Assembly Actions -
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May 05, 2014 |
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Senate Bill S7194
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP, RFM) 24th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Environmental Conservation Committee
- 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
co-Sponsors
(R) Senate District
(D) 15th Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2013-S7194 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Environmental Conservation
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §11-0535-a, amd §§71-0924 & 71-0925, En Con L
2013-S7194 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S7194 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to prohibiting the purchase and sale of ivory articles and increasing the penalties for the illegal commercialization of wildlife, including ivory articles PURPOSE: To prohibit the sale, purchase, trade, barter and distribution of certain ivory articles. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one amends the environmental conservation law by adding a new section 11-0535-a, Illegal ivory articles. Section two amends section 71-0924 of the environmental conservation law, Illegal commercialization of fish, shellfish, crustaceans and wildlife. Section three adds a new subdivision 16 by amending subdivision 13 of section 71-0925 of the environmental conservation law. Section four requires the Department of Environmental Conservation to maintain on its website, information regarding the prohibition on the
2013-S7194 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7194 I N S E N A T E May 5, 2014 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- 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 prohibiting the purchase and sale of ivory articles and increasing the penalties for the illegal commercialization of wildlife, including ivory articles 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 11-0535-a to read as follows: S 11-0535-A. ILLEGAL IVORY ARTICLES. 1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION: A. "DISTRIBUTE" MEANS A TRANSFER OR CHANGE IN POSSESSION WITH AN ACCOMPANYING CHANGE IN LEGAL OWNERSHIP. B. "IVORY ARTICLE" MEANS ANY ITEM CONTAINING: (I) WORKED OR RAW IVORY FROM ANY SPECIES OF ELEPHANT OR MAMMOTH; OR (II) ANY ANIMAL PART CONTAINING IVORY INCLUDED BY THE COMMISSIONER PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION. C. "RAW IVORY" MEANS ANY ELEPHANT OR MAMMOTH TUSK, AND ANY PIECE THEREOF, THE SURFACE OF WHICH, POLISHED, OR UNPOLISHED, IS UNALTERED OR MINIMALLY CARVED. D. "WORKED IVORY" MEANS ANY ELEPHANT OR MAMMOTH TUSK, AND ANY PIECE THEREOF, WHICH IS NOT RAW IVORY. 2. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION AND NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION 11-0535 OF THIS TITLE, WHICH AUTHORIZES THE DEPARTMENT TO ISSUE CERTAIN LICENSES OR PERMITS, NO PERSON SHALL SELL, OFFER FOR SALE, PURCHASE, TRADE, BARTER OR DISTRIBUTE AN IVORY ARTICLE. 3. UNLESS SUCH ACTIVITY IS PROHIBITED BY FEDERAL LAW, RULE OR REGU- LATION, THE COMMISSIONER MAY AUTHORIZE, UNDER SUCH ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS HE OR SHE MAY PRESCRIBE, THE SALE, OFFERING FOR SALE, PURCHASE, TRADING, BARTERING OR DISTRIBUTION OF IVORY ARTICLES, PROVIDED THAT: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14095-04-4
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