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Senate Bill S8049

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the biological control of Lyme disease vectors

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2019-S8049 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6280
Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §11-0525-a, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A9612
2021-2022: S6461, A4243

2019-S8049 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the biological control of Lyme disease vectors; authorizes the department of environmental conservation to suspend any existing authorization for the taking of foxes when the departments of health and environmental conservation certify that the health and welfare of the human population are in danger from Lyme disease in the area.

2019-S8049 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S8049 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8049
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 13, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. MARTINEZ -- 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  the
   biological control of Lyme disease vectors
 
   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 11-0525-a to read as follows:
 § 11-0525-A. BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF LYME DISEASE VECTORS.
   1.  WHENEVER LYME DISEASE OCCURS IN AN AREA OF THE STATE SUCH THAT THE
 DEPARTMENTS OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION  CERTIFY  THAT  THE
 HEALTH  AND WELFARE OF THE HUMAN POPULATION ARE IN DANGER THEREFROM, THE
 DEPARTMENT IS THEREUPON AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO SUSPEND ANY  EXISTING
 AUTHORIZATION  FOR  THE  TAKING OF FOXES, NOTWITHSTANDING PARAGRAPH B OF
 SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION 11-0903 OF THIS  ARTICLE.    NOTICE  OF  SUCH
 PROHIBITION  SHALL BE PROVIDED BY DEPARTMENT PRESS RELEASE AND ANY OTHER
 MEANS THAT THE DEPARTMENT DETERMINES TO BE  APPROPRIATE  AND  EFFECTIVE,
 INCLUDING POSTING ON THE DEPARTMENT'S PUBLIC WEBSITE.
   2. SUCH CONTROL MEASURES SHALL BE CONTINUED UNTIL THE COMMISSIONERS OF
 HEALTH  AND  ENVIRONMENTAL  CONSERVATION  SHALL  JOINTLY  DETERMINE THAT
 CONTROL MEASURES SHOULD BE TERMINATED.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10210-01-9

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