What's happening
This bill makes permanent the authorization for a single individual to use up to three fishing lines in freshwater.
Why it matters
Provides long-term certainty for anglers and fishing businesses. by removing the expiration date, allowing individuals to use up to three fishing lines in freshwater without worrying about sudden legal changes or annual renewals.
May enhance recreational fishing opportunities. for individuals, possibly increasing angler satisfaction and encouraging more frequent participation, which can benefit local economies supported by fishing tourism and related industries.
Could impact fish populations and conservation efforts. by potentially increasing catch rates, raising the importance of ongoing monitoring and adaptive management by environmental authorities to ensure sustainable fisheries.
Simplifies enforcement and compliance. for both anglers and conservation officers by eliminating confusion over whether the three-line rule is still in effect, creating clearer and more consistent fishing regulations.
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Allow Three Fishing Lines
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- Held for consideration in environmental conservation
- Referred to environmental conservation
- Referred to environmental conservation
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STATE OF NEW YORK
1750
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 16, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. CROUCH -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
AN ACT to amend chapter 455 of the laws of 2011 amending the environmental conservation law relating to authorizing angling by a single individual with up to three lines in freshwater, in relation to making the provisions thereof permanent
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 2 of chapter 455 of the laws of 2011 amending the environmental conservation law relating to authorizing angling by a single individual with up to three lines in freshwater, as amended by chapter 203 of the laws of 2017, is amended to read as follows:
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately [and shall expire and be deemed repealed December 31, 2019].
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03032-01-9
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