Assembly Bill A5492

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Permits a shellfish company to enter into a contract with the department of environmental conservation to reimburse such department for shellfish bed inspection cost

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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-A5492 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2630
Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §11-0305, En Con
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
S8514

2011-A5492 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Permits a shellfish company doing business in this state to enter into a contract with the department of environmental conservation to reimburse the department for shellfish bed inspection costs.

2011-A5492 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5492

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 22, 2011
                               ___________

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 the
  inspection of shellfish beds

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  7  of  section  11-0305 of the environmental
conservation law is amended to read as follows:
  7. A. To regulate the examination and inspection of shellfish grounds,
boats used in taking and buildings used for storage  of  shellfish,  the
handling  and  shipment  of  shellfish,  the  floating of shellfish, the
removal of shellfish from unsanitary beds and their  deposit  on  unpol-
luted grounds.
  B. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, ANY SHELLFISH COMPANY DOING BUSI-
NESS  IN THIS STATE MAY ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH THE DEPARTMENT TO PAY
FOR OR REIMBURSE THE DEPARTMENT FOR THE EXAMINATION  AND  INSPECTION  OF
SHELLFISH  BEDS  OWNED  BY  SUCH  COMPANY.  IN  THE EVENT THE DEPARTMENT
REFUSES OR FAILS TO ENTER INTO SUCH A CONTRACT WITHIN TWENTY  DAYS  FROM
THE  DATE  SUCH  EXAMINATION AND INSPECTION IS REQUESTED, SUCH SHELLFISH
COMPANY MAY CONTRACT WITH AN INDEPENDENT INSPECTOR TO CONDUCT SUCH EXAM-
INATION AND INSPECTION. ANY REPORT ISSUED UPON COMPLETION OF SUCH  INDE-
PENDENT EXAMINATION AND INSPECTION SHALL BE KEPT ON FILE BY SUCH SHELLF-
ISH  COMPANY FOR TWO YEARS AND SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE DEPARTMENT
UPON REQUEST. NO PERSON HIRED BY THE DEPARTMENT OR  WHO  CONTRACTS  WITH
THE DEPARTMENT TO CONDUCT AN EXAMINATION AND INSPECTION PURSUANT TO THIS
SUBDIVISION  SHALL  COUNT AGAINST THE DIVISION OF THE BUDGET'S FULL-TIME
EQUIVALENTS FOR THE DEPARTMENT;
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08391-01-1

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