Bill Text: NY A03890 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Allows the use of spears, spearguns and underwater guns in commercial and recreational bass fishing.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - referred to environmental conservation [A03890 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A03890-Amended.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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           S. 3059--B                                            A. 3890--B
           Cal. No. 284
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                             S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 29, 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  --  reported  favorably  from said committee, ordered to
         first and second report, amended on second report, ordered to a  third
         reading,  and  to  be reprinted as amended, retaining its place in the
         order of third reading -- again amended and ordered reprinted, retain-
         ing its place in the order of third reading
       IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once  and  referred
         to   the   Committee   on   Environmental  Conservation  --  committee
         discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
         to said committee -- again reported from said  committee  with  amend-
         ments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
       AN  ACT  to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the
         use of spears,  spearguns  or  underwater  guns  in  recreational  and
         commercial bass fishing
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 13-0347 of the environmental  conservation  law  is
    2  amended by adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
    3    5.  THE  TAKING  OF  STRIPED  BASS  BY THE USE OF SPEARS, SPEARGUNS OR
    4  UNDERWATER GUNS SHALL BE  AUTHORIZED  FOR  RECREATIONAL  AND  COMMERCIAL
    5  PURPOSES.   FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, "SPEARGUN" AND "UNDER-
    6  WATER GUN" MEANS ANY SPEARGUN THAT STORES POTENTIAL ENERGY PROVIDED FROM
    7  THE SPEARFISHER'S MUSCLES ONLY AND IS USED  WHILE  SUBMERGED  UNDER  THE
    8  WATER.  SUCH  GUN  MAY ONLY RELEASE THAT AMOUNT OF ENERGY THAT THE DIVER
    9  HAS PROVIDED TO IT FROM SUCH DIVER'S OWN MUSCLES. COMMON TEMPORARY ENER-
   10  GY STORING DEVICES FOR SPEARGUNS SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE  LIMITED  TO:
   11  RUBBER BANDS, SPRINGS, AND SEALED AIR CHAMBERS.
   12    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD08077-03-3