Senate Bill S6853A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to wildlife damage management

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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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2017-S6853 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §11-0521, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S4057

2017-S6853 - Summary

Provides the department of environmental conservation with the authority to allow proven-effective methods for wildlife damage management.

2017-S6853 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S6853 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6853
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              August 16, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  DeFRANCISCO -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to wild-
   life damage management
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Section  11-0521 of the environmental conservation law is
 amended by adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
   4. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS CHAPTER, AN EMPLOYEE OF
 ANY STATE, FEDERAL OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY ACTING IN  THEIR  OFFICIAL
 CAPACITY,  OR  ANY  PERSON  ACTING  PURSUANT  TO  A PERMIT ISSUED BY THE
 DEPARTMENT  UNDER  THIS  SECTION,  IS  NOT  RESTRICTED  BY  PROHIBITIONS
 CONTAINED  IN SUBDIVISIONS THREE AND EIGHT OF SECTION 11-0505 AND SUBDI-
 VISIONS TWO, FOUR AND FIVE OF SECTION 11-0931 OF THIS TITLE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13398-01-7

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2017-S6853A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §11-0521, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S4057

2017-S6853A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides the department of environmental conservation with the authority to allow proven-effective methods for wildlife damage management.

2017-S6853A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S6853A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6853--A
     Cal. No. 313
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              August 16, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  DeFRANCISCO,  VALESKY  --  read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules --
   recommitted to the Committee on Environmental Conservation in  accord-
   ance  with  Senate  Rule  6,  sec.  8  -- reported favorably from said
   committee, ordered to first and second  report,  ordered  to  a  third
   reading,  amended  and  ordered  reprinted, retaining its place in the
   order of third reading
 
 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to wild-
   life damage management
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  3  of  section  11-0521 of the environmental
 conservation law, as added by chapter 664 of the laws  of  1972  and  as
 renumbered  by  chapter  911  of the laws of 1990, is amended to read as
 follows:
   3. THE DEPARTMENT MAY, BY PERMIT ISSUED TO AN EMPLOYEE OF  ANY  STATE,
 FEDERAL  OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY ACTING IN THEIR OFFICIAL CAPACITY OR
 TO ANY PERSON ACTING PURSUANT TO A PERMIT ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT UNDER
 THIS SECTION, EXEMPT SUCH EMPLOYEE OR PERSON FROM PROHIBITIONS CONTAINED
 IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS  SECTION,  SUBDIVISION  THREE  AND  EIGHT  OF
 SECTION  11-0505,  SUBDIVISION  TWO  OF SECTION 11-0901 AND SUBDIVISIONS
 TWO, FOUR AND FIVE OF SECTION 11-0931 OF THIS ARTICLE ONLY TO THE EXTENT
 THAT SUCH EXEMPTION OR EXEMPTIONS ARE EXPRESSLY  PROVIDED  FOR  IN  SUCH
 PERMIT.
   4. Nothing in this section shall be construed as requiring or obligat-
 ing  the  department to issue a permit to take wildlife or to direct the
 taking of any wildlife when in its opinion the nuisance, destruction  of
 property  or threat to public health and welfare will not be effectively
 abated thereby.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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