senate Bill S1598

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to including the mourning dove within the definition of "migratory game birds" and to allow for their taking

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Jan 08, 2020 referred to environmental conservation
Jan 15, 2019 referred to environmental conservation

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S1598 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §11-0103, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S7202
2021-2022: S5502
2023-2024: S2210

S1598 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows for the taking of Zenaida macroura, commonly known as the mourning dove, as a migratory bird.

S1598 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S1598 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1598

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 15, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  O'MARA,  RANZENHOFER,  SEWARD  --  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
  including the mourning dove within the definition of  "migratory  game
  birds" and to allow for their taking

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subparagraph 1 of paragraph a of subdivision 2  of  section
11-0103  of the environmental conservation law, as amended by chapter 47
of the laws of 1976, is amended to read as follows:
  (1) "Migratory game birds" means the Anatidae or  waterfowl,  commonly
known  as  geese,  brant,  swans  and river and sea ducks; the Rallidae,
commonly known as rails, American coots, mud hens  and  gallinules;  the
Limicolae  or  shorebirds,  commonly  known  as woodcock, snipe, plover,
surfbirds, sandpipers, tattlers  and  curlews;  the  Corvidae,  commonly
known  as  jays, crows and magpies; THE ZENAIDA MACROURA, COMMONLY KNOWN
AS THE MOURNING DOVE.
  § 2. This act shall take effect  immediately.  Effective  immediately,
the  commissioner  of  environmental  conservation  shall promulgate any
rules and regulations necessary for the implementation of this act on or
before such effective date.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02771-01-9

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