Assembly Actions -
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Apr 18, 2024 |
advanced to third reading |
Apr 17, 2024 |
2nd report cal. |
Apr 16, 2024 |
1st report cal.818 |
Jan 29, 2024 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Senate Bill S8431
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 42nd Senate District
Current Bill Status - On Floor Calendar
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2023-S8431 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9945
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §11-0524, En Con L
2023-S8431 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8431 SPONSOR: SKOUFIS TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to requiring nuisance wildlife control operators to disclose that euthana- sia may be used to resolve a wildlife issue PURPOSE: To require that before a nuisance wildlife control operator takes any control measures, they must provide the client with a written statement. This statement must indicate that euthanasia may be used as a method to resolve the wildlife issue. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: Amends Section 11-0524 of the environmental conservation law by adding two new subdivisions, 6 and 7. Subdivision 6 states that before a nuisance wildlife control operator undertakes any control meas- ures they must provide to the client a statement indicating that eutha-
2023-S8431 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8431 I N S E N A T E January 29, 2024 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SKOUFIS -- 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 requiring nuisance wildlife control operators to disclose that eutha- nasia may be used to resolve a wildlife issue THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 11-0524 of the environmental conservation law is amended by adding two new subdivisions 6 and 7 to read as follows: 6. BEFORE A NUISANCE WILDLIFE CONTROL OPERATOR UNDERTAKES ANY CONTROL MEASURES, SUCH NUISANCE WILDLIFE CONTROL OPERATOR SHALL PROVIDE, TO THE CLIENT, IN WRITING, A STATEMENT INDICATING THAT EUTHANASIA MAY BE USED AS A METHOD TO RESOLVE THE WILDLIFE ISSUE. 7. THE DEPARTMENT IS AUTHORIZED TO PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION. § 2. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13711-01-3
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