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A3485Assembly2019-2020 Session

Ban Toxic Hunting Ammo

Official title

“Prohibits using toxic ammunition in the taking of wildlife”

Sponsor Linda RosenthalAD-67+1 co-sponsorAffects Environment & Energy
Status
In Assembly Committee
Environmental Conservation
Impact
6/10
Moderate
Passage
0%

Bill progress

Step 2 of 7

In committee · Environmental Conservation

What's happening

This bill bans the use of toxic ammunition, including lead, for hunting wildlife in New York, requiring only federally approved nontoxic ammunition.

Why it matters

  1. Protects public health and the environment. by reducing lead and other toxic substances that can contaminate soil, water, and wildlife, which can ultimately enter the human food chain and affect communities near hunting areas.

  2. Aims to prevent wildlife poisoning. , particularly among scavenger species like eagles and vultures, which are highly susceptible to lead poisoning from ingesting fragments in animal carcasses.

  3. Aligns state hunting regulations with federal standards. , mandating the use of only nontoxic ammunition that has been federally approved, which could streamline enforcement and compliance for hunters.

  4. May impact hunters and ammunition manufacturers. , requiring a transition to nontoxic alternatives, potentially affecting ammunition costs, availability, and hunting practices in the state.

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Ban Toxic Hunting Ammo

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Linda Rosenthal

Assembly Member · Assembly District 67

1 Co-sponsor

History

  1. Referred to environmental conservation
  2. Referred to environmental conservation

Full text

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STATE OF NEW YORK

3485

2019-2020 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

January 29, 2019

Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation

AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to prohibiting the use of toxic ammunition in the taking of wildlife

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 11-0901 of the environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new paragraph h to read as follows:

h. Wildlife shall not be taken with the use of any toxic ammunition, including lead ammunition. Wildlife shall be taken using only any federally approved nontoxic ammunition.

§ 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have become a law.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

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