STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2100--B Cal. No. 309 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 22, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sens. MAYER, BROOKS, CARLUCCI, JACKSON, MYRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third reading, passed by Senate and delivered to the Assembly, recalled, vote reconsidered, restored to third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading -- repassed by Senate and delivered to the Assembly, recalled, vote reconsidered, restored to third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading AN ACT to require the department of environmental conservation to report on coyote management techniques in urban and suburban areas The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The department of environmental conservation shall, no 2 later than January 1, 2022, prepare a report to the legislature regard- 3 ing coyote management techniques in urban and suburban areas of the 4 state. Such report, which shall be based on the best available scientif- 5 ic information, shall include: 6 (i) management measures currently taken by the department to minimize 7 conflict between humans and coyotes; 8 (ii) review of effective management measures being taken in other 9 states; 10 (iii) methods to enhance public engagement in and awareness of coyote 11 management issues; 12 (iv) identification and evaluation of urban and suburban areas of the 13 state with high concentrations of coyote populations; 14 (v) methods currently implemented to minimize dangerous interactions 15 between humans and coyotes and recommendations for improvements to such 16 methods, if applicable; EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD06030-08-9S. 2100--B 2 1 (vi) the basis for the department's current coyote population manage- 2 ment levels; and 3 (vii) an evaluation of coyote control methods that may be employed to 4 reduce coyote populations other than traditional hunting, which may 5 include, but need not be limited to capture and removal, and fertility 6 control. 7 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.