Senate Bill S4972

Signed By Governor
2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to the management of fluke-summer flounder

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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-S4972 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6949
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §13-0340-b, En Con L

2011-S4972 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the management of fluke-summer flounder.

2011-S4972 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S4972 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4972

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               May 2, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by Sens. JOHNSON, GRISANTI -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and  when  printed  to  be committed to the Committee on Environmental
  Conservation

AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation  to  the
  management of fluke-summer flounder

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

  Section 1.  Section 13-0340-b of the environmental  conservation  law,
as  amended  by  chapter  152 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read as
follows:
S 13-0340-b. Fluke - summer flounder (Paralichthys dentatus).
  The department may, until December thirty-first, two thousand [eleven]
FIFTEEN, fix by regulation measures  for  the  management  of  fluke  or
summer  flounder  (Paralichthys  dentatus), 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  requirements,  require-
ments  on  the  amount and type of fishing effort and gear, and require-
ments relating to transportation, 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 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. S 1800 et
seq.).
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09007-01-1

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