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Assembly Bill A10109

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Allows recreational spearfishing in New York's marine and coastal waters

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2011-A10109 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง11-0103 & 11-1301, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A5179

2011-A10109 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows recreational spearfishing in New York's marine and coastal waters; defines "spear gun" and "under-water gun".

2011-A10109 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  10109

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               May 4, 2012
                               ___________

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
  defining spearguns  and  allowing  recreational  spearfishing  in  New
  York's marine and coastal waters

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 1  of  section  11-0103  of  the  environmental
conservation  law  is  amended  by  adding  a new paragraph f to read as
follows:
  F. "SPEARGUN" AND "UNDER-WATER GUN" MEANS  ANY  SPEARGUN  THAT  STORES
POTENTIAL ENERGY PROVIDED FROM THE SPEARFISHER'S MUSCLES ONLY.  SUCH GUN
MAY ONLY RELEASE THAT AMOUNT OF ENERGY THAT THE DIVER HAS PROVIDED TO IT
FROM  SUCH  DIVER'S OWN MUSCLES. COMMON TEMPORARY ENERGY STORING DEVICES
FOR SPEARGUNS SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT  BE  LIMITED  TO:    RUBBER  BANDS,
SPRINGS, AND SEALED AIR CHAMBERS.
  S  2.  Subdivision 1 of section 11-1301 of the environmental conserva-
tion law is amended by adding a new paragraph c to read as follows:
  C. MIGRATORY FOOD FISH OF THE  SEA  MAY  BE  TAKEN  RECREATIONALLY  BY
SPEAR, SPEARGUN OR SPEARING IN THE MARINE AND COASTAL DISTRICT.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15588-01-2

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