Senate Bill S6983A

Signed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage weakfish

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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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2013-S6983 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9452
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §13-0340-a, En Con L

2013-S6983 - Summary

Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage weakfish.

2013-S6983 - Sponsor Memo

2013-S6983 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6983

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 11, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. MARTINS -- (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
  extending the authority of the department of  environmental  conserva-
  tion to manage weakfish

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

  Section 1. Section 13-0340-a of the environmental conservation law, as
amended by chapter 418 of the laws  of  2011,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
S 13-0340-a. Weakfish (Cynoscion regalis).
  The  department  may, until December thirty-first, two thousand [four-
teen] EIGHTEEN, fix by regulation measures for the management of  weakf-
ish  (Cynoscion  regalis),  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, requirements  on  the  amount  and
type  of fishing effort and gear, and requirements relating to transpor-
tation, 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.
                                                           LBD13954-01-4


              

2013-S6983A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9452
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §13-0340-a, En Con L

2013-S6983A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage weakfish.

2013-S6983A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S6983A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 6983--A

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 11, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. MARTINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
  -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted  as  amended
  and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
  extending the authority of the department of  environmental  conserva-
  tion to manage weakfish

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

  Section 1. Section 13-0340-a of the environmental conservation law, as
amended by chapter 418 of the laws  of  2011,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
S 13-0340-a. Weakfish (Cynoscion regalis).
  The  department  may, until December thirty-first, two thousand [four-
teen] SIXTEEN, fix by regulation measures for the management of weakfish
(Cynoscion regalis), 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, requirements on the amount and type of fish-
ing effort  and  gear,  and  requirements  relating  to  transportation,
possession and sale, provided that such regulations are no less restric-
tive  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.
                                                           LBD13954-03-4


              

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