Senate Bill S9419

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the regulation of taking crabs

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A7710 - 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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2021-S9419 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7710
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §13-0331, En Con L

2021-S9419 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the regulation of taking crabs, including minimum and maximum size limits, open and closed seasons including lunar closures, and a prohibition on the harvest of crabs in amplexus.

2021-S9419 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S9419 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9419
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 25, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. KAMINSKY -- 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
   regulation of taking crabs
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 7  of  section  13-0331  of  the  environmental
 conservation law, as amended by section 1 of item J of subpart A of part
 XXX of chapter 58 of the laws of 2020, is amended to read as follows:
   7.  The  department  may,  until  December  thirty-first, two thousand
 [twenty-three] TWENTY-FOUR, fix by regulation measures for  the  manage-
 ment  of  crabs  of  any  kind  including horseshoe crabs (Limulus sp.),
 including MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM size limits, catch and possession  limits,
 open   and  closed  seasons  INCLUDING  LUNAR  CLOSURES,  closed  areas,
 restrictions on the manner of taking and landing INCLUDING A PROHIBITION
 ON THE HARVEST OF CRABS IN AMPLEXUS, requirements for permits and eligi-
 bility therefor, recordkeeping requirements, requirements on the  amount
 and type of fishing effort and gear, and requirements relating to trans-
 portation,  possession  and  sale, provided that such regulations are no
 less restrictive  than  requirements  set  forth  in  this  chapter  and
 provided  further  that such regulations are consistent with the compli-
 ance requirements of applicable fishery management plans adopted by  the
 Atlantic   States   Marine  Fisheries  Commission  and  with  applicable
 provisions of fishery management plans adopted pursuant to  the  Federal
 Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. § 1800 et seq.).
   §  2. Section 13-0331 of the environmental conservation law is amended
 by adding a new subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
   1-A. THE DEPARTMENT MAY, UNTIL  DECEMBER  THIRTY-FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND
 TWENTY-FOUR,  FIX  BY  REGULATION  THE  LIMIT OF JONAH CRABS THAT MAY BE
 TAKEN FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES BY COMMERCIAL CRAB PERMIT HOLDERS  AND  BY
 HOLDERS OF NEW YORK COMMERCIAL LOBSTER LICENSES PROVIDED THAT SUCH REGU-
 LATIONS SHALL BE CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS OF APPLICA-
 BLE FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLANS ADOPTED BY THE ATLANTIC STATES MARINE FISH-
 ERIES  COMMISSION  AND  WITH APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF FISHERY MANAGEMENT
 PLANS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO THE FEDERAL FISHERY CONSERVATION  AND  MANAGE-
 MENT ACT (16 U.S.C. SECTION 1800 ET SEQ.).
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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