Assembly Bill A5407

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Authorizes the department to issue special airport air strike hazard permits

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2025-A5407 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §11-0521-a, En Con L

2025-A5407 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the department of environmental conservation to issue special airport air strike hazard permits when the department finds that wildlife has become a nuisance, destructive to public or private property or a threat to public health or welfare.

2025-A5407 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5407
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 13, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. LUPARDO, JONES, WEPRIN, SEAWRIGHT, BENDETT --
   Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. DAVILA -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
   authorizing the issuance of special airport air strike hazard permits

   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 11-0521-a to read as follows:
 § 11-0521-A. SPECIAL AIRPORT AIR STRIKE HAZARD PERMITS.
   1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
   A.  "AIRPORT"  SHALL MEAN AN AIRPORT AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION FIVE OF
 SECTION TWO HUNDRED FORTY OF THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW.
   B. "AIRPORT WILDLIFE HAZARD SPECIALIST" SHALL MEAN AN EMPLOYEE OF OR A
 CONTRACTOR FOR THE FEDERAL OR STATE GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBLE FOR  WILDLIFE
 MANAGEMENT  AT  AN  AIRPORT,  OR  AN  EMPLOYEE OF AN AIRPORT WHEN ACTING
 CONSISTENT WITH AN AIRPORT WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT PLAN AND SPECIAL  AIRPORT
 AIR STRIKE HAZARD PERMIT.
   C.  "WILDLIFE"  SHALL MEAN SPECIES PERMITTED TO BE TAKEN PURSUANT TO A
 PERMIT ISSUED BY THE UNITED STATES FISH AND  WILDLIFE  SERVICE  AND  THE
 DEPARTMENT.
   2.  AIRPORT  WILDLIFE  HAZARD  SPECIALISTS SHALL BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH
 CRITERIA ESTABLISHED BY THE DEPARTMENT THAT AT A MINIMUM SHALL REQUIRE:
   A. A MINIMUM LEVEL OF MARKSMANSHIP QUALIFICATIONS APPROPRIATE  TO  THE
 FIREARM OR IMPLEMENT TO BE USED;
   B.  LIABILITY INSURANCE COVERAGE OR OTHER FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS IDEN-
 TIFIED BY THE DEPARTMENT;
   C. A COPY OF THE SPECIAL AIRPORT AIR STRIKE HAZARD PERMIT  BE  ON  THE
 AIRPORT  WILDLIFE  HAZARD SPECIALIST'S PERSON WHEN EXERCISING ANY PRIVI-
 LEGE OF SUCH PERMIT; AND
   D. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07210-01-5

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