Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 11, 2014 |
referred to environmental conservation delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 10, 2014 |
ordered to third reading cal.1239 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to environmental conservation returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 03, 2013 |
referred to environmental conservation delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 06, 2013 |
advanced to third reading |
May 01, 2013 |
2nd report cal. |
Apr 30, 2013 |
1st report cal.462 |
Feb 05, 2013 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Senate Bill S3563
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP, RFM) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
Votes
2013-S3563 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A1105
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Environmental Conservation
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง11-1105, En Con L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
S6166, A9173
2015-2016: S4038, A1016
2017-2018: A264
2019-2020: A3609
2021-2022: A5199
2023-2024: A4394
2013-S3563 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S3563 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to exempting traps set in water from the requirement of being visited every twenty-four hours PURPOSE: Exempts traps set in water from the requirement that they be visited once every 24 hours. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 11-1105 of Environmental Conservation law is amended to exempt traps set in water from the requirement of being visited every twenty-four hours. JUSTIFICATION: Trapping in New York State is not only a pastime for some, but is also a method of animal population control and offers economic benefits to the producers and consumers of food and products from the wild game industry. Throughout New York State, there are four- teen species of furbearing animals. When trapping animals such as mink, beaver, muskrat and otter, water trapping is a method commonly used. Trappers are bound by many rules and regulations to ensure the safety and security of wildlife populations. These rules are regulated by New York State's Department of Environmental Conservation. Included in the regulations that trappers must abide by are rules governing the checking of traps. In the Southern Zone, all traps must be checked once in each 24 hour period. The Northern Zone provides some leeway, allowing for
2013-S3563 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3563 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 5, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SEWARD -- 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 exempting traps set in water from the requirement of being visited every twenty-four hours THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 11-1105 of the environmental conservation law, as amended by chapter 279 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows: 1. Traps set for taking wildlife shall bear the name and residence address or the assigned identification number of the operator legibly at all times, provided, that state, county and municipal law enforcement agencies shall have access to the name, address and telephone number of such operator who was assigned such identification number. They shall be visited once in each twenty-four hours, except TRAPS in the Northern Zone [where they] AND TRAPS SET IN WATER WHICH shall be visited once in each forty-eight hours or a shorter interval of no less than twenty-four hours as the department may, by regulation, require, and all wildlife held captive shall immediately be removed from the traps. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03006-01-3
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