Assembly Bill A4461

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Prohibits the possession of bushmeat and imposes civil penalties therefor

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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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2009-A4461 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §11-0538, amd §71-0925, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A3731
2013-2014: A971

2009-A4461 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the possession of bushmeat and imposes civil penalties therefor.

2009-A4461 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4461

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 4, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. BALL, P. RIVERA, ALFANO, McKEVITT -- read once
  and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation

AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
  prohibiting the possession, transportation and sale of bushmeat

  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 11-0538 to read as follows:
S 11-0538. POSSESSION OF BUSHMEAT; PROHIBITED.
  1.  A.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER  PROVISION  OF  THIS  CHAPTER, THE
POSSESSION, IMPORTATION, TRANSPORTATION, SALE OR TAKING  OF  THE  FLESH,
BONES, SKELETON, SKULL, BLOOD, ORGAN, OTHER BODY PARTS OR CARCASS OF ANY
SPECIES DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH B OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
  B.  PARAGRAPH  A  OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION  SHALL  APPLY TO THE FOLLOWING
SPECIES:
FAMILY                              ORDER/COMMON
ARTIODACTYLA
BOVIDAE
AFRICAN BUFFALO                     SYNCERUS CAFFER
BOHOR REEDBUCK                      REDUNCA REDUNCA
BONGO                               BOOCERCUS EURYCEROS
BUSHBUCK                            TRAGELAPHUS SCRIPTUS
CAPE GRYSBOK                        RAPHICERUS MELANOTIS
COMMON ELAND                        TRAGELAPHUS (TAUROTRAGUS)
DIK DIK                             MADOQUA SPP.
DUIKER                              CEPHALOPHUS SPP.
FOREST BUFFALO                      SYNCERUS CAFFER NANUS
GEMSBOK OR ORYX                     ORYX GAZELLA
GRANT'S GAZELLE                     GAZELLA GRANTI
GREATER KUDU                        TRAGELAPHUS STREPSICEROS
HARTEBEEST                          ALCELAPHUS BUSELAPHUS

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07407-02-9

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