Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Oct 21, 2013 |
signed chap.417 |
Oct 09, 2013 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 18, 2013 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.412 substituted for a3767a |
Jun 17, 2013 |
referred to codes delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1407 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Jun 10, 2013 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Senate Bill S5733
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
co-Sponsors
(D, IP) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
2013-S5733 (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-S5733 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5733 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the sale, distribution, transport and trade of Eurasian boars Purpose of the Bill: The purpose would amend the Environmental Conservation Law (ECL) to prohibit the importation, possession, sale, or release of Eurasian Boar in New York State. Summary of provisions: Section 1 of the bill would amend Environmental Conservation Law (ECL) § 11-0103(29) to delete the term swine from the definition of a captive bred North American big game mammal. Section 2 would add a new ECL § 11-0514 to provide a definition of "Eurasian boar" and specifically exclude from the definition domesticated pigs. This section would also, (i) immediately prohibit the importation, breeding or release to the wild of Eurasian boar, (ii) prohibit the possession, sale, distribution or transportation of Eurasian boar - effective on September 1, 2015, and (iii) authorize the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to adopt rules and regulations necessary to implement and administer this section. Section 3 would amend ECL § 71-0925(15) to provide for the imposition
2013-S5733 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5733 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E June 10, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LITTLE -- (at request of the Department of Environ- mental Conservation) -- 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 sale, distribution, transport and trade of Eurasian boars THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph b of subdivision 29 of section 11-0103 of the environmental conservation law, as added by chapter 208 of the laws of 1999, is amended to read as follows: b. A captive bred North American big game mammal including: cougar, wolf, bear, bison, big horn sheep, mountain goat, antelope, elk, musk ox, mule deer, black tailed deer, caribou, [swine,] and a domestic game animal as defined in paragraph b of subdivision four of this section, provided, however, that nothing herein shall be deemed to expand, dimin- ish, or alter the department's authority under existing statute or regu- lation to regulate the taking of big game as defined in paragraph b of subdivision two of this section or other protected wildlife as defined in paragraph c of subdivision six of this section. S 2. The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new section 11-0514 to read as follows: S 11-0514. EURASIAN BOARS PROHIBITED. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "EURASIAN BOAR" SHALL MEAN ANY SUBSPECIES, BREED, OR HYBRID OF SWINE RECOGNIZED AS EURASIAN BOAR, RUSSIAN BOAR, WILD BOAR, WILD HOG, RAZORBACK, OR FERAL SWINE. "EURASIAN BOAR" SHALL NOT INCLUDE DOMESTIC PIGS (SUS SCROFA DOMESTICA) POSSESSED FOR MEAT PRODUCTION OR AS PETS, OR ANIMALS POSSESSED OR OWNED BY A ZOOLOGICAL PARK ACCREDITED BY THE ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS. 2. NO PERSON, FIRM, PARTNERSHIP, CORPORATION, OR GOVERNMENT ENTITY SHALL KNOWINGLY IMPORT, ALLOW TO BREED, OR INTRODUCE INTO THE WILD EURA- SIAN BOARS. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08969-06-3
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