Bill Text: NY A02023 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Prohibits the taking of striped bass during the period of January 1 to April 15; changes from December 15.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - referred to environmental conservation [A02023 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A02023-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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           S. 1872                                                  A. 2023
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                             S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 15, 2015
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       IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
         ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental
         Conservation
       IN  ASSEMBLY  -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred
         to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
       AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation  to  the
         period for the taking of striped bass
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Subdivision 4  of  section  13-0347  of  the  environmental
    2  conservation  law,  as  added  by  chapter  990  of the laws of 1983, is
    3  amended to read as follows:
    4    4. No person shall take or land striped bass in the marine  waters  of
    5  New  York  state  during  the period [December 15] JANUARY 1 to April 15
    6  inclusive. For purposes of this section "marine waters" means the  tidal
    7  waters  of  the state including the Hudson River from the Battery to the
    8  George Washington bridge, and "land" shall mean the setting  or  putting
    9  on  shore  from  any  boat  or vessel or to bring to any port or docking
   10  place any striped bass. Possession of striped  bass  imported  into  New
   11  York  other  than  by boat is not prohibited during the closed season so
   12  long as such striped bass are of legal minimum size. Striped bass  unin-
   13  tentionally  taken in violation of this subdivision shall be returned to
   14  the water immediately without unnecessary injury.
   15    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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