Assembly Bill A7677

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage bluefish

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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-A7677 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6413
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §13-0340, En Con L

2019-A7677 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage bluefish.

2019-A7677 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7677
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 15, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  WILLIAMS,  ENGLEBRIGHT -- (at request of the
   Department of Environmental Conservation) -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
   extending  the  authority of the department of environmental conserva-
   tion to manage bluefish
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section 13-0340 of the environmental conservation law, as
 amended by chapter 147 of the laws  of  2016,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
 § 13-0340. Bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix).
   The  department  may, until December thirty-first, two thousand [nine-
 teen] TWENTY-TWO, fix by  regulation  measures  for  the  management  of
 bluefish   (Pomatomus  saltatrix),  including  size  limits,  catch  and
 possession limits, open and closed seasons, closed  areas,  restrictions
 on the manner of taking and landing, requirements for permits and eligi-
 bility  therefor, recordkeeping requirements, requirements on the amount
 and type of fishing effort and gear, and requirements relating to trans-
 portation, possession and sale, provided that such  regulations  are  no
 less  restrictive  than  requirements  set  forth  in  this  chapter and
 provided further that such regulations are consistent with  the  compli-
 ance  requirements of applicable fishery management plans adopted by the
 Atlantic  States  Marine  Fisheries  Commission  and   with   applicable
 provisions  of  fishery management plans adopted pursuant to the Federal
 Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. § 1800 et seq.).
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09068-01-9

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