Senate Bill S9299

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the management of weakfish

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A10200 - Signed by Governor

  • 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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2021-S9299 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10200
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §13-0340-a, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S6396, A8046

2021-S9299 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2021-S9299 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S9299 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9299
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 13, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BROOKS -- 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  238  of  the  laws  of 2019, is amended to read as
 follows:
 § 13-0340-a. Weakfish (Cynoscion regalis).
   The department may, until December thirty-first, two  thousand  [twen-
 ty-two]  TWENTY-FIVE,  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 eligi-
 bility therefor, recordkeeping requirements, requirements on the  amount
 and type of fishing effort and gear, and requirements relating to trans-
 portation,  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 compli-
 ance 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. § 1800 et seq.).
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15568-01-2

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