Assembly Actions -
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Jun 20, 2018 |
committed to rules |
Jan 16, 2018 |
advanced to third reading |
Jan 09, 2018 |
2nd report cal. |
Jan 08, 2018 |
1st report cal.66 |
Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to environmental conservation returned to senate died in assembly |
May 24, 2017 |
referred to environmental conservation delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 15, 2017 |
advanced to third reading |
May 10, 2017 |
2nd report cal. |
May 09, 2017 |
1st report cal.856 |
Jan 06, 2017 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Senate Bill S998
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2017-S998 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A5402
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §11-1001, En Con L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
S4842, A10077
2013-2014: S2039, A1229
2015-2016: S1599, A4940, A926
2019-2020: A3451
2021-2022: A5209
2017-S998 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S998 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to falconry PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : Amends the definition of raptors to include lawfully acquired Golden Eagles and Peregrine Falcons and their progeny. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section 1: Amends subdivision 1 of section 11-1001 of the Environmental Conservation Law to include lawfully acquired golden eagles, peregrine falcons and their progeny within the definition of raptors for the purpose of falconry. Section 2: Effective date. JUSTIFICATION : Current law prohibits the use of birds listed on the New York State "endangered species" list or "threatened species" list from being involved in the hunting practice of falconry. Currently, the Golden
2017-S998 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 998 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 6, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. BONACIC -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to falconry THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 11-1001 of the environmental conservation law, as added by chapter 825 of the laws of 1973, subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 325 of the laws of 1989, is amended to read as follows: § 11-1001. Definitions. (1) "Raptors" means all species of the orders Strigiformes and Falco- niformes and shall include but not be limited to falcons, hawks, owls and eagles except the golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetor) and bald eagle (Haliaetus leucocephalus) and all birds listed as endangered or threat- ened pursuant to section 11-0535 of this article. However, [properly banded peregrine falcons which are the progeny of birds lawfully acquired prior to 1978 are] LAWFULLY ACQUIRED GOLDEN EAGLES, PEREGRINE FALCONS, AND THEIR PROGENY ARE raptors within the meaning of this section. (2) "Falconry" means the sport of hunting by the use of trained raptors and includes the training, feeding and handling of such birds and their recapture after being released for hunting or training. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03311-02-7
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