Bill Text: NY A05421 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Limits the taking of sharks to the use of non-stainless non-offset circle hooks.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-06-09 - substituted by s3884a [A05421 Detail]

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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           S. 3884                                                  A. 5421
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                             S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 26, 2013
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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
         taking of sharks; 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:
    1    Section 1. Section 13-0338 of the environmental  conservation  law  is
    2  amended by adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
    3    5.  SHARKS, EXCLUDING SPINY DOGFISH, SHALL NOT BE TAKEN FOR COMMERCIAL
    4  OR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES BY  BAITED  HOOKING  EXCEPT  WITH  THE  USE  OF
    5  NON-STAINLESS  STEEL  NON-OFFSET  CIRCLE  HOOKS.  IN ADDITION, NO PERSON
    6  SHALL CONDUCT, SPONSOR OR PARTICIPATE IN  ANY  SHARK  TOURNAMENT  UNLESS
    7  SAID  TOURNAMENT'S  RULES  AND  REGULATIONS REQUIRE THE EXCLUSIVE USE OF
    8  NON-STAINLESS STEEL NON-OFFSET CIRCLE HOOKS.
    9    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
   10  deemed repealed December 31, 2015.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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