NY State Senate Bill 2025-S5402B

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
May 28, 2025	print number 5402b
May 28, 2025	amend (t) and recommit to environmental conservation
May 14, 2025	print number 5402a
May 14, 2025	amend and recommit to environmental conservation
Feb 21, 2025	referred to environmental conservation

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2025-S5402 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A1229
Current Committee:: Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:: Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:: Add §11-0541, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:: S7927, A8295

2025-S5402 - Summary

Protects canids by requiring animals which could be coyotes or wolves be submitted for a genetic test to determine genetic makeup; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof.

2025-S5402 - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S5402

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:

2023-2024: 57927 (Hoylman-Sigal), Died in committee

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2025-S5402 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5402
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 21, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced   by   Sens.  HOYLMAN-SIGAL,  FERNANDEZ,  HARCKHAM,  JACKSON,
   KAVANAGH, MARTINEZ, SKOUFIS -- 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 AND WOLVES, 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, AND WILD CANIDS ACCIDENTALLY KILLED  BY
 OTHER  MEANS SUCH AS MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION AND PROVIDED TO THE DEPART-
 MENT, THAT HAVE A WEIGHT GREATER THAN FIFTY POUNDS OR  THAT  MEET  ADDI-
 TIONAL  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 ANAL-
 YSIS  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 DETERMINE THE LOCATION  WHERE  THE
 WOLF  WAS  TAKEN  OR  FOUND. IN THE EVENT THE DEPARTMENT DETERMINES THAT
 THERE  IS REASONABLE LIKELIHOOD THAT THERE MAY BE ONE OR MORE ADDITIONAL
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01452-02-5

 S. 5402                             2
 
 WOLVES IN THE VICINITY WHERE THE WOLF WAS TAKEN OR FOUND, IT MAY TAKE OR
 INSTITUTE SUCH MEASURES CONSISTENT WITH ITS EXISTING AUTHORITY  THAT  IT
 DEEMS  NECESSARY  TO  ENSURE  THE  PROTECTION OF SUCH ADDITIONAL WOLF OR
 WOLVES.
   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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2025-S5402A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A1229
Current Committee:: Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:: Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:: Add §11-0541, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:: S7927, A8295

2025-S5402A - Summary

2025-S5402A - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S5402A

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 foster protection for wolves migrating into New York by requiring 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 reported to
the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC).  Requires DNA analy-
sis be performed on taken or accidentally killed canids that are over

fifty pounds to determine if the canid is a wolf; if a canid that is
taken or found is determined to be a wolf, the DEC is authorized to take
measures that it deems necessary to protect another wolf or wolves;
information pursuant to this statute voluntary submitted by hunters and
trappers cannot be used as evidence of violation of the state's endan-
gered species law; the DEC shall periodically submit a report to the
legislature on the status of wolves in the state; and, the DEC shall
modify its hunting and trapping training curriculum to include informa-
tion 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:

A.8295A/S.7927A of 2023-24

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:;

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2025-S5402A - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5402--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 21, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced   by   Sens.  HOYLMAN-SIGAL,  FERNANDEZ,  HARCKHAM,  JACKSON,
   KAVANAGH, MARTINEZ, SERRANO, SKOUFIS, WEBB -- read twice  and  ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environ-
   mental  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 REPORTED TO THE DEPART-
 MENT  IN  A  MANNER  TO BE DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT. FOR PURPOSES OF
 THIS SECTION, "WILD CANIDS" SHALL MEAN  COYOTES  AND  WOLVES,  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. THE DEPARTMENT MAY ALSO ACCEPT FOR DNA ANALYSIS A WILD CANID  MEET-
 ING  THE CRITERIA IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION THAT IS VOLUNTARILY
 SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT BY ANY PERSON.
   4. NO INFORMATION, OR WILD CANID OR ANY PORTION  THEREOF,  VOLUNTARILY
 SUBMITTED  BY ANY PERSON TO THE DEPARTMENT  PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION MAY
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01452-06-5
 S. 5402--A                          2

 
 BE USED AS EVIDENCE OF A VIOLATION BY SUCH PERSON OF SECTION 11-0535  OF
 THIS TITLE.
   5.  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 DETERMINE THE LOCATION WHERE THE
 WOLF WAS TAKEN OR FOUND. IN THE EVENT  THE  DEPARTMENT  DETERMINES  THAT
 THERE  IS REASONABLE LIKELIHOOD THAT THERE MAY BE ONE OR MORE ADDITIONAL
 WOLVES IN THE VICINITY WHERE THE WOLF WAS TAKEN OR FOUND, IT MAY TAKE OR
 INSTITUTE  SUCH  MEASURES CONSISTENT WITH ITS EXISTING AUTHORITY THAT IT
 DEEMS NECESSARY TO ENSURE THE PROTECTION  OF  SUCH  ADDITIONAL  WOLF  OR
 WOLVES.
   6. 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.
   7.  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  REPORTING
 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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2025-S5402B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A1229
Current Committee:: Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:: Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:: Add §11-0541, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:: S7927, A8295

2025-S5402B (ACTIVE) - Summary

2025-S5402B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S5402B

SPONSOR: HOYLMAN-SIGAL
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to
protecting wolves; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon
expiration thereof

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

To foster protection for wolves migrating into New York by requiring 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 reported to
the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC).  Requires DNA analy-

sis be performed on taken or accidentally killed canids that are over
fifty pounds to determine if the canid is a wolf; if a canid that is
taken or found is determined to be a wolf, the DEC is authorized to take
measures that it deems necessary to protect another wolf or wolves;
information pursuant to this statute voluntary submitted by hunters and
trappers cannot be used as evidence of violation of the state's endan-
gered species law; the DEC shall periodically submit a report to the
legislature on the status of wolves in the state; and, the DEC shall
modify its hunting and trapping training curriculum to include informa-
tion 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:

A.8295A/S.7927A of 2023-24

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:;

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2025-S5402B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5402--B
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 21, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced   by   Sens.  HOYLMAN-SIGAL,  FERNANDEZ,  HARCKHAM,  JACKSON,
   KAVANAGH, MARTINEZ, SERRANO, SKOUFIS, WEBB -- read twice  and  ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environ-
   mental  Conservation  --  committee  discharged, bill amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  committee  --  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; and providing for the  repeal  of  such  provisions
   upon expiration thereof
 
   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 REPORTED TO THE DEPART-
 MENT  IN  A  MANNER  TO BE DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT. FOR PURPOSES OF
 THIS SECTION, "WILD CANIDS" SHALL MEAN  COYOTES  AND  WOLVES,  INCLUDING
 CANIDS  THAT  WHEN TAKEN WERE THOUGHT TO BE COYOTES BUT WHICH SUBSEQUENT
 GENETIC 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 IN
 REGULATION, SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT, IN A MANNER PRESCRIBED
 BY  THE  DEPARTMENT  IN  REGULATION.   SUCH REGULATIONS SHALL ENSURE THE
 ANONYMITY OF ALL PERSONAL IDENTIFYING INFORMATION, EXCLUDING INFORMATION
 RELATING TO THE LOCATION OF  TAKING.  WILD  CANIDS  SUBMITTED  SHALL  BE
 SUBJECT  TO  GENETIC  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 HYBRI-
 DIZED CANIS POPULATIONS IN THE EASTERN UNITED STATES. THE RESULTS OF ANY
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01452-10-5
 S. 5402--B                          2

 
 ANALYSIS PERFORMED SHALL PROMPTLY BE PROVIDED TO THE PUBLIC  BY  POSTING
 ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE.
   3.  THE  DEPARTMENT  MAY ALSO ACCEPT FOR GENETIC ANALYSIS A WILD CANID
 MEETING THE CRITERIA IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION THAT  IS  VOLUN-
 TARILY  SUBMITTED,  IN  A  MANNER  PRESCRIBED  BY THE DEPARTMENT, TO THE
 DEPARTMENT BY ANY PERSON.
   4. IN THE EVENT THAT THE DEPARTMENT DETERMINES, BASED ON GENETIC ANAL-
 YSIS OR OTHER SCIENTIFIC METHOD, THAT A WILD CANID TAKEN OR FOUND IN THE
 STATE IS A WOLF, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DETERMINE THE LOCATION  WHERE  THE
 WOLF  WAS  TAKEN  OR  FOUND. IN THE EVENT THE DEPARTMENT DETERMINES THAT
 THERE  IS REASONABLE LIKELIHOOD THAT THERE MAY BE ONE OR MORE ADDITIONAL
 WOLVES IN THE VICINITY WHERE THE WOLF WAS TAKEN OR FOUND, IT MAY TAKE OR
 INSTITUTE SUCH MEASURES CONSISTENT WITH ITS EXISTING AUTHORITY  THAT  IT
 DEEMS  NECESSARY  TO  ENSURE  THE  PROTECTION OF SUCH ADDITIONAL WOLF OR
 WOLVES.
   5. NO LATER THAN APRIL FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-EIGHT,  THE  DEPART-
 MENT 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, AND A
 RECOMMENDATION AS TO WHETHER THE WILD CANID TESTING  PROGRAM  SHOULD  BE
 CONTINUED.    THE STATUS REPORT SHALL ALSO BE POSTED ON THE DEPARTMENT'S
 WEBSITE.
   6. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL MODIFY, AND UPDATE AS NECESSARY, THE  SYLLABUS
 REQUIRED  UNDER  SUBDIVISION  TWO OF SECTION 11-0323 OF THIS ARTICLE, TO
 INCLUDE THE LEGAL PROTECTIONS FOR  WOLVES,  THE  TESTING  AND  REPORTING
 REQUIREMENTS  FOR WILD CANIDS UNDER THIS SECTION, AND HOW TO DISTINGUISH
 A WOLF FROM A COYOTE WHEN A HUNTER OR TRAPPER IS IN THE FIELD.
   § 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2026 and shall  expire  and
 be deemed repealed January 1, 2029. Effective immediately, the addition,
 amendment,  and/or  repeal  of  any rule or regulation necessary for the
 implementation of this act on its effective date  is  authorized  to  be
 made and completed on or before such date.

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