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Feb 11, 2020 | referred to environmental conservation |
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
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Linda Rosenthal
Jo Anne Simon
Harvey Epstein
Richard Gottfried
A9775 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S4253
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Environmental Conservation
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§11-0901 & 71-0921, En Con L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2013-2014: S4074
2015-2016: S2634
2017-2018: S5148
2021-2022: A5746, S6643
2023-2024: A2917, S4099
A9775 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9775 I N A S S E M B L Y February 11, 2020 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GLICK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation 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. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT APPLY TO SPECIAL DOG TRAINING AREAS OR FIELD TRIALS PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 11-0925 AND 11-0927 OF THIS TITLE, OR ANY SIMILAR CANINE PERFORMANCE EVENTS. § 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 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.