What's happening
This bill extends the prohibition on commercially taking striped bass from the Hudson River until April 1, 2024.
Why it matters
Continues protection of striped bass populations. By extending the ban on commercial striped bass fishing in the Hudson River, the bill supports ongoing efforts to recover and maintain healthy populations of this ecologically significant fish, which has faced historic overfishing and environmental pressures.
Impacts commercial fishing businesses. The extension means that commercial fishers who rely on Hudson River striped bass will remain unable to harvest and sell this species for several more years, potentially affecting their income and business planning.
Signals ongoing environmental concerns. The continued prohibition highlights that New York State still considers the striped bass population and/or river ecosystem vulnerable, and that full recovery or safe conditions for commercial fishing have not yet been achieved.
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Who cares
Hudson River commercial fishers
The bill would extend the prohibition on taking Hudson River striped bass for commercial purposes until April 1, 2024.
Striped bass conservation advocates
The bill would maintain the commercial-taking prohibition by moving its expiration from April 1, 2015, to April 1, 2024.
State fisheries regulators
The bill would make the extension retroactive to April 1, 2015, preserving the prohibition’s legal continuity.
Headline styles
Ban Commercial Bass Fishing
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Sponsors
1 Co-sponsor
History
- Referred to environmental conservation
- Referred to environmental conservation
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
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2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 22, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. ABINANTI -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
AN ACT to amend chapter 435 of the laws of 2011, amending the environmental conservation law relating to prohibiting the taking of striped bass from the Hudson river for commercial purposes, in relation to the effectiveness thereof
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 2 of chapter 435 of the laws of 2011, amending the environmental conservation law relating to prohibiting the taking of striped bass from the Hudson river for commercial purposes, is amended to read as follows:
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it shall have become a law; provided, however that the amendments made by section one of this act shall expire and be deemed repealed April 1, [2015] 2024. Effective immediately any rules and regulations necessary for the timely implementation of this act on its effective date may be promulgated on or before such date.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately, and shall be deemed to have been in full force and effect on and after April 1, 2015.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04873-01-9
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