Senate Bill S6414

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage clams

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A7678 - Signed by Governor


  • 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-S6414 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7678
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §13-0325, En Con L

2019-S6414 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage clams.

2019-S6414 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S6414 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6414
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 7, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. KAMINSKY -- (at request of the Department of Environ-
   mental  Conservation)  --  read  twice  and  ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
   extending  the  authority of the department of environmental conserva-
   tion to manage clams
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  8  of  section  13-0325 of the environmental
 conservation law, as amended by chapter 143 of  the  laws  of  2016,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   8.  The  department  may,  until  December thirty-first, [two thousand
 nineteen] TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO, adopt by regulation measures for  the
 management  of hard clams (Mercenaria mercenaria), soft or steamer clams
 (Mya arenaria), and razor clams  (Ensis  sp.),  including  size  limits,
 catch  and  possession  limits,  open  and closed seasons, closed areas,
 restrictions on the manner  of  taking  and  landing,  requirements  for
 permits  and  eligibility  therefor,  recordkeeping  and  identification
 requirements, requirements on the amount and type of fishing effort  and
 gear,  and requirements relating to transportation, possession and sale,
 provided that such regulations are no less restrictive than requirements
 set forth in this chapter.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09069-01-9



              

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