Assembly Bill A6959

Signed By Governor
2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to the management of scallops

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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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2011-A6959 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5193
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §13-0327, En Con L

2011-A6959 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the management of scallops.

2011-A6959 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6959

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              April 6, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. THIELE, SWEENEY, COLTON, JAFFEE, TITONE, ZEBROW-
  SKI, COOK, MAISEL, P. RIVERA, REILLY, ROBERTS -- Multi-Sponsored by --
  M. of A. McENENY, STEVENSON -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Environmental Conservation

AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation  to  the
  management of scallops

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 13-0327 of the environmental conservation  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  148  of  the  laws  of 2007, is amended to read as
follows:
S 13-0327. Scallops; prohibited acts.
  The department may, until December thirty-first, two thousand [eleven]
THIRTEEN, adopt by regulation measures for the  management  of  scallops
(Family  Pectinidae) including size limits, catch and possession limits,
open and closed seasons, closed areas, restrictions  on  the  manner  of
taking  and  landing, requirements for permits and eligibility therefor,
recordkeeping  and  identification  requirements,  requirements  on  the
amount and type of fishing effort and gear, and requirements relating to
transportation,  possession and sale, provided that such regulations are
no less restrictive than requirements set forth in this chapter.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06906-02-1


              

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