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Assembly Bill A3678

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Excludes certain animals from the definition of "wildlife"

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2017-A3678 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §11-0103, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2671
2011-2012: A3593
2013-2014: A3375
2015-2016: A3448
2019-2020: A1224

2017-A3678 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Excludes dogs, cats and any other domesticated animals from the definition of "wildlife".

2017-A3678 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3678
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 30, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. GLICK, COLTON, GALEF, CUSICK, O'DONNELL, ROSEN-
   THAL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CRESPO, WEINSTEIN -- read  once
   and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
   excluding certain animals from the definition of wildlife

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph  a  of  subdivision 6 of section 11-0103 of the
 environmental conservation law, as amended by chapter 777 of the laws of
 1976, is amended to read as follows:
   a. "Wildlife" means wild game and all other animal life existing in  a
 wild state, except COMPANION ANIMALS AS DEFINED IN SECTION THREE HUNDRED
 FIFTY OF THE AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW, fish, shellfish and crustacea.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03086-01-7

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