Bill Text: NY A08934 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to regulating the removal of turkeys and geese from a locality; requires the DEC to limit the number of permits authorizing the removal of turkeys and geese and requires the department to provide information related to humane alternatives to execution of such birds; prohibits the department from donating turkeys or geese for human consumption.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-03-03 - referred to environmental conservation [A08934 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A08934-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         8934
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                     March 3, 2014
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       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 regu-
         lating the removal of turkeys and geese from a locality
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by  adding  a
    2  new section 11-0541 to read as follows:
    3  S 11-0541. TURKEYS AND GEESE.
    4    1. PRIOR TO AUTHORIZING THE REMOVAL OF TURKEYS OR GEESE FROM A LOCALI-
    5  TY, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING THEREON IN A PLACE DETER-
    6  MINED  BY  THE  DEPARTMENT  IN  THE LOCALITY AFFECTED. AT LEAST TEN DAYS
    7  BEFORE THE HEARING, NOTICE THEREOF SHALL BE ADVERTISED  IN  A  NEWSPAPER
    8  PUBLISHED IN EACH COUNTY AFFECTED. THE NOTICE SHALL STATE THE SUBJECT OF
    9  THE HEARING AND THE PROPOSED DISPOSITION OF THE TURKEYS OR GEESE.
   10    2. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL STRICTLY LIMIT THE NUMBER OF PERMITS AUTHORIZ-
   11  ING  THE  REMOVAL  OF  TURKEYS  OR GEESE FROM A LOCALITY. THE DEPARTMENT
   12  SHALL PROVIDE INFORMATION OFFERING HUMANE ALTERNATIVES TO  EXECUTION  TO
   13  ALL APPLICANTS SEEKING PERMITS TO REMOVE TURKEYS OR GEESE FROM A LOCALI-
   14  TY.
   15    3.  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL  NOT DONATE TURKEYS OR GEESE TO BE USED FOR
   16  HUMAN CONSUMPTION.
   17    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD13661-01-4