Assembly Bill A8046

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the management of weakfish

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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-A8046 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6396
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §13-0340-a, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A10200, S9299

2019-A8046 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2019-A8046 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8046
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 31, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. STERN, ENGLEBRIGHT -- (at request of the Depart-
   ment 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 weakfish

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 13-0340-a of the environmental conservation law, as
 amended by chapter 148 of the laws  of  2016,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
 § 13-0340-a. Weakfish (Cynoscion regalis).
   The  department  may, until December thirty-first, two thousand [nine-
 teen] TWENTY-TWO, fix by  regulation  measures  for  the  management  of
 weakfish   (Cynoscion   regalis),   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.
                                                            LBD09102-01-9

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