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S1711Senate2013-2014 SessionSame asA1769

Prohibits the possession, sale, offer for sale, trade or distribution of shark fins

Sponsor Mark GrisantiSD-60+25 co-sponsorsAffects Legal
Status
Signed by Governor
Impact
Pending
Outcome
Signed into law

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Signed into law

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Primary sponsor
Mark Grisanti

Senator · Senate District 60

Chair, Environmental Conservation

History

  1. Signed chap.171
  2. Delivered to governor
  3. Returned to senate
  4. Passed assembly
  5. Ordered to third reading cal.241
  6. Substituted for A1769B
  7. Referred to codes
  8. Delivered to assembly
  9. Passed senateVote 62–0
  10. Advanced to third reading
  11. 2nd report cal.
  12. Amended 1711b
Show 4 earlier actions
  1. 1st report cal.283
  2. Print number 1711a
  3. Amend and recommit to environmental conservation
  4. Referred to environmental conservation

Companion bill

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A1769Assembly

Prohibits the possession, sale, offer for sale, trade or distribution of shark fins

Assembly Floor Calendar · Sponsor Alan Maisel

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Sponsor's memo

BILL NUMBER:S1711B

Title of bill

An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to prohibiting the possession, sale, offer for sale, trade or distribution of shark fins

Purpose

This legislation would prohibit the possession, sale, offer for sale, trade or distribution of shark fins.

Summary of specific provisions

Section 1 creates the definition of shark for this section of law. This section further provides for a definition of shark fin and prohibits the possession, sale, offer for sale, trade, or distribution of shark fin. Section 1 further provides the taking of shark fin for scientific research.

Section 2 is the effective date.

Justification:

It is already illegal to fin a shark in New York. However, there is no prohibition on the possession, sale, trade, or distribution of shark fins. Already the West Coast (California, Oregon, Washington, Hawaii and Toronto) have passed legislation prohibiting the sale of shark fin.

Each year approximately 73 million sharks are killed to meet the demands of shark fin. The decimation of the shark population has a directly related negative impact to the entire oceanic food chain. The process of finning a shark is cruel and inhumane. New York has already banned the practice of finning from taking place in its borders. This legislation will further protect sharks by not allowing shark fin from being possessed, sold, or traded in New York.

Prior legislative history

S. 6431A- Advanced to Third Reading.

Fiscal implications

None.

Effective date

The act would take effect July 1, 2013.

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