S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 14, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Environmental Conservation
AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to meth-
ods used to capture or dispose of nuisance wildlife
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 11-0524 of the environmental
conservation law, as added by chapter 265 of the laws of 2002, is
amended to read as follows:
5. Any person licensed pursuant to this section shall submit annually
a report to the department which specifies each client's name and
address, the date work was performed, the species controlled, the abate-
ment method used, the disposition of the animal, AND IF A LETHAL METHOD
WAS USED TO CAPTURE OR DISPOSE OF SUCH ANIMAL, THE LETHAL METHOD USED
AND THE REASON WHY A NON-LETHAL METHOD WAS NOT USED, and any other
information as required by the department. The department shall annually
update a list of nuisance wildlife control operators AND ENFORCEMENT
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE DEPARTMENT AGAINST ANY NUISANCE WILDLIFE CONTROL
OPERATOR FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE LAW AND APPLICABLE REGULATIONS and make
it available to the public in both printed and electronic formats.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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