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History
- Substituted by A295A
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.1045
- Referred to environmental conservation
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Makes technical corrections to provisions on possession and transportation of wildlife
Signed by Governor · Sponsor Andrew Hevesi
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S5352
Title of bill
An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to making technical corrections to provisions on wildlife
Purpose
The purpose of this bill is to clarify the provision of law that discusses possession and transportation of wildlife.
Summary of specific provisions
This legislation amends section 11-0511 of the environmental conservation law, as amended by chapter 692 of the laws of 2004.
Justification
This legislation clarifies the way in which raccoons and reptiles are classified, how they can be possessed, and how they may be transported under the environmental conservation law. Currently, the list of animals that constitute wildlife in this section list include "venomous reptile or raccoon". This has been interpreted in various municipalities to mean that a raccoon must be "venomous" in order to be investigated or removed from an area. A "venomous raccoon" has been interpreted as an animal with rabies. This is an unnecessary classification for the purposes of this section. This legislation simply moves raccoon to a different part of the list and removes the implied venomous requirement to clarify the purpose and intent of this section of law.
Prior legislative history
New Bill.
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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