Assembly Actions -
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Jul 31, 2013 |
signed chap.305 |
Jul 19, 2013 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 21, 2013 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.684 substituted for a8105 |
Jun 20, 2013 |
referred to codes delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1519 |
Jun 17, 2013 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S5838
Signed By Governor2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- 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
2013-S5838 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A8105
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§13-0329 & 13-0334, En Con L; rpld §2, amd §3, Chap 211 of 2008
2013-S5838 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5838 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the management of American lobster; to amend chapter 211 of the laws of 2008 amending the environmental conservation law relating to the management of American lobsters, in relation to the effectiveness thereof; to repeal section 2 of such chapter relating to the management of American lobsters; and providing for the repeal of certain provisions upon expiration thereof Purpose of the Bill: The bill would amend the Environmental Conservation Law (ECL) to (i) ensure the timely adoption of management measures required by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) Amendment XVII and (ii) allow lobster parts and oversized lobsters lawfully landed outside of New York State waters to be sold within the state. Summary of Provisions: Section 1 of the bill would amend ECL § 13-0329(5)(a), (d) to exempt from the limit associated with the taking, possession or sale of lobsters measuring a certain size those lobsters lawfully taken outside of New York in accordance with new ECL § 13-0329(18) and to clarify the current prohibition on the landing or possession of lobster parts.
2013-S5838 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5838 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E June 17, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ZELDIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the management of American lobster; to amend chapter 211 of the laws of 2008 amending the environmental conservation law relating to the management of American lobsters, in relation to the effectiveness thereof; to repeal section 2 of such chapter relating to the manage- ment of American lobsters; and providing for the repeal of certain provisions upon expiration thereof THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraphs a and d of subdivision 5 of section 13-0329 of the environmental conservation law, paragraph a as amended by section 1 of chapter 211 of the laws of 2008 and paragraph d as added by chapter 357 of the laws of 1998, are amended to read as follows: a. Except as provided in subdivisions 13 [and], 16 AND 18 of this section, only lobsters measuring three and three-eighths inches or more and five and one-quarter inches or less may be taken, possessed, bought, sold, imported and exported. All measurements are from the rear end of the eye socket along a line parallel to the center line of the body shell (carapace) to the rear end of the body shell (carapace). d. The landing or possession, IN THE MARINE DISTRICT, of lobster, or parts thereof, not in the shell, detached lobster tails or claws, or any other part of a lobster that has been separated from the lobster BY ANY PERSON WHO HAS A LOBSTER PERMIT ISSUED BY THE STATE is prohibited. [This prohibition applies to any lobstermen licensed by the state.] S 2. Section 13-0329 of the environmental conservation law is amended by adding three new subdivisions 17, 18 and 19 to read as follows: 17. A. NO LOBSTER MAY BE TAKEN FROM ATLANTIC STATES MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION AREA SIX FROM SEPTEMBER EIGHTH THROUGH NOVEMBER TWENTY-EIGHTH PURSUANT TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE AREA'S LOBSTER CONSERVATION EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08963-04-3
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