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Senate Bill S4475

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Regulates hatcheries that raise trout and black bass for food fish

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2009-S4475 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 5-E ยง97, Ag & Mkts L

2009-S4475 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Regulates hatcheries that raise trout and black bass for food fish.

2009-S4475 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S4475 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4475

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 23, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by Sen. AUBERTINE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  agriculture and markets law, in relation to the
  regulation of food fish

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

  Section  1. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new
article 5-E to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 5-E
                         REGULATION OF FOOD FISH
SECTION 97. PRIVATE TROUT AND BLACK BASS HATCHERIES.
  S 97. PRIVATE TROUT AND BLACK BASS HATCHERIES. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY
OTHER  PROVISION  OF  LAW  TO  THE  CONTRARY,  THE  DEPARTMENT,  AT  ITS
DISCRETION, MAY ISSUE TO ANY PERSON A HATCHERY PERMIT, VALID DURING  THE
CALENDAR  YEAR  OF  ISSUE,  TO  PROPAGATE, RAISE AND SELL TROUT FOR FOOD
FISH. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTABLISH BY ORDER, REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE
IDENTIFICATION AND TRANSPORTATION OF TROUT RAISED UNDER  SUCH  A  PERMIT
WHICH ARE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD OR TRANSPORTED.
  2.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER  PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE
DEPARTMENT, AT ITS DISCRETION, SHALL ISSUE  TO  ANY  PERSON  A  HATCHERY
PERMIT, VALID DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR OF ISSUE, TO PROPAGATE, RAISE AND
SELL  BLACK BASS FOR FOOD FISH. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTABLISH BY ORDER,
REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE IDENTIFICATION  AND  TRANSPORTATION  OF  BLACK
BASS RAISED UNDER SUCH A PERMIT, OTHER THAN BY INDIVIDUAL TAGGING, WHICH
ARE OFFERED FOR SALE (LIVE OR OTHERWISE), SOLD OR TRANSPORTED.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law, provided, however, that  effective  immediately,  the
addition,  amendment  and/or  repeal of any rule or regulation necessary
for the implementation of this act on its effective date  is  authorized
to be made and completed on or before such date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10669-01-9

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