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June 11, 2010
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Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Hevesi) --
read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to
making technical corrections to provisions on wildlife
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 11-0511 of the environmental conservation law, as
amended by chapter 692 of the laws of 2004, is amended to read as
follows:
S 11-0511. Possession and transportation of wildlife.
Subject to the provisions of section 11-0512 of this article, no
person shall, except under a license or permit first obtained from the
department containing the prominent warning notice specified in subdivi-
sion nine of section 11-0917 of this article, possess, transport or
cause to be transported, imported or exported any live wolf, wolfdog,
coyote, coydog, fox, skunk, RACOON, venomous reptile [or raccoon],
endangered species designated pursuant to section 11-0535 of this title,
species named in section 11-0536 of this title or other species of
native or non-native live wildlife or fish where the department finds
that possession, transportation, importation or exportation of such
species of wildlife or fish would present a danger to the health or
welfare of the people of the state, an individual resident or indigenous
fish or wildlife population. Environmental conservation officers, forest
rangers and members of the state police may seize every such animal
possessed without such license or permit. No action for damages shall
lie for such seizure, and disposition of seized animals shall be at the
discretion of the department.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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