or humane euthanasia. The remains of wildlife killed shall be forfeited and shall become the property of the department. Each attempt to partake or sponsor any competition to take wildlife shall be punishable by imprisonment or the person shall be subject to a fine or both. This Bill would exempt fishing contests and the New York Big Buck contest. It contains provisions that would prohibit the killing of animals in unlimited numbers. JUSTIFICATION :
2017-S5148 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5148 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 9, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. BOYLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to making contests and competitions to take wildlife unlawful THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivisions 14, 15, and 16 of section 11-0901 of the envi- ronmental conservation law, subdivision 14 as renumbered by chapter 486 of the laws of 1985, are renumbered subdivisions 15, 16, and 17 and a new subdivision 14 is added to read as follows: 14. IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO ORGANIZE, CONDUCT, PROMOTE OR PARTICIPATE IN ANY CONTEST OR COMPETITION WHERE THE OBJECTIVE OF SUCH CONTEST OR COMPETITION IS TO TAKE THE GREATEST NUMBER OF WILDLIFE. ANY WILDLIFE INJURED DURING THE COURSE OF A CONTEST OR COMPETITION CONDUCTED IN VIOLATION OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE TRANSPORTED TO A LICENSED WILDLIFE REHABILITATOR OR VETERINARIAN FOR TREATMENT OR HUMANE EUTHANA- SIA. THE REMAINS OF ANY WILDLIFE KILLED DURING THE COURSE OF A CONTEST OR COMPETITION CONDUCTED IN VIOLATION OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE FORFEITED BY EVERY ORGANIZER, PROMOTER, PARTICIPANT OR ANY OTHER PERSON CONDUCTING OR INVOLVED IN SUCH CONTEST OR COMPETITION, AND THE REMAINS OF SUCH WILDLIFE SHALL BECOME THE PROPERTY OF THE DEPARTMENT. § 2. Section 71-0921 of the environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new subdivision 10-a to read as follows: 10-A. VIOLATIONS OF SUBDIVISION FOURTEEN OF SECTION 11-0901 OF THIS CHAPTER INVOLVING UNLAWFUL CONTESTS AND COMPETITIONS TO TAKE WILDLIFE. EACH SUCH MISDEMEANOR SHALL BE PUNISHABLE BY IMPRISONMENT FOR NOT MORE THAN ONE YEAR OR BY A FINE OF NOT LESS THAN FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS NOR MORE THAN TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS, OR BY BOTH SUCH IMPRISONMENT AND FINE. § 3. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed- ing the date on which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03100-01-7
co-Sponsors
(D) 15th Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D) 27th Senate District
(D, WF) 28th Senate District
2017-S5148A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A4116
- Current Committee:
- Senate Environmental Conservation
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§11-0901 & 71-0921, En Con L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2009-2010:
A2559
2011-2012: A3509
2013-2014: S4074, A3661
2015-2016: S2634, A3855
2019-2020: S4253, A722
2021-2022: S6643
2023-2024: S4099
2017-S5148A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5148A SPONSOR: BOYLE TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to making contests, competitions, tournaments and derbys to take wildlife unlawful PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill will make it unlawful for any person to organize, sponsor, conduct, promote or participate in any contest, competition, tournament, or derby with the objective of taking or hunting wildlife for prizes for other inducement, or for entertainment. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section one. Subdivisions 14, 15 and 16 of section 11-0901 of the envi- ronmental conservation law, subdivision 14 as renumbered by chapter 486 of the laws of 1985, are renumbered subdivisions 15, 16, and 17 and a new subdivision 14 is added to read as follows:
2017-S5148A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5148--A 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 9, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sens. BOYLE, SERRANO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation -- recommitted to the Committee on Environmental Conser- vation in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to making contests, competitions, tournaments and derbys to take wildlife unlawful THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivisions 14, 15 and 16 of section 11-0901 of the envi- ronmental conservation law, subdivision 14 as renumbered by chapter 486 of the laws of 1985, are renumbered subdivisions 15, 16 and 17 and a new subdivision 14 is added to read as follows: 14. IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO ORGANIZE, SPONSOR, CONDUCT, PROMOTE, OR PARTICIPATE IN ANY CONTEST, COMPETITION, TOURNAMENT, OR DERBY WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF TAKING OR HUNTING WILDLIFE FOR PRIZES OR OTHER INDUCEMENT, OR FOR ENTERTAINMENT. ANY WILDLIFE INJURED DURING THE COURSE OF A CONTEST, COMPETITION, TOURNAMENT, OR DERBY CONDUCTED IN VIOLATION OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE TRANSPORTED TO A LICENSED WILD- LIFE REHABILITATOR OR VETERINARIAN FOR TREATMENT OR HUMANE EUTHANASIA IF BEST EFFORTS TO REHABILITATE AND RELEASE THE ANIMAL FAIL. THE REMAINS OF ANY WILDLIFE KILLED DURING THE COURSE OF A CONTEST, COMPETITION, TOURNA- MENT, OR DERBY CONDUCTED IN VIOLATION OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE FORFEITED BY EVERY ORGANIZER, PROMOTER, PARTICIPANT OR ANY OTHER PERSON CONDUCTING OR INVOLVED IN SUCH CONTEST, COMPETITION, TOURNAMENT, OR DERBY AND THE REMAINS OF SUCH WILDLIFE SHALL BECOME THE PROPERTY OF THE DEPARTMENT. § 2. Section 71-0921 of the environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new subdivision 10-a to read as follows: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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