Assembly Bill A7710A

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the regulation of taking crabs

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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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Bill Amendments

2021-A7710 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9419
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §13-0331, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A10278, S9681

2021-A7710 - Summary

Relates to the regulation of taking crabs, including minimum and maximum size limits, open and closed seasons including lunar closures, and a prohibition on the harvest of crabs in amplexus.

2021-A7710 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7710
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 20, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation  to  the
   regulation of taking crabs
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 7  of  section  13-0331  of  the  environmental
 conservation law, as amended by section 1 of item J of subpart A of part
 XXX of chapter 58 of the laws of 2020, is amended to read as follows:
   7. The department may, until December thirty-first, two thousand twen-
 ty-three,  fix by regulation measures for the management of crabs of any
 kind including horseshoe crabs  (Limulus  sp.),  including  MINIMUM  AND
 MAXIMUM  size  limits,  catch  and  possession  limits,  open and closed
 seasons INCLUDING LUNAR CLOSURES,  closed  areas,  restrictions  on  the
 manner  of  taking and landing INCLUDING A PROHIBITION ON THE HARVEST OF
 CRABS IN AMPLEXUS, requirements for permits  and  eligibility  therefor,
 recordkeeping requirements, requirements on the amount and type of fish-
 ing  effort  and  gear,  and  requirements  relating  to transportation,
 possession and sale, provided that such regulations are no less restric-
 tive than requirements set forth in this chapter  and  provided  further
 that such regulations are consistent with the compliance 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.
                                                            LBD11608-01-1



              

2021-A7710A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9419
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §13-0331, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A10278, S9681

2021-A7710A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the regulation of taking crabs, including minimum and maximum size limits, open and closed seasons including lunar closures, and a prohibition on the harvest of crabs in amplexus.

2021-A7710A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7710--A
                                                         Cal. No. 272
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 20, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Environmental Conservation -- ordered to a third  reading
   --  passed  by Assembly and delivered to the Senate, recalled from the
   Senate, vote reconsidered, bill amended, ordered reprinted,  retaining
   its place on the special order of third reading
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the
   regulation of taking crabs
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  7  of  section  13-0331 of the environmental
 conservation law, as amended by section 1 of item J of subpart A of part
 XXX of chapter 58 of the laws of 2020, is amended to read as follows:
   7. The department  may,  until  December  thirty-first,  two  thousand
 [twenty-three]  TWENTY-FOUR,  fix by regulation measures for the manage-
 ment of crabs of any  kind  including  horseshoe  crabs  (Limulus  sp.),
 including  MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM size limits, catch and possession limits,
 open  and  closed  seasons  INCLUDING  LUNAR  CLOSURES,  closed   areas,
 restrictions on the manner of taking and landing INCLUDING A PROHIBITION
 ON THE HARVEST OF CRABS IN AMPLEXUS, 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. Section 13-0331 of the environmental conservation law is  amended
 by adding a new subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11608-03-2
              

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