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advanced to third reading |
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referred to environmental conservation |
Jan 30, 2023 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Senate Bill S3185
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
Current Bill Status - On Floor Calendar
- 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
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 40th Senate District
2023-S3185 (ACTIVE) - Details
2023-S3185 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to the management of horseshoe crabs; provides that until December 31, 2028, no person shall take, sell, or possess with intent to sell any horseshoe crab or the eggs of any horseshoe crab, except pursuant to a horseshoe crab bio-medical harvester permit; provides for the repeal of certain provisions of such law upon expiration thereof.
2023-S3185 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3185 SPONSOR: HOYLMAN-SIGAL TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the management of horseshoe crabs; and providing for the repeal of certain provisions of such law upon expiration thereof SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill establishes legislative findings related to the declining horseshoe crab population in New York and the effect this has on New York's shorebird population, particularly the red knot, which depends on the horseshoe crab as a food source during its migration period. Section 2 of the bill amends section 13-0331 of the Environmental Conservation Law to prohibit selling or possessing with intent to sell horseshoe crabs for commercial purposes without a permit from the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). The bill would also establish a moratorium (lasting until Dec. 31, 2025)
2023-S3185 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3185 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 30, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HOYLMAN-SIGAL -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conser- vation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the management of horseshoe crabs; and providing for the repeal of certain provisions of such law upon expiration thereof THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative findings. The legislature hereby finds that: (a) The horseshoe crab stock assessments issued by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) for the New York region have declined since 2009, when the population was graded as "good". The 2013 stock assessment graded the population as neutral, and in the 2019 stock assessment, the Commission downgraded the status of the horseshoe crab population in New York State to "poor". Stock status was based on the proportion of surveys above or below the 1998 reference points estab- lished when ASMFC management of horseshoe crabs began. In the 2019 stock assessment, the ASMFC states that, "Continued declines in abundance were evident in the New York and New England regions. Decreased harvest quotas in Delaware Bay have potentially redirected harvest to nearby regions. Current harvest within the New England and New York regions may not be sustainable. Continued precautionary management is therefore recommended coast-wide to anticipate effects of redirecting harvest from Delaware Bay to outlying populations." (b) The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has also determined that the horseshoe crab meets the Red List criteria and is vulnerable to local extinction. The IUCN stated, "Population reductions in Limulus have occurred over much of its range, but in particular within the Mid-Atlantic region. The cause is understood to be over-harvest, which has been corrected through active management inter- vention over much of the range. An assessment of population trend indi- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07610-01-3
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