Bill Text: NY A05951 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides for a prohibition on trapping animals for sport.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - referred to environmental conservation [A05951 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A05951-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         5951
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                     March 3, 2011
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       Introduced  by M. of A. KAVANAGH, ORTIZ, MAYERSOHN, CLARK -- Multi-Spon-
         sored by -- M. of A.   GLICK, GOTTFRIED,  V. LOPEZ,  MAISEL,  MILLMAN,
         PHEFFER,  TOWNS, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee
         on Environmental Conservation
       AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
         prohibiting trapping for sport in New York state
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 11-1101 of the environmental  conservation  law  is
    2  amended by adding a new subdivision 13 to read as follows:
    3    13.  NO  PERSON  WHO OWNS, OPERATES OR MANAGES A FACILITY THAT HARBORS
    4  FOX, OTTER, BEAVER OR MUSKRAT FOR TRAPPING SHALL  KNOWINGLY  PERMIT  THE
    5  TAKING  ON  SUCH PREMISES BY ANY PERSON WHO PAYS A FEE TO TAKE SUCH LIVE
    6  ANIMALS BY TRAPPING FOR SPORT.
    7    S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
    8  have become a law.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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