New York S 7768: Relates to the department of environmental conservation's management of hard clams, soft or steamer clams and razor clams

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S07768 Summary:

BILL NOS07768 

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SAME ASSAME AS A08280

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SPONSORRYAN C

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §13-0325, En Con L

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Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation from December 31, 2025 until December 31, 2028 to adopt by regulation measures for the management of hard clams, soft or steamer clams or razor clams.

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BILL NOS07768 

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05/06/2025REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

05/13/20251ST REPORT CAL.1059

05/14/20252ND REPORT CAL.

05/15/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/04/2025SUBSTITUTED BY A8280

&nbspA08280 AMEND= Kassay

&nbsp05/08/2025referred to environmental conservation

&nbsp05/13/2025reported 

&nbsp05/15/2025advanced to third reading cal.167

&nbsp05/19/2025passed assembly

&nbsp05/19/2025delivered to senate

&nbsp05/19/2025REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

&nbsp06/04/2025SUBSTITUTED FOR S7768

&nbsp06/04/20253RD READING CAL.1059

&nbsp06/04/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/04/2025RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp07/29/2025delivered to governor

&nbsp07/29/2025signed chap.196

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 7768

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 May 6, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. C. RYAN -- (at request of the Department of Environ-
 mental Conservation) -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation

 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to
 extending the authority of the department of environmental conserva-
 tion to manage clams

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 8 of section 13-0325 of the environmental
 2 conservation law, as amended by chapter 369 of the laws of 2022, is
 3 amended to read as follows:
 4 8. The department may, until December thirty-first, two thousand
 5 [twenty-five] twenty-eight, adopt by regulation measures for the manage-
 6 ment of hard clams (Mercenaria mercenaria), soft or steamer clams (Mya
 7 arenaria), and razor clams (Ensis sp.), including size limits, catch and
 8 possession limits, open and closed seasons, closed areas, restrictions
 9 on the manner of taking and landing, requirements for permits and eligi-
 10 bility therefor, recordkeeping and identification requirements, require-
 11 ments on the amount and type of fishing effort and gear, and require-
 12 ments relating to transportation, possession and sale, provided that
 13 such regulations are no less restrictive than requirements set forth in
 14 this chapter.
 15 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09953-01-5

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