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NY S01362
Bill
Status
1/9/2025
Primary Sponsor
Jose Serrano
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AI Summary
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Requires licensed nuisance wildlife control operators to include in their annual reports to the Department of Environmental Conservation the specific lethal method used and justification for why a non-lethal method was not used when lethally capturing or disposing of animals
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Mandates the department to annually update and publish a list of enforcement actions taken against nuisance wildlife control operators for violations of law and applicable regulations
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Makes the enforcement action list available to the public in both printed and electronic formats
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Amends section 11-0524 of the environmental conservation law, which was originally added in 2002
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Takes effect immediately upon passage
Legislative Description
Establishes that if lethal methods are used to capture or dispose of nuisance wildlife, the lethal method used and the reason why a non-lethal method was not used shall be submitted in an annual report; requires that a list of enforcement actions taken against any nuisance wildlife control operator for violations of the law and applicable regulations be annually updated.
Last Action
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
1/7/2026