Assembly Bill A8043

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Prohibits octopus farming

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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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2025-A8043 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7421
Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §13-0316-a, amd §71-0925, En Con L

2025-A8043 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that no person shall engage in the aquaculture of any species of octopus in the state for the purpose of human consumption; provides no business entity shall sell, possess, or transport any species of octopus in the state that is the result or product of aquaculture; makes related provisions.

2025-A8043 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8043
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 22, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. SIMONE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to octo-
   pus farming
 
   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 13-0316-a to read as follows:
 § 13-0316-A. OCTOPUS FARMING.
   1.  DEFINITIONS.  AS  USED  IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL
 HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   A. "AQUACULTURE" MEANS  THE  PRODUCTION  OF  AQUATIC  ORGANISMS  UNDER
 CONTROLLED CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT PART OR ALL OF THEIR LIFECYCLE.
   B.  "OCTOPUS"  MEANS  A  CEPHALOPOD MOLLUSK WITH A SOFT BODY AND EIGHT
 LIMBS BELONGING TO THE ORDER OCTOPODA, AND DOES NOT INCLUDE WILD  CAUGHT
 OCTOPUSES  OR  OCTOPUSES  PROPAGATED, CULTIVATED, MAINTAINED, REARED, OR
 HARVESTED ONLY FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES UNRELATED TO COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION.
   2. PROHIBITION. A. NO PERSON SHALL ENGAGE IN THE  AQUACULTURE  OF  ANY
 SPECIES OF OCTOPUS IN THE STATE FOR THE PURPOSE OF HUMAN CONSUMPTION.
   B. NO BUSINESS ENTITY SHALL SELL, POSSESS, OR TRANSPORT ANY SPECIES OF
 OCTOPUS IN THE STATE THAT IS THE RESULT OR PRODUCT OF AQUACULTURE.
   §  2. Section 71-0925 of the environmental conservation law is amended
 by adding a new subdivision 7-d to read as follows:
   7-D. IF THE VIOLATION WAS AN ACT  PROHIBITED  BY  SUBDIVISION  TWO  OF
 SECTION  13-0316-A  OF  THIS  CHAPTER, OR ANY RULE OR REGULATION ADOPTED
 PURSUANT THERETO, NOT TO EXCEED ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR  EACH  DAY  AND
 EACH  OFFENSE.  THE  DEPARTMENT MAY ADOPT POLICIES FOR THE COLLECTION OF
 PENALTIES.
   § 3. This act shall take effect  immediately.  Effective  immediately,
 the  addition,  amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation neces-
 sary for the implementation of  this  act  on  its  effective  date  are
 authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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