S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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    S. 2109                                                  A. 3039
                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
                            January 21, 2015
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IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental
  Conservation
IN  ASSEMBLY  -- 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
  taking of fish for commercial purposes
  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
  Section 1. Section 13-0349 of the environmental  conservation  law  is
amended by adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
  4.  THE  PROVISIONS  OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY TO
THE REPLACEMENT OF ALL EXEMPT VESSELS OCCURRING AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO
THOUSAND FOUR. ANY VESSEL WHICH HAS BEEN REPLACED  SHALL  NO  LONGER  BE
EXEMPT  FROM  THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION.  IN THE
EVENT OF THE SALE OF AN EXEMPT VESSEL, A SELLER  WHO  HAS  RETAINED  THE
RIGHT  TO  REPLACE  AN EXEMPT VESSEL SHALL PROVIDE SATISFACTORY PROOF TO
THE  DEPARTMENT  THAT  THE  REPLACEMENT  RIGHTS  FOR  SUCH  VESSEL  WERE
RETAINED.  OTHERWISE  IT  SHALL  BE PRESUMED THAT THE REPLACEMENT RIGHTS
WERE SOLD WITH THE VESSEL AND ARE HELD BY THE OWNER OF SUCH VESSEL.  THE
DEPARTMENT MAY REQUIRE SATISFACTORY DOCUMENTATION FROM ANY VESSEL  OWNER
IN  RELATION  TO  THE  ADMINISTRATION  OF  VESSEL  REPLACEMENT  AND  ANY
EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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