Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 07, 2024 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.638 substituted for s3185a |
Jun 07, 2024 |
substituted by a10140 |
May 21, 2024 |
amended on third reading (t) 3185a |
Mar 14, 2024 |
advanced to third reading |
Mar 13, 2024 |
2nd report cal. |
Mar 12, 2024 |
1st report cal.638 |
Jan 03, 2024 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Jan 30, 2023 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Senate Bill S3185A
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
Current Bill Status Via A10140 - Passed Senate
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 40th Senate District
2023-S3185 - Details
2023-S3185 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3185 SPONSOR: HOYLMAN-SIGAL TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the management of horseshoe crabs; and providing for the repeal of certain provisions of such law upon expiration thereof SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill establishes legislative findings related to the declining horseshoe crab population in New York and the effect this has on New York's shorebird population, particularly the red knot, which depends on the horseshoe crab as a food source during its migration period. Section 2 of the bill amends section 13-0331 of the Environmental Conservation Law to prohibit selling or possessing with intent to sell horseshoe crabs for commercial purposes without a permit from the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). The bill would also establish a moratorium (lasting until Dec. 31, 2025)
2023-S3185 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3185 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 30, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HOYLMAN-SIGAL -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conser- vation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the management of horseshoe crabs; and providing for the repeal of certain provisions of such law upon expiration thereof THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative findings. The legislature hereby finds that: (a) The horseshoe crab stock assessments issued by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) for the New York region have declined since 2009, when the population was graded as "good". The 2013 stock assessment graded the population as neutral, and in the 2019 stock assessment, the Commission downgraded the status of the horseshoe crab population in New York State to "poor". Stock status was based on the proportion of surveys above or below the 1998 reference points estab- lished when ASMFC management of horseshoe crabs began. In the 2019 stock assessment, the ASMFC states that, "Continued declines in abundance were evident in the New York and New England regions. Decreased harvest quotas in Delaware Bay have potentially redirected harvest to nearby regions. Current harvest within the New England and New York regions may not be sustainable. Continued precautionary management is therefore recommended coast-wide to anticipate effects of redirecting harvest from Delaware Bay to outlying populations." (b) The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has also determined that the horseshoe crab meets the Red List criteria and is vulnerable to local extinction. The IUCN stated, "Population reductions in Limulus have occurred over much of its range, but in particular within the Mid-Atlantic region. The cause is understood to be over-harvest, which has been corrected through active management inter- vention over much of the range. An assessment of population trend indi- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07610-01-3
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 40th Senate District
2023-S3185A (ACTIVE) - Details
2023-S3185A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3185A SPONSOR: HOYLMAN-SIGAL TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to prohibiting the taking of horseshoe crabs for commercial and biomedical purposes PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: The purpose of this to extend the ability for DEC to regulate crabs and to prohibit the taking of horseshoe crabs. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill would extend, for two years, until December 31, 2026, the ability for the department of environmental conservation to fix by regulation measures for the management of crabs of any kind, excluding horseshoe crabs. Prohibits the taking of horseshoe crabs, including for commercial and biomedical purposes and authorized the commissioner, through rules and regulations, to allow the taking of
2023-S3185A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3185--A Cal. No. 638 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 30, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sens. HOYLMAN-SIGAL, HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environ- mental Conservation -- recommitted to the Committee on Environmental Conservation in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to prohibiting the taking of horseshoe crabs for commercial and biomedi- cal purposes THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivisions 1, 7 and 8 of section 13-0331 of the environ- mental conservation law, subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 447 of the laws of 2017, subdivision 7 as amended by chapter 243 of the laws of 2022 and subdivision 8 as amended by chapter 21 of the laws of 2018, are amended to read as follows: 1. No person shall take crabs[, including horseshoe crabs (Limulus sp.)] for commercial purposes without first obtaining a permit from the department. For purposes of this subdivision, a presumption of "commer- cial purposes" shall be made wherein one takes or lands more than fifty crabs in any one day or sells or barters or offers for sale or barter any crabs he or she has taken. Permits shall be issued to individuals only but may be endorsed for use on a vessel, in which case it shall cover all persons on board such vessel. 7. The department may, until December thirty-first, two thousand [twenty-four] TWENTY-SIX, fix by regulation measures for the management of crabs of any kind [including], EXCLUDING horseshoe crabs (Limulus sp.), including minimum and maximum size limits, catch and possession limits, open and closed seasons including lunar closures, closed areas, restrictions on the manner of taking and landing including a prohibition EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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