NY State Senate Bill 2017-S8571

Senate Bill S8571

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires the department of environmental conservation to report on coyote management techniques in urban and suburban areas

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May 10, 2018	referred to environmental conservation

2017-S8571 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:: Environmental Conservation
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:: S2100

2017-S8571 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the department of environmental conservation to report on coyote management techniques in urban and suburban areas.

2017-S8571 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S8571

SPONSOR: MAYER
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to require the department of environmental
conservation to report on coyote management techniques in urban and
suburban areas

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

The purpose of this bill is to commission the department of environ-
mental conservation to provide a report to the legislature regarding
coyote management techniques in urban and suburban areas in order to
improve practices and safety of residents.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 of this bill specifies that the coyote management report must
include: management measures currently taken, a review of effective
measures in other states, tools to enhance public engagement, identifi-
cation and evaluation of areas in the state with high concentrations of
coyotes, current and recommended methods for minimizing dangerous coyote

and human interactions, the rationales for current coyote population
management levels, and an evaluation of alternative coyote population
control methods.

Section 2 establishes the effective date.

 
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ORIGINAL AND AMENDED VERSION (IF APPLICABLE):

None

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The surging population of coyotes, a heretofore largely unseen predator
in New York State, has alarmed many residents. A report designed to
illuminate current coyote management issues, best practices, and options
for handling future problems is a positive, practical step toward
resolving the issue.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2017: AE626 (Mayer)- Referred to environmental conservation

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2017-S8571 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8571
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 10, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MAYER  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN ACT to require the department of environmental conservation to report
   on coyote management techniques in urban and suburban areas
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.    The  department of environmental conservation shall, no
 later than January 1, 2019, prepare a report to the legislature  regard-
 ing  coyote  management  techniques  in  urban and suburban areas of the
 state. Such report, which shall be based on the best available scientif-
 ic information, shall include:
   (i) management measures currently taken by the department to  minimize
 conflict between humans and coyotes;
   (ii)  review  of  effective  management  measures being taken in other
 states;
   (iii) methods to enhance public engagement in and awareness of  coyote
 management issues;
   (iv)  identification and evaluation of urban and suburban areas of the
 state with high concentrations of coyote populations;
   (v) methods currently implemented to minimize  dangerous  interactions
 between  humans and coyotes and recommendations for improvements to such
 methods, if applicable;
   (vi) the basis for the department's current coyote population  manage-
 ment levels; and
   (vii)  an evaluation of coyote control methods that may be employed to
 reduce coyote populations, which may include, but need not be limited to
 capture and euthanization, capture and removal, and fertility control.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13322-02-7

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