What's happening
This bill allows New York to suspend or revoke hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses if another Compact state has already done so.
Why it matters
Strengthens enforcement of wildlife laws across state lines. By honoring suspensions and revocations issued by other states in the Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact, New York can prevent individuals banned elsewhere from simply obtaining a license in New York, closing a loophole for violators.
Promotes responsible hunting, fishing, and trapping. The bill incentivizes license holders to follow conservation regulations not only in New York but in all participating states, since violations elsewhere can now impact their privileges in New York.
Supports regional cooperation and resource protection. Aligning with other states’ decisions helps protect wildlife populations by ensuring that those who break laws in one state cannot undermine conservation efforts in another, fostering a more unified approach to wildlife management.
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Who cares
Hunters, anglers and trappers
A license suspension or revocation in another Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact state would provide grounds for losing the same privileges in New York for the same period.
New York Department of Environmental Conservation
The bill would give the agency an explicit basis to suspend or revoke matching license privileges following a participating state's action.
Wildlife enforcement agencies in compact states
Their violations and resulting license suspensions or revocations would serve as grounds for corresponding action in New York.
Headline styles
Suspend Licenses for Wildlife Violations
Plain English, a few words. Used as the page title.
Sponsors
8 Co-sponsors
3 Multi-sponsors
History
- Signed chap.496
- Delivered to governor
- Returned to assembly
- Passed senateVote 49–12
- 3rd reading cal.1024
- Substituted for S2413
- Referred to rules
- Delivered to senate
- Passed assembly
- Ordered to third reading rules cal.72
- Rules report cal.72
- Reported
Show 3 earlier actions
- Reported referred to rules
- Reported referred to codes
- Referred to environmental conservation
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
Honor Wildlife License Bans
Senate Floor Calendar · Sponsor Anna Kaplan
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
3217
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 28, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. COOK, PEOPLES-STOKES, GLICK, D'URSO, ENGLEBRIGHT -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GOTTFRIED -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the suspension or revocation of fishing, hunting and trapping licenses pursuant to the interstate wildlife violator compact
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 71-0919 of the environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new paragraph g to read as follows:
g. In the case of having a license privilege revoked or suspended by a participating state in the Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact enacted under title twenty-five of article eleven of this chapter, the violation and subsequent revocation or suspension in the participating state shall constitute the basis for revocation or suspension in this state for the same privileges and period of time.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD07991-01-9
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