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NY A10859

Bill

Status

Passed

8/24/2018

Primary Sponsor

Christine Pellegrino

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Origin

Assembly

2017-2018 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Extends the Department of Environmental Conservation's authority to manage scallops (Family Pectinidae) from December 31, 2018 to December 31, 2021
  • Authorizes the department to adopt regulations covering size limits, catch and possession limits, open and closed seasons, closed areas, and restrictions on fishing methods
  • Permits regulations on permit requirements, recordkeeping, identification requirements, fishing effort and gear specifications, and requirements for transportation, possession and sale of scallops
  • Requires all scallop management regulations to be no less restrictive than existing requirements in the environmental conservation law
  • Takes effect immediately upon enactment

Legislative Description

Relates to extending the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage scallops to two thousand twenty-one.

Last Action

signed chap.256

8/24/2018

Committee Referrals

Rules6/7/2018
Environmental Conservation5/24/2018

Full Bill Text

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