Assembly Bill A5951

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Provides for a prohibition on trapping animals for sport

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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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2011-A5951 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง11-1101, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3022, A6920
2013-2014: A2050
2015-2016: A5842

2011-A5951 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for a prohibition on trapping animals for sport.

2011-A5951 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5951

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 3, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. KAVANAGH, ORTIZ, MAYERSOHN, CLARK -- Multi-Spon-
  sored by -- M. of A.   GLICK, GOTTFRIED,  V. LOPEZ,  MAISEL,  MILLMAN,
  PHEFFER,  TOWNS, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Environmental Conservation

AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
  prohibiting trapping for sport in New York state

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

  Section 1. Section 11-1101 of the environmental  conservation  law  is
amended by adding a new subdivision 13 to read as follows:
  13.  NO  PERSON  WHO OWNS, OPERATES OR MANAGES A FACILITY THAT HARBORS
FOX, OTTER, BEAVER OR MUSKRAT FOR TRAPPING SHALL  KNOWINGLY  PERMIT  THE
TAKING  ON  SUCH PREMISES BY ANY PERSON WHO PAYS A FEE TO TAKE SUCH LIVE
ANIMALS BY TRAPPING FOR SPORT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00077-01-1

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