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NY S01362

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/9/2025

Primary Sponsor

Jose Serrano

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • 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

  • 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

  • Makes the enforcement action list available to the public in both printed and electronic formats

  • Amends section 11-0524 of the environmental conservation law, which was originally added in 2002

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Environmental Conservation1/9/2025

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