Assembly Bill A9775

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Makes contests, competitions, tournaments and derbys to take wildlife unlawful

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-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:
2013-2014: S4074
2015-2016: S2634
2017-2018: S5148
2021-2022: A5746, S6643
2023-2024: A2917, S4099

2019-A9775 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that it shall be unlawful for any person to organize, sponsor, conduct, promote, or participate in any contest, competition, tournament or derby where the objective of such contest or competition is to take wildlife.

2019-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.

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