Assembly Bill A10204

Signed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to extending the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage weakfish

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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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2015-A10204 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7263
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §13-0340-a, En Con L

2015-A10204 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage weakfish.

2015-A10204 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  10204

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 16, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  HYNDMAN,  ENGLEBRIGHT  -- (at request of the
  Department of Environmental Conservation) -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Environmental Conservation

AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
  extending  the  authority of the department of environmental conserva-
  tion to manage weakfish

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

  Section 1. Section 13-0340-a of the environmental conservation law, as
amended  by  chapter  161  of  the  laws  of 2014, is amended to read as
follows:
S 13-0340-a. Weakfish (Cynoscion regalis).
  The  department  may,  until  December  thirty-first,   two   thousand
[sixteen]  NINETEEN,  fix  by  regulation measures for the management of
weakfish  (Cynoscion  regalis),  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 eligi-
bility therefor, recordkeeping requirements, requirements on the  amount
and type of fishing effort and gear, and requirements relating to trans-
portation,  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 compli-
ance 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.
                                                           LBD14149-01-6

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