Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Nov 06, 2020 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Assembly Bill A11144
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
SIMON
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
co-Sponsors
William Magnarelli
David McDonough
Al Taylor
2019-A11144 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Environmental Conservation
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §11-1710, En Con L; add Art 22-A §§270 - 272, Ag & Mkts L
- Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
-
A11144
2019-A11144 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 11144 I N A S S E M B L Y November 6, 2020 ___________ Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Simon, Magnarelli, McDonough, Taylor) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to prohibiting certain wildlife and fish from being imported into the state; and to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to live animal markets THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new section 11-1710 to read as follows: § 11-1710. PROHIBITED IMPORT OF WILDLIFE AND FISH. 1. (A) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROMULGATE A LIST BY RULE OR REGULATION, NO LATER THAN DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE, OF WILD- LIFE AND FISH THAT SHALL NOT BE IMPORTED OR TRANSPORTED INTO THIS STATE. THE LIST ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL INCLUDE ALL BAT, RODENT AND PRIMATE SPECIES, UNLESS AND UNTIL A FINDING IS MADE PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (C) OF THIS SUBDIVISION THAT THE IMPORTATION RESTRICTION ON A SPECIES IS NOT NECESSARY. (B) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ADD A WILDLIFE ANIMAL OR FISH TO THE LIST CREATED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION IF IT DETERMINES THAT PROHIBITING THE IMPORTATION OR TRANSPORTATION OF SUCH WILDLIFE OR FISH INTO THE STATE IS NECESSARY TO PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY, NATIVE WILDLIFE OR FISH, OR AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS OF THE STATE. (C) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REMOVE A WILDLIFE ANIMAL OR FISH FROM THE LIST CREATED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION IF IT DETER- MINES THAT PROHIBITING THE IMPORTATION OR TRANSPORTATION OF SUCH WILD- LIFE OR FISH INTO THE STATE IS NOT NECESSARY TO PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY, NATIVE WILDLIFE OR FISH, OR AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS OF THE STATE. (D) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PUBLISH THE LIST CREATED PURSUANT TO PARA- GRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION ON ITS WEBSITE. 2. (A) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL IMMEDIATELY SUSPEND ANY EXISTING LICENSE OR AUTHORIZATION, AND SHALL NOT ISSUE ANY NEW LICENSE OR AUTHORIZATION, EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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