New York S 1362: Relates to methods used to capture or dispose of nuisance wildlife

Status: REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION (as of 2026-01-07)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: S 1362

Sponsors: José M. Serrano

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S01362 Summary:

BILL NOS01362 

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SAME ASSAME AS A03046

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SPONSORSERRANO

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Amd §11-0524, En Con L

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Establishes that if lethal methods are used to capture or dispose of nuisance wildlife, the lethal method used and the reason why a non-lethal method was not used shall be submitted in an annual report; requires that a list of enforcement actions taken against any nuisance wildlife control operator for violations of the law and applicable regulations be annually updated.

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01/09/2025REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 1362

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 9, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. SERRANO -- 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 meth-
 ods used to capture or dispose of nuisance wildlife

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 11-0524 of the environmental
 2 conservation law, as added by chapter 265 of the laws of 2002, is
 3 amended to read as follows:
 4 5. Any person licensed pursuant to this section shall submit annually
 5 a report to the department which specifies each client's name and
 6 address, the date work was performed, the species controlled, the abate-
 7 ment method used, the disposition of the animal, and if a lethal method
 8 was used to capture or dispose of such animal, the lethal method used
 9 and the reason why a non-lethal method was not used, and any other
 10 information as required by the department. The department shall annually
 11 update a list of nuisance wildlife control operators and enforcement
 12 actions taken by the department against any nuisance wildlife control
 13 operator for violations of the law and applicable regulations and make
 14 it available to the public in both printed and electronic formats.
 15 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02322-01-5

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