NY State Senate Bill 2023-S7927A

Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Environmental Conservation Committee

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Mar 01, 2024	print number 7927a
Mar 01, 2024	amend and recommit to environmental conservation
Jan 03, 2024	referred to environmental conservation

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2023-S7927 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A8295
Current Committee:: Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:: Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:: Add §11-0541, En Con L

2023-S7927 - Summary

Protects wolves by requiring animals which could be wolves be submitted for a DNA test and, when determined to be wolves, requiring the department take action to protect wolves from being taken in the future.

2023-S7927 - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S7927

SPONSOR: HOYLMAN-SIGAL
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to
protecting wolves

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

To provide additional protections for wolves migrating into New York
State and to require the department of environmental conservation to
collect genetic data on large canids in order to more fully understand
the presence of wolves in the state.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section one amends the environmental conservation law by adding a new
section that includes the following provisions: Requires all wild canids
(this includes coyotes and wolves) taken in the state to be checked and
tagged; Requires DNA analysis be performed on taken canids that are over
fifty pounds to determine if the canid is a wolf; if such a canid is

determined to be a wolf, the DEC would impose a moratorium on canid
hunting; the DEC shall submit a report to the legislature on the status
of wolves in the state; and, the DEC shall modify its hunting and trap-
ping training curriculum to include information on wolves and reflect
this legislation.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Wolves are protected under federal and New York law as an endangered
species. However, wolves migrating into New York have been mistaken by
hunters for large coyotes and killed despite this existing legal
protection. Wolves are an important component in establishing and main-
taining a biologically diverse ecosystem. In addition, studies conducted
in Alaska and Canada have shown that wolves do not significantly dimin-
ish populations of animals important to hunters such as deer and moose
and studies have also shown that the presence of wolves helps to control
coyote populations. It is the purpose of this act to provide additional
meaningful protections for wolves migrating into the state and to
require the Department of Environmental Conservation to collect genetic
data on large canids in order to more fully understand the presence of
wolves in the state and provide information to the public according to
these findings.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

This is a new bill

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2023-S7927 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7927
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 3, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HOYLMAN-SIGAL -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conser-
   vation
 
 AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
   protecting wolves
 
   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 11-0541 to read as follows:
 § 11-0541. PROTECTION OF WOLVES.
   1. ALL WILD CANIDS TAKEN IN THE STATE SHALL BE CHECKED AND TAGGED IN A
 MANNER TO BE DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION,
 "WILD  CANIDS" SHALL MEAN COYOTES, INCLUDING CANIDS THAT WHEN TAKEN WERE
 THOUGHT TO BE COYOTES BUT WHICH SUBSEQUENT DNA ANALYSIS REVEALED  TO  BE
 WOLVES.
   2.  WILD  CANIDS  THAT ARE TAKEN THAT HAVE A WEIGHT GREATER THAN FIFTY
 POUNDS OR THAT MEET ADDITIONAL CRITERIA ESTABLISHED  BY  THE  DEPARTMENT
 SHALL  BE  SUBJECTED  TO  A DNA ANALYSIS, PAID FOR BY THE DEPARTMENT, TO
 DETERMINE THE GENETIC COMPOSITION OF THE ANIMAL. SUCH ANALYSIS SHALL  BE
 CONDUCTED BY A REPUTABLE LABORATORY THAT HAS PRIOR EXPERIENCE GENOTYPING
 HYBRIDIZED  CANIS  POPULATIONS IN THE EASTERN UNITED STATES. THE RESULTS
 OF ANY ANALYSIS PERFORMED SHALL PROMPTLY BE PROVIDED TO  THE  PUBLIC  BY
 POSTING ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE.
   3.  IN THE EVENT THAT THE DEPARTMENT DETERMINES, BASED ON DNA ANALYSIS
 OR OTHER SCIENTIFIC METHOD, AND AFTER A PUBLIC  COMMENT  PERIOD  OF  NOT
 LESS  THAN  THIRTY DAYS, THAT A WILD CANID TAKEN IN THE STATE IS A WOLF,
 THE DEPARTMENT SHALL:
   (A) DETERMINE THE LOCATION WHERE THE WOLF  WAS  TAKEN  AND  DETERMINE,
 BASED  ON  FIELD RESEARCH, WHETHER THERE MAY BE ADDITIONAL WOLVES IN THE
 VICINITY;
   (B) IMPOSE A MORATORIUM ON THE TAKING OF WILD CANIDS,  IN  A  SPECIFIC
 AREA OF THE STATE, FOR AS LONG AS THE DEPARTMENT DETERMINES IS NECESSARY
 TO  PROTECT  ANY WOLVES IN THE OCCUPIED WOLF TERRITORY AND ANY POTENTIAL
 ADJACENT TERRITORIES; AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD13643-01-3
 S. 7927                             2
 
   (C) INFORM THE PUBLIC OF THE MORATORIUM  THROUGH  POSTING  OF  WRITTEN
 NOTICES IN THE MORATORIUM AREA AND ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE.
   4.  NO  LATER THAN JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX, THE DEPART-
 MENT SHALL SUBMIT TO THE LEGISLATURE A REPORT ON THE STATUS OF WOLVES IN
 THE STATE, BASED ON FIELD SURVEYS, SCAT COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS, HOWLING
 SURVEYS, DNA ANALYSIS, TRAIL CAMERAS AND OTHER METHODS AS DETERMINED  BY
 THE  DEPARTMENT. THE STATUS REPORT SHALL BE SIMULTANEOUSLY POSTED ON THE
 DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE.
   5. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL  MODIFY  ITS  HUNTING  AND  TRAPPING  TRAINING
 CURRICULUM TO INCLUDE EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING THE PRESENCE OF
 WOLVES  IN THE STATE, THE LEGAL PROTECTIONS FOR WOLVES, THE CHECKING AND
 TAGGING REQUIREMENTS FOR WILD CANIDS, AND HOW TO DISTINGUISH A WOLF FROM
 A COYOTE WHEN A HUNTER OR TRAPPER IS IN THE FIELD.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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2023-S7927A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A8295
Current Committee:: Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:: Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:: Add §11-0541, En Con L

2023-S7927A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2023-S7927A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S7927A

SPONSOR: HOYLMAN-SIGAL
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to
protecting wolves

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

To provide additional protections for wolves migrating into New York
State and to require the department of environmental conservation to
collect genetic data on large canids in order to more fully understand
the presence of wolves in the state.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section one amends the environmental conservation law by adding a new
section that includes the following provisions: Requires all wild canids
(this includes coyotes and wolves) taken in the state to be checked and
tagged; Requires DNA analysis be performed on taken canids that are over
fifty pounds to determine if the canid is a wolf; if such a canid is

determined to be a wolf, the DEC would impose a moratorium on canid
hunting; the DEC shall submit a report to the legislature on the status
of wolves in the state; and, the DEC shall modify its hunting and trap-
ping training curriculum to include information on wolves and reflect
this legislation.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Wolves are protected under federal and New York law as an endangered
species. However, wolves migrating into New York have been mistaken by
hunters for large coyotes and killed despite this existing legal
protection. Wolves are an important component in establishing and main-
taining a biologically diverse ecosystem. In addition, studies conducted
in Alaska and Canada have shown that wolves do not significantly dimin-
ish populations of animals important to hunters such as deer and moose
and studies have also shown that the presence of wolves helps to control
coyote populations. It is the purpose of this act to provide additional
meaningful protections for wolves migrating into the state and to
require the Department of Environmental Conservation to collect genetic
data on large canids in order to more fully understand the presence of
wolves in the state and provide information to the public according to
these findings.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

This is a new bill

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2023-S7927A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7927--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 3, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. HOYLMAN-SIGAL, HARCKHAM, JACKSON, MARTINEZ, SKOUFIS
   -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to
   the Committee on Environmental Conservation --  committee  discharged,
   bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as amended and recommitted to said
   committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
   protecting wolves

   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 11-0541 to read as follows:
 § 11-0541. PROTECTION OF WOLVES.
   1. ALL WILD CANIDS TAKEN IN THE STATE SHALL BE CHECKED AND TAGGED IN A
 MANNER TO BE DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION,
 "WILD  CANIDS" SHALL MEAN COYOTES, INCLUDING CANIDS THAT WHEN TAKEN WERE
 THOUGHT TO BE COYOTES BUT WHICH SUBSEQUENT DNA ANALYSIS REVEALED  TO  BE
 WOLVES.
   2.  WILD  CANIDS  THAT ARE TAKEN THAT HAVE A WEIGHT GREATER THAN FIFTY
 POUNDS OR THAT MEET ADDITIONAL CRITERIA ESTABLISHED  BY  THE  DEPARTMENT
 SHALL  BE  SUBJECTED  TO  A DNA ANALYSIS, PAID FOR BY THE DEPARTMENT, TO
 DETERMINE THE GENETIC COMPOSITION OF THE ANIMAL. SUCH ANALYSIS SHALL  BE
 CONDUCTED BY A REPUTABLE LABORATORY THAT HAS PRIOR EXPERIENCE GENOTYPING
 HYBRIDIZED  CANIS  POPULATIONS IN THE EASTERN UNITED STATES. THE RESULTS
 OF ANY ANALYSIS PERFORMED SHALL PROMPTLY BE PROVIDED TO  THE  PUBLIC  BY
 POSTING ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE.
   3.  IN THE EVENT THAT THE DEPARTMENT DETERMINES, BASED ON DNA ANALYSIS
 OR OTHER SCIENTIFIC METHOD, THAT A WILD CANID  TAKEN  OR  FOUND  IN  THE
 STATE IS A WOLF, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL:
   (A)  DETERMINE  THE  LOCATION  WHERE  THE  WOLF WAS TAKEN OR FOUND AND
 DETERMINE, BASED ON FIELD RESEARCH,  WHETHER  THERE  MAY  BE  ADDITIONAL
 WOLVES IN THE VICINITY;
   (B)  IMPOSE  A  MORATORIUM ON THE TAKING OF WILD CANIDS, IN A SPECIFIC
 AREA OF THE STATE, FOR AS LONG AS THE DEPARTMENT DETERMINES IS NECESSARY
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13643-03-4

 S. 7927--A                          2
 
 TO PROTECT ANY WOLVES IN THE OCCUPIED WOLF TERRITORY AND  ANY  POTENTIAL
 ADJACENT TERRITORIES; AND
   (C)  INFORM  THE  PUBLIC  OF THE MORATORIUM THROUGH POSTING OF WRITTEN
 NOTICES IN THE MORATORIUM AREA AND ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE.
   4. NO LATER THAN JANUARY FIRST THREE YEARS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF
 THIS SECTION, AND EVERY  SIX  YEARS  THEREAFTER,  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL
 SUBMIT TO THE LEGISLATURE A REPORT ON THE STATUS OF WOLVES IN THE STATE,
 BASED ON DATA COLLECTED BY OR SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT AND SUCH OTHER
 METHODS  AS DETERMINED APPROPRIATE BY THE DEPARTMENT.  THE STATUS REPORT
 SHALL BE SIMULTANEOUSLY POSTED ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE.
   5. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL  MODIFY  ITS  HUNTING  AND  TRAPPING  TRAINING
 CURRICULUM TO INCLUDE EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING THE PRESENCE OF
 WOLVES  IN THE STATE, THE LEGAL PROTECTIONS FOR WOLVES, THE CHECKING AND
 TAGGING REQUIREMENTS FOR WILD CANIDS, AND HOW TO DISTINGUISH A WOLF FROM
 A COYOTE WHEN A HUNTER OR TRAPPER IS IN THE FIELD.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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Senate Bill S7927A

Sponsored By

Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Environmental Conservation Committee

Bill Amendments

co-Sponsors

2023-S7927 - Details

2023-S7927 - Summary

2023-S7927 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7927 - Bill Text download pdf

co-Sponsors

2023-S7927A (ACTIVE) - Details

2023-S7927A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2023-S7927A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7927A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Environmental Conservation Committee

Bill Amendments

co-Sponsors

2023-S7927 - Details

2023-S7927 - Summary

2023-S7927 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7927 - Bill Text download pdf

co-Sponsors

2023-S7927A (ACTIVE) - Details

2023-S7927A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2023-S7927A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7927A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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