Assembly Bill A8280

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to the department of environmental conservation's management of hard clams, soft or steamer clams and razor clams

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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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2025-A8280 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7768
Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §13-0325, En Con L

2025-A8280 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation from December 31, 2025 until December 31, 2028 to adopt by regulation measures for the management of hard clams, soft or steamer clams or razor clams.

2025-A8280 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8280
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. KASSAY -- (at request of the Department of Envi-
   ronmental Conservation) -- read once and referred to the Committee  on
   Environmental Conservation
 
 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 369 of the laws of 2022, is
 amended to read as follows:
   8. The department  may,  until  December  thirty-first,  two  thousand
 [twenty-five] TWENTY-EIGHT, adopt by regulation measures for the manage-
 ment  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 eligi-
 bility therefor, recordkeeping and identification requirements, require-
 ments  on  the  amount and type of fishing effort and gear, and require-
 ments 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.
                                                            LBD09953-01-5

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