Senate Bill S1883B

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Enacts the "Big Five African Trophies Act" relating to banning the importation, transportation and possession of certain African wildlife species and products

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  • Introduced
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    • 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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co-Sponsors

2017-S1883 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 11 Title 5 §11-0535-b, amd §71-0919, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S4686
2019-2020: S4325
2021-2022: S2814
2023-2024: S3302

2017-S1883 - Summary

Enacts the "Big Five African Trophies Act" relating to banning the importation, transportation and possession of certain African wildlife species and products.

2017-S1883 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S1883 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1883
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 11, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. AVELLA, BOYLE, HAMILTON, LATIMER -- 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
   enacting "Cecil's law" relating to foreign game

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as "Cecil's law".
   §  2.  Section 11-1717 of the environmental conservation law, subdivi-
 sion 2 as amended by section 18 of part H of chapter 58 of the  laws  of
 2012, is amended to read as follows:
 § 11-1717. Foreign game.
   1.  Foreign game means pheasants of all species, Scotch grouse, Norwe-
 gian ptarmigan, Norwegian white grouse, European  black  game,  European
 black   plover,  European  gray-legged  partridge,  European  red-legged
 partridge, Egyptian quail, tinamou and species or  subspecies  of  birds
 not  native  to  this  state,  and European red deer, fallow deer [and],
 roebuck, AND "BIG FIVE AFRICAN SPECIES". AS USED IN  THIS  SECTION,  THE
 TERM  "BIG  FIVE  AFRICAN  SPECIES" SHALL MEAN AN ORGANISM OF ANY OF THE
 FOLLOWING MEMBERS OF THE ANIMAL  KINGDOM:  AFRICAN  ELEPHANT  (LOXODONTA
 AFRICANA),  AFRICAN LION (PANTERA LEO), AFRICAN LEOPARD (PANTHERA PARDUS
 PARDUS), THE BLACK RHINOCEROS (DICEROS BICORNIS) AND THE  WHITE RHINOCE-
 ROS (CERATOTHERIUM SIMUM  COTTONI),  INCLUDING  ANY  PART,  PRODUCT,  OR
 OFFSPRING  THEREOF,  OR  THE  DEAD  BODY  OR  PARTS  THEREOF  (EXCLUDING
 FOSSILS), WHETHER OR NOT INCLUDED IN A MANUFACTURED PRODUCT OR IN A FOOD
 PRODUCT.
   2. The carcasses, or parts thereof,  of  foreign  game  imported  from
 outside the United States may be bought and sold.
   3.  A.  NOTWITHSTANDING  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  SUBDIVISION  TWO OF THIS
 SECTION, BIG FIVE AFRICAN SPECIES  SHALL  NOT  BE  IMPORTED,  POSSESSED,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01045-01-7
              

co-Sponsors

2017-S1883A - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 11 Title 5 §11-0535-b, amd §71-0919, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S4686
2019-2020: S4325
2021-2022: S2814
2023-2024: S3302

2017-S1883A - Summary

Enacts the "Big Five African Trophies Act" relating to banning the importation, transportation and possession of certain African wildlife species and products.

2017-S1883A - Sponsor Memo

2017-S1883A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1883--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 11, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  AVELLA, ADDABBO, BOYLE, HAMILTON, SERRANO -- read
   twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
   Committee  on Environmental Conservation -- recommitted to the Commit-
   tee on Environmental Conservation in accordance with  Senate  Rule  6,
   sec.  8  --  committee  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
   enacting the "African Big Five Act" relating to foreign game
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited  as  the  "African
 Big Five Act".
   §  2.  Section 11-1717 of the environmental conservation law, subdivi-
 sion 2 as amended by section 18 of part H of chapter 58 of the  laws  of
 2012, is amended to read as follows:
 § 11-1717. Foreign game.
   1.  Foreign game means pheasants of all species, Scotch grouse, Norwe-
 gian ptarmigan, Norwegian white grouse, European  black  game,  European
 black   plover,  European  gray-legged  partridge,  European  red-legged
 partridge, Egyptian quail, tinamou and species or  subspecies  of  birds
 not  native  to  this  state,  and European red deer, fallow deer [and],
 roebuck, AND "BIG FIVE AFRICAN SPECIES". AS USED IN  THIS  SECTION,  THE
 TERM  "BIG  FIVE  AFRICAN  SPECIES" SHALL MEAN AN ORGANISM OF ANY OF THE
 FOLLOWING MEMBERS OF THE ANIMAL  KINGDOM:  AFRICAN  ELEPHANT  (LOXODONTA
 AFRICANA),  AFRICAN LION (PANTERA LEO), AFRICAN LEOPARD (PANTHERA PARDUS
 PARDUS), THE BLACK RHINOCEROS (DICEROS BICORNIS) AND THE  WHITE RHINOCE-
 ROS (CERATOTHERIUM SIMUM  COTTONI),  INCLUDING  ANY  PART,  PRODUCT,  OR
 OFFSPRING  THEREOF,  OR  THE  DEAD  BODY  OR  PARTS  THEREOF  (EXCLUDING
 FOSSILS), WHETHER OR NOT INCLUDED IN A MANUFACTURED PRODUCT OR IN A FOOD
 PRODUCT.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01045-04-8
              

co-Sponsors

2017-S1883B (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 11 Title 5 §11-0535-b, amd §71-0919, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S4686
2019-2020: S4325
2021-2022: S2814
2023-2024: S3302

2017-S1883B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "Big Five African Trophies Act" relating to banning the importation, transportation and possession of certain African wildlife species and products.

2017-S1883B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S1883B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1883--B
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 11, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  AVELLA, ADDABBO, BOYLE, HAMILTON, SERRANO -- read
   twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
   Committee  on Environmental Conservation -- recommitted to the Commit-
   tee on Environmental Conservation in accordance with  Senate  Rule  6,
   sec.  8  --  committee  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted to said  committee  --  committee  discharged,
   bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as amended and recommitted to said
   committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
   enacting the "Big Five African Trophies Act" relating to foreign game
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the  "Big  Five
 African Trophies Act".
   §  2.  Title  5 of Article 11 of the environmental conservation law is
 amended by adding a new section 11-0535-b to read as follows:
 § 11-0535-B. BIG FIVE AFRICAN TROPHIES ACT.
   1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW,  NO  INDIVIDUAL,  FIRM,
 CORPORATION,  ASSOCIATION,  OR  PARTNERSHIP SHALL IMPORT, EXPORT, TRANS-
 PORT, PROCESS, SELL, OFFER FOR SALE, PURCHASE, TRADE, BARTER, DISTRIBUTE
 OR POSSESS ANY PART OR PRODUCT OF THE SKIN OR BODY, WHETHER RAW OR MANU-
 FACTURED, OF THE FOLLOWING ANIMAL SPECIES: AFRICAN  ELEPHANT  (LOXODONTA
 AFRICANA);  AFRICAN  LEOPARD  (PANTHERA  PARDUS); AFRICAN LION (PANTHERA
 LEO); BLACK RHINOCEROS (DICEROS BICORNIS); AND WHITE  RHINOCEROS  (CERA-
 TOTHERIUM SIMUM).
   2.  UNLESS  SUCH ACTIVITY IS PROHIBITED BY FEDERAL LAW, PARAGRAPH E OF
 SUBDIVISION SIX OF SECTION 11-0103 OF THIS ARTICLE, OR SECTIONS 11-0512,
 11-0535-A, OR 11-0536  OF  THIS  TITLE,  THE  FOLLOWING  EXCEPTIONS  AND
 DEFENSES APPLY TO THE PROHIBITIONS OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION:

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01045-09-8

              

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