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Senate Bill S2798

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Grants the department of agriculture and markets the exclusive authority to regulate cervid (deer and elk) farms

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2013-S2798 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6805
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง16, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
S5767, A9746

2013-S2798 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Grants the department of agriculture and markets the exclusive authority to regulate cervid (deer and elk) farms; eliminates the authority of the department of environmental conservation to regulate such farms.

2013-S2798 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S2798 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2798

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 23, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  BALL  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture

AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to granting
  the department of agriculture and markets the sole authority to  regu-
  late cervid farms

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

  Section 1. Section 16 of the agriculture and markets law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 47 to read as follows:
  47. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF ARTICLE ELEVEN  OF  THE  ENVIRON-
MENTAL  CONSERVATION  LAW,  REGULATE AND OVERSEE ALL CERVID FARMS IN THE
STATE. THE AUTHORITY GRANTED  PURSUANT  TO  THIS  SUBDIVISION  SHALL  BE
DEEMED  TO GRANT THE DEPARTMENT EXCLUSIVE AUTHORITY OVER CERVID FARMING.
WITH REGARD THERETO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER  AND  THE  RULES  AND
REGULATIONS PROMULGATED PURSUANT THERETO, SHALL SUPERSEDE THE PROVISIONS
OF  THE  ENVIRONMENTAL  CONSERVATION  LAW AND ITS IMPLEMENTING RULES AND
REGULATIONS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04770-01-3

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