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                                  4116--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 1, 2017
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GLICK, COOK, GALEF, WEINSTEIN, L. ROSENTHAL,
   ENGLEBRIGHT, COLTON, SEPULVEDA, D'URSO, McDONOUGH  --  read  once  and
   referred  to  the  Committee on Environmental Conservation -- reported
   and referred to the Committee on Codes -- recommitted to the Committee
   on Codes in accordance with Assembly  Rule  3,  sec.  2  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
   making contests, competitions, tournaments and derbys to take wildlife
   unlawful
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Subdivisions 14, 15 and 16 of section 11-0901 of the envi-
 ronmental conservation law, subdivision 14 as renumbered by chapter  486
 of the laws of 1985, are renumbered subdivisions 15, 16 and 17 and a new
 subdivision 14 is added to read as follows:
   14. IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO ORGANIZE, SPONSOR, CONDUCT,
 PROMOTE,  OR  PARTICIPATE  IN  ANY  CONTEST, COMPETITION, TOURNAMENT, OR
 DERBY WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF TAKING OR HUNTING  WILDLIFE  FOR  PRIZES  OR
 OTHER INDUCEMENT, OR FOR ENTERTAINMENT.  ANY WILDLIFE INJURED DURING THE
 COURSE  OF  A  CONTEST,  COMPETITION,  TOURNAMENT, OR DERBY CONDUCTED IN
 VIOLATION OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE TRANSPORTED TO A  LICENSED  WILD-
 LIFE REHABILITATOR OR VETERINARIAN FOR TREATMENT OR HUMANE EUTHANASIA IF
 BEST EFFORTS TO REHABILITATE AND RELEASE THE ANIMAL FAIL. THE REMAINS OF
 ANY WILDLIFE KILLED DURING THE COURSE OF A CONTEST, COMPETITION, TOURNA-
 MENT,  OR  DERBY  CONDUCTED  IN  VIOLATION  OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE
 FORFEITED BY EVERY ORGANIZER, PROMOTER, PARTICIPANT OR ANY OTHER  PERSON
 CONDUCTING  OR  INVOLVED  IN  SUCH  CONTEST, COMPETITION, TOURNAMENT, OR
 DERBY AND THE REMAINS OF SUCH WILDLIFE SHALL BECOME THE PROPERTY OF  THE
 DEPARTMENT.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 A. 4116--A                          2
 
   §  2. Section 71-0921 of the environmental conservation law is amended
 by adding a new subdivision 10-a to read as follows:
   10-A.  VIOLATIONS  OF  SUBDIVISION FOURTEEN OF SECTION 11-0901 OF THIS
 CHAPTER  INVOLVING  UNLAWFUL  CONTESTS,  COMPETITIONS,  TOURNAMENTS  AND
 DERBYS  TO  TAKE  WILDLIFE. EACH SUCH MISDEMEANOR SHALL BE PUNISHABLE BY
 IMPRISONMENT FOR NOT MORE THAN ONE YEAR OR BY A FINE OF  NOT  LESS  THAN
 FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS NOR MORE THAN TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS, OR BY BOTH SUCH
 IMPRISONMENT AND FINE.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
 ing the date on which it shall have become a law.