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Assembly Bill A3378

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Prohibits the taking of striped bass from the waters of the Hudson River for commercial purposes

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2011-A3378 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง13-0349-a, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A1786

2011-A3378 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the taking of striped bass from the waters of the Hudson River for commercial purposes; delineates the presumption of when striped bass are being taken for commercial purposes.

2011-A3378 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3378

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 25, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. CALHOUN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Environmental Conservation

AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
  prohibiting the taking of striped bass in the Hudson River for commer-
  cial purposes

  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 13-0349-a to read as follows:
S  13-0349-A.  TAKING OF STRIPED BASS IN THE HUDSON RIVER FOR COMMERCIAL
               PURPOSES; PROHIBITED.
  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, NO PERSON
SHALL TAKE STRIPED BASS FROM THE WATERS OF THE HUDSON RIVER FOR  COMMER-
CIAL  PURPOSES.  FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION A PERSON SHALL BE PRESUMED
TO BE TAKING STRIPED BASS FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES  WHEN  SETTING,  MAIN-
TAINING,  OPERATING  OR USING NETS, EXCEPT SEINES NOT LARGER THAN THIRTY
FEET LONG OR FOUR FEET DEEP OR LIFT NETS NOT LARGER THAN SIXTEEN  SQUARE
FEET;  TRAPS,  EXCEPT  BAIT TRAPS NOT MORE THAN THIRTY INCHES IN LENGTH;
COMBS; POTS; OR HOOK AND LINE, EXCEPT BY ANGLING.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02749-01-1

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