NY State Senate Bill 2017-S6911

Senate Bill S6911

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to certain misdemeanors involving the revocation and suspension of hunting, trapping or fishing licenses

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee

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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Actions

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jun 20, 2018	committed to rules
May 31, 2018	advanced to third reading
May 30, 2018	2nd report cal.
May 22, 2018	1st report cal.1355
Jan 03, 2018	referred to environmental conservation
Oct 13, 2017	referred to rules

Votes

- May 22, 2018 - Environmental Conservation Committee Vote
  S6911
  
  12
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  1
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Environmental Conservation Committee Vote: May 22, 2018
      
      aye (12)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Avella
      
      Funke
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Mayer
      
      O'Mara
      
      Phillips
      
      Tedisco
      
      aye wr (1)
      
      LaValle

2017-S6911 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A9049
Current Committee:: Senate Rules
Law Section:: Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §71-0921, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:: S1234, A6219

2017-S6911 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that certain misdemeanors involving the revocation and suspension of hunting, trapping or fishing licenses shall be punishable by imprisonment for not more than ninety days, or by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars, or by both such imprisonment and fine.

2017-S6911 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S6911

SPONSOR: GALLIVAN
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to
certain misdemeanors involving the revocation and suspension of hunting,
trapping or fishing licenses

 
PURPOSE:

In the event of the revocation or suspension of hunting, trapping and
fishing licenses, the purpose is to prevent further hunting, trapping
and fishing by making the violation a misdemeanor.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 of the bill amends the environmental conservation law, section
71-0921 by adding a new subsection 14.

Section 2 of the bill provides the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Hunting, trapping, and fishing while in possession of a revoked or
suspended license is currently a violation under the environmental
conservation law. Unfortunately, there have been instances where, former
license holders continue to perform said practice in direct conflict not
only of the law but also of the ethical standards proudly adhered to by
many in the sportsmen and sportswomen's community.

Circumstances where a hunter or trapper may have their license suspended
and/or revoked include, but are not limited to, causing death or injury
to a person; negligently discharging a weapon when such discharge endan-
gers the life or safety of another or destroys or damages public or
private property; taking of deer or bear with the aid of artificial
light; or the illegal taking of a deer, moose, or bear.

In establishing the aforementioned violations as a misdemeanor offense,
this bill aims to stymie such illegal activities going forward.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New Bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2017-S6911 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6911
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             October 13, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. GALLIVAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
   certain  misdemeanors involving the revocation and suspension of hunt-
   ing, trapping or fishing licenses

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  71-0921 of the environmental conservation law is
 amended by adding a new subdivision 14 to read as follows:
   14. VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION FOUR OF  SECTION  11-0719  INVOLVING  THE
 REVOCATION  AND  SUSPENSION  OF  HUNTING, TRAPPING, OR FISHING LICENSES.
 EACH SUCH MISDEMEANOR SHALL BE PUNISHABLE BY IMPRISONMENT FOR  NOT  MORE
 THEN NINETY DAYS, OR BY A FINE OF NOT LESS THAN FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS NOR
 MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS, OR BY BOTH SUCH IMPRISONMENT AND FINE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it  shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 tation of this act on its effective date is authorized to  be  made  and
 completed on or before such effective date.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13547-01-7

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