Assembly Bill A6280

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the biological control of Lyme disease vectors

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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-A6280 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8049
Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §11-0525-a, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A9612
2021-2022: A4243, S6461

2019-A6280 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the biological control of Lyme disease vectors; authorizes the department of environmental conservation to suspend any existing authorization for the taking of foxes when the departments of health and environmental conservation certify that the health and welfare of the human population are in danger from Lyme disease in the area.

2019-A6280 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6280
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 4, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, PICHARDO, GLICK, STECK, GOTTFRIED,
   AUBRY, SIMON,  RICHARDSON,  RIVERA,  D'URSO,  NIOU,  HUNTER,  OTIS  --
   Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ABBATE, BRAUNSTEIN, THIELE -- read once
   and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the
   biological control of Lyme disease vectors
 
   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 11-0525-a to read as follows:
 § 11-0525-A. BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF LYME DISEASE VECTORS.
   1. WHENEVER LYME DISEASE OCCURS IN AN AREA OF THE STATE SUCH THAT  THE
 DEPARTMENTS  OF  HEALTH  AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION CERTIFY THAT THE
 HEALTH AND WELFARE OF THE HUMAN POPULATION ARE IN DANGER THEREFROM,  THE
 DEPARTMENT  IS THEREUPON AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO SUSPEND ANY EXISTING
 AUTHORIZATION FOR THE TAKING OF FOXES, NOTWITHSTANDING  PARAGRAPH  B  OF
 SUBDIVISION  TWO  OF  SECTION  11-0903 OF THIS ARTICLE.   NOTICE OF SUCH
 PROHIBITION SHALL BE PROVIDED BY DEPARTMENT PRESS RELEASE AND ANY  OTHER
 MEANS  THAT  THE  DEPARTMENT DETERMINES TO BE APPROPRIATE AND EFFECTIVE,
 INCLUDING POSTING ON THE DEPARTMENT'S PUBLIC WEBSITE.
   2. SUCH CONTROL MEASURES SHALL BE CONTINUED UNTIL THE COMMISSIONERS OF
 HEALTH AND  ENVIRONMENTAL  CONSERVATION  SHALL  JOINTLY  DETERMINE  THAT
 CONTROL MEASURES SHOULD BE TERMINATED.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10210-01-9

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