Assembly Bill A6308A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Establishes a 5 year moratorium on the taking of horseshoe crabs or the eggs of horseshoe crabs by any person

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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A6308 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4832
Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A7578
2011-2012: A5481
2013-2014: A5611
2017-2018: S62
2019-2020: S48
2021-2022: S684
2023-2024: S3185

2015-A6308 - Summary

Establishes a moratorium on the taking of horseshoe crabs or the eggs of horseshoe crabs by any person, unless such taking is for scientific or educational purposes.

2015-A6308 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6308

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 20, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Environmental Conservation

AN ACT to impose a moratorium upon the taking of horseshoe crabs and the
  eggs thereof; to direct the department of  environmental  conservation
  to  study  and  report  on the populations of shorebirds and horseshoe
  crabs; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration
  thereof

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

  Section  1.  Legislative  findings.  The legislature hereby finds that
each spring more than one million shorebirds of six  species,  including
the  red  knot, stop at Long Island beaches and feed upon horseshoe crab
eggs.  The red knot was once considered one of the state's most abundant
shorebirds. Horseshoe crab eggs is a critical source  of  food  for  red
knots  which  they  consume during their stopover in New York. Such food
source is necessary for the red  knots  to  gain  sufficient  weight  to
continue  their  migration  north  to  breeding  grounds in the Canadian
Arctic.  Surveys have shown that red knots migrating through  the  state
declined  by  65  percent since 2000. Thus, both state and international
biologists fear that the red knot will become extinct in as few as  five
years.
  The  legislature  therefore declares that a moratorium on the harvest,
landing, taking and possession of horseshoe crabs would help ensure that
more horseshoe crab eggs will be available as a food source, thus  help-
ing to ensure the survival of these shorebirds.
  S  2.  (a)  Notwithstanding  the  provisions of section 13-0331 of the
environmental conservation law or any other provision of law, no  person
shall take any horseshoe crab (Limulus sp.) or the eggs of any horseshoe
crab  from  the  waters  or land of the state, nor possess any horseshoe
crab or the eggs of a horseshoe crab, regardless of the origin thereof.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10018-01-5

              

2015-A6308A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4832
Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A7578
2011-2012: A5481
2013-2014: A5611
2017-2018: S62
2019-2020: S48
2021-2022: S684
2023-2024: S3185

2015-A6308A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a moratorium on the taking of horseshoe crabs or the eggs of horseshoe crabs by any person, unless such taking is for scientific or educational purposes.

2015-A6308A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 6308--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 20, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Environmental Conservation -- recommitted to the  Commit-
  tee  on Environmental Conservation in accordance with Assembly Rule 3,
  sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to impose a moratorium upon the taking of horseshoe crabs and the
  eggs  thereof;  to direct the department of environmental conservation
  to study and report on the populations  of  shorebirds  and  horseshoe
  crabs; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration
  thereof

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

  Section 1. Legislative findings. The  legislature  hereby  finds  that
each  spring  more than one million shorebirds of six species, including
the red knot, stop at Long Island beaches and feed upon  horseshoe  crab
eggs.  The red knot was once considered one of the state's most abundant
shorebirds.  Horseshoe  crab  eggs are a critical source of food for red
knots which they consume during their stopover in New  York.  Such  food
source  is  necessary  for  the  red  knots to gain sufficient weight to
continue their migration north  to  breeding  grounds  in  the  Canadian
Arctic.    Surveys have shown that red knots migrating through the state
declined by 65 percent since 2000. Thus, both  state  and  international
biologists  fear that the red knot will become extinct in as few as five
years.
  The legislature therefore declares that a moratorium on  the  harvest,
landing, taking and possession of horseshoe crabs would help ensure that
more  horseshoe crab eggs will be available as a food source, thus help-
ing to ensure the survival of these shorebirds.
  S 2. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions  of  section  13-0331  of  the
environmental  conservation law or any other provision of law, no person
shall take any horseshoe crab (Limulus sp.) or the eggs of any horseshoe

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10018-03-6
              

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