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