Assembly Bill A5414

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Prohibits the taking of striped bass during the period of January 1 to April 15

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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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2019-A5414 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3689
Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §13-0347, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A2298, S2178
2015-2016: A2023, S1872
2017-2018: A2328, S3004

2019-A5414 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the taking of striped bass during the period of January 1 to April 15; changes from December 15.

2019-A5414 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
     S. 3689                                                  A. 5414
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                       S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 12, 2019
                                ___________
 
 IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
   ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental
   Conservation
 
 IN  ASSEMBLY  -- 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  the
   period for the taking of striped bass
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 4  of  section  13-0347  of  the  environmental
 conservation  law,  as  added  by  chapter  990  of the laws of 1983, is
 amended to read as follows:
   4. No person shall take or land striped bass in the marine  waters  of
 New  York  state  during  the period [December 15] JANUARY 1 to April 15
 inclusive. For purposes of this section "marine waters" means the  tidal
 waters  of  the state including the Hudson River from the Battery to the
 George Washington bridge, and "land" shall mean the setting  or  putting
 on  shore  from  any  boat  or vessel or to bring to any port or docking
 place any striped bass. Possession of striped  bass  imported  into  New
 York  other  than  by boat is not prohibited during the closed season so
 long as such striped bass are of legal minimum size. Striped bass  unin-
 tentionally  taken in violation of this subdivision shall be returned to
 the water immediately without unnecessary injury.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03184-01-9

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