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Assembly Bill A4777

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to limiting, restricting or prohibiting trapping

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2009-A4777 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5423
Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง11-1111, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A3816, S2698
2013-2014: A1756, S1039
2015-2016: A4972, S1009
2017-2018: S3062

2009-A4777 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that each county within the state may limit, restrict or prohibit trapping within its municipal limits; provides that municipalities may do so by local law or ordinance.

2009-A4777 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4777

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 6, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, ROSENTHAL, KAVANAGH, McENENY, BRAD-
  LEY, COLTON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. LATIMER, PHEFFER -- read
  once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation

AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to muni-
  cipalities regulating the use of traps

  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 11-1111 to read as follows:
S 11-1111. MUNICIPAL REGULATION OF TRAPPING.
  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS ARTICLE OR  OF  ANY  OTHER
LAW,  RULE  OR REGULATION, EACH COUNTY IN THE STATE MAY, BY LOCAL LAW OR
ORDINANCE, RESTRICT, LIMIT OR PROHIBIT  TRAPPING  WITHIN  ITS  MUNICIPAL
LIMITS.  NO  PROVISION  OF  THIS SECTION SHALL BE DEEMED TO PROHIBIT THE
DEPARTMENT FROM EXERCISING ITS  EMERGENCY  POWERS  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION
11-0325  OF  THIS ARTICLE IN RELATION TO THE CONTROL OF FISH OR WILDLIFE
IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST TO PREVENT THE INTRODUCTION OR SPREAD OF DISEASE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08720-01-9

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