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Assembly Bill A4148

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Prohibits the purchase, sale, trade, or barter of fish caught in New York waters containing PCBs greater than one part per million

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2009-A4148 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation

2009-A4148 - Summary

Prohibits the purchase, sale, trade, or barter of fish caught in New York waters containing PCBs greater than one part per million; includes waters defined as those within the marine and coastal district.

2009-A4148 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4148

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 30, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. BRODSKY, CAHILL, SWEENEY -- Multi-Sponsored by --
  M.  of  A.  CLARK,  ORTIZ,  PERRY,  J. RIVERA, WRIGHT -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation

AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
  purchase,  sale,  trade,  or barter of fish containing polychlorinated
  biphenyls taken from New York waters

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

  Section  1.  Section  13-0347 of the environmental conservation law is
amended by adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
  5. FISH TAKEN FROM THE WATERS OF THE STATE, INCLUDING THOSE TAKEN FROM
THE MARINE AND COASTAL DISTRICT, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 13-0103  OF  THIS
ARTICLE,  SHALL  NOT BE PURCHASED, SOLD, TRADED, OR BARTERED, OR OFFERED
OR EXPOSED FOR PURCHASE, SALE, TRADE, OR BARTER, HAVING, IN ANY FORM,  A
POLYCHLORINATED  BIPHENYL  CONCENTRATION LEVEL GREATER THAN ONE PART PER
MILLION. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS  FOR  THE
PROPER IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it  shall have become a law; provided however, that effective immediate-
ly, the addition, amendment, or repeal of any rule or regulation  neces-
sary  for  the  implementation  of  this  act  on its effective date are
authorized and directed to be made  and  completed  on  or  before  such
effective date.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06993-01-9

2009-A4148A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation

2009-A4148A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the purchase, sale, trade, or barter of fish caught in New York waters containing PCBs greater than one part per million; includes waters defined as those within the marine and coastal district.

2009-A4148A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 4148--A

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 30, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. BRODSKY, CAHILL, SWEENEY -- Multi-Sponsored by --
  M.  of  A.    CLARK,  ORTIZ, PERRY, J. RIVERA, WRIGHT -- read once and
  referred 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
  purchase, sale, trade, or barter of  fish  containing  polychlorinated
  biphenyls taken from New York waters

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

  Section 1. Section 13-0347 of the environmental  conservation  law  is
amended by adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
  5.  FISH  THAT ARE TAKEN FROM THE WATERS OF THE STATE, INCLUDING THOSE
TAKEN FROM THE MARINE  AND  COASTAL  DISTRICT,  AS  DEFINED  IN  SECTION
13-0103  OF  THIS  ARTICLE,  SHALL  NOT  BE  PURCHASED, SOLD, TRADED, OR
BARTERED, OR OFFERED OR EXPOSED FOR PURCHASE, SALE,  TRADE,  OR  BARTER,
HAVING,  IN  ANY  FORM,  A  POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL CONCENTRATION LEVEL
GREATER THAN ONE PART PER MILLION. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROMULGATE RULES
AND REGULATIONS FOR THE PROPER IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it shall have become a law; provided however, that effective  immediate-
ly,  the addition, amendment, or repeal of any rule or regulation neces-
sary for the implementation of  this  act  on  its  effective  date  are
authorized  and  directed  to  be  made  and completed on or before such
effective date.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06993-02-9

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