Senate Bill S4978

Signed By Governor
2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to continuing the authority of the department of environmental conservation to provide for the taking of blackfish

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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-S4978 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6886
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §13-0340-d, En Con L

2011-S4978 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to continuing the authority of the department of environmental conservation to provide for the taking of blackfish.

2011-S4978 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S4978 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4978

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               May 2, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by Sens. JOHNSON, GRISANTI -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and  when  printed  to  be committed to the Committee on Environmental
  Conservation

AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
  continuing  the authority of the department of environmental conserva-
  tion to provide for the taking of blackfish

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  1  of section 13-0340-d of the environmental
conservation law, as amended by chapter 147 of  the  laws  of  2007,  is
amended to read as follows:
  1.  The  department  may,  until  December  thirty-first, two thousand
[eleven] FOURTEEN, fix by regulation  measures  for  the  management  of
blackfish  (Tautoga onitis), including size limits, catch and possession
limits, open and closed  seasons,  closed  areas,  restrictions  on  the
manner  of  taking and landing, requirements for permits and eligibility
therefor, recordkeeping requirements, requirements  on  the  amount  and
type  of fishing effort and gear, and requirements relating to transpor-
tation, possession and sale, provided that such regulations are no  less
restrictive  than  requirements  set  forth in this chapter and provided
further  that  such  regulations  are  consistent  with  the  compliance
requirements  of  applicable  fishery  management  plans  adopted by the
Atlantic  States  Marine  Fisheries  Commission  and   with   applicable
provisions  of  fishery management plans adopted pursuant to the Federal
Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. S 1800 et seq.).
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06918-01-1

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