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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  • 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-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

2019-S1598 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2019-S1598 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-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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