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Jan 08, 2020 |
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Jan 09, 2019 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Senate Bill S711
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Environmental Conservation Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D) 32nd Senate District
2019-S711 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Environmental Conservation
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add Art 11 Title 5 §11-0535-b, amd §71-0919, En Con L
- Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
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S9157
2019-S711 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S711 SPONSOR: BOYLE TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to prohibiting the sale and possession of any part or product of a Giraffe PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This legislation will make it illegal to process, sell, offer for sale, purchase, trade, barter. Distribute or possess any part or product of the skin or body of a Giraffe. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1. Creates a new section. 1. Makes it illegal to process, sell, offer for sale, purchase, trade, barter. Distribute or possess any part or product of the skin or body of a Giraffe.
2019-S711 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 711 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 9, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sens. BOYLE, SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to prohibiting the sale and possession of any part or product of a Giraffe 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 11-0535-b to read as follows: § 11-0535-B. GIRAFFES; PROHIBITED ACTS. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, NO INDIVIDUAL, FIRM, CORPORATION, ASSOCIATION OR PARTNERSHIP SHALL PROCESS, SELL, OFFER FOR SALE, PURCHASE, TRADE, BARTER, DISTRIBUTE OR POSSESS ANY PART OR PRODUCT OF THE SKIN OR BODY OF A GIRAFFE (GIRAFFA CAMELOPARDALIS). 2. UNLESS SUCH ACTIVITY IS PROHIBITED BY FEDERAL LAW, THE FOLLOWING EXCEPTIONS AND DEFENSES APPLY TO THE PROHIBITIONS OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION: A. THE PART OR PRODUCT WAS POSSESSED WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW YORK PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, PROVIDED HOWEVER THE PART OR PRODUCT MAY NOT THEREAFTER BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, TRADED, BARTERED OR DISTRIBUTED TO ANY PRIVATE PARTY; B. THE PART OR PRODUCT IS TO BE MADE PART OF A TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT COLLECTION OF A MUSEUM CHARTERED BY THE BOARD OF REGENTS PURSUANT TO THE EDUCATION LAW OR TO A MUSEUM AUTHORIZED BY A SPECIAL CHARTER FROM THE LEGISLATURE OF THIS STATE, OR FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH BY A RECOGNIZED INSTITUTION, PROVIDED THAT THE PART OR PRODUCT IS NOT THEREAFTER SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, TRADED, BARTERED OR DISTRIBUTED TO ANY PRIVATE PARTY; C. THE PART OR PRODUCT IS TO BE USED FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES; EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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