Senate Bill S1872

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Prohibits the taking of striped bass during the period of January 1 to April 15

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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-S1872 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2023
Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §13-0347, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S2178, A2298
2017-2018: S3004, A2328
2019-2020: S3689, A5414

2015-S1872 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the taking of striped bass during the period of January 1 to April 15; changes from December 15.

2015-S1872 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S1872 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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    S. 1872                                                  A. 2023

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                            January 15, 2015
                               ___________

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
  period for the taking of striped bass

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 4  of  section  13-0347  of  the  environmental
conservation  law,  as  added  by  chapter  990  of the laws of 1983, is
amended to read as follows:
  4. No person shall take or land striped bass in the marine  waters  of
New  York  state  during  the period [December 15] JANUARY 1 to April 15
inclusive. For purposes of this section "marine waters" means the  tidal
waters  of  the state including the Hudson River from the Battery to the
George Washington bridge, and "land" shall mean the setting  or  putting
on  shore  from  any  boat  or vessel or to bring to any port or docking
place any striped bass. Possession of striped  bass  imported  into  New
York  other  than  by boat is not prohibited during the closed season so
long as such striped bass are of legal minimum size. Striped bass  unin-
tentionally  taken in violation of this subdivision shall be returned to
the water immediately without unnecessary injury.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00880-01-5

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