S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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S. 376 A. 854
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
(PREFILED)
January 7, 2009
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IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental
Conservation
IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred
to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to
authorizing the catching and possession of five times the daily limit
for any species of fish during any seven consecutive day period and
authorizing the catching and possession on a single vessel of the
daily limits of any species of fish for which a person aboard such
vessel holds a license for the taking thereof; and providing for the
repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a
new section 13-0373 to read as follows:
S 13-0373. AGGREGATION OF DAILY AND TRIP CATCH AND POSSESSION LIMITS.
1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF THIS TITLE OR ANY RULE OR REGU-
LATION PROMULGATED PURSUANT THERETO, A PERSON MAY CATCH AND POSSESS AT
ANY ONE TIME OR AT VARIOUS TIMES DURING ANY SEVEN CONSECUTIVE DAY PERIOD
OF TIME, NOT MORE THAN FIVE TIMES THE DAILY MAXIMUM FOR THE SPECIES OF
FISH CAUGHT AND POSSESSED. ANY PERSON WHO CATCHES AND POSSESSES ANY
QUANTITY OF ANY SPECIES OF FISH IN EXCESS OF THE DAILY LIMIT, AS AUTHOR-
IZED BY THIS SUBDIVISION, SHALL NOT TAKE MORE THAN FIVE TIMES THE DAILY
LIMIT FOR SUCH FISH DURING ANY SEVEN CONSECUTIVE DAY PERIOD OF TIME.
2. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF THIS TITLE OR ANY RULE OR REGU-
LATION PROMULGATED PURSUANT THERETO, NO VESSEL TRIP LIMIT SHALL BE
DEEMED TO PROHIBIT THE CATCHING AND POSSESSION OF THE MAXIMUM DAILY
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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LIMITS FOR MORE THAN ONE SPECIES OF FISH ON A SINGLE VESSEL BY ANY
PERSON OR PERSONS AUTHORIZED TO TAKE SUCH SPECIES OF FISH.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately, and shall expire and be
deemed repealed January 1, 2011.