New York S 5402: Protects wolves

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S05402 Summary:

BILL NOS05402B

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SAME ASSAME AS A01229-B

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SPONSORHOYLMAN-SIGAL

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COSPNSRFERNANDEZ, HARCKHAM, JACKSON, KAVANAGH, MARTINEZ, SERRANO, SKOUFIS, WEBB

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §11-0541, En Con L

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Protects canids by requiring animals which could be coyotes or wolves be submitted for a genetic test to determine genetic makeup; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof.

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BILL NOS05402B

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02/21/2025REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

05/14/2025AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

05/14/2025PRINT NUMBER 5402A

05/28/2025AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

05/28/2025PRINT NUMBER 5402B

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5402--B

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 21, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. HOYLMAN-SIGAL, FERNANDEZ, HARCKHAM, JACKSON,
 KAVANAGH, MARTINEZ, SERRANO, SKOUFIS, WEBB -- read twice and ordered
 printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environ-
 mental Conservation -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
 reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- committee
 discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
 to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to
 protecting wolves; and providing for the repeal of such provisions
 upon expiration thereof

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

 1 Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a
 2 new section 11-0541 to read as follows:
 3 § 11-0541. Protection of wolves.
 4 1. All wild canids taken in the state shall be reported to the depart-
 5 ment in a manner to be determined by the department. For purposes of
 6 this section, "wild canids" shall mean coyotes and wolves, including
 7 canids that when taken were thought to be coyotes but which subsequent
 8 genetic analysis revealed to be wolves.
 9 2. Wild canids that are taken, that have a weight greater than fifty
 10 pounds or that meet additional criteria established by the department in
 11 regulation, shall be submitted to the department, in a manner prescribed
 12 by the department in regulation. Such regulations shall ensure the
 13 anonymity of all personal identifying information, excluding information
 14 relating to the location of taking. Wild canids submitted shall be
 15 subject to genetic analysis, paid for by the department, to determine
 16 the genetic composition of the animal. Such analysis shall be conducted
 17 by a reputable laboratory that has prior experience genotyping hybri-
 18 dized Canis populations in the eastern United States. The results of any

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01452-10-5

 S. 5402--B 2

 1 analysis performed shall promptly be provided to the public by posting
 2 on the department's website.
 3 3. The department may also accept for genetic analysis a wild canid
 4 meeting the criteria in subdivision two of this section that is volun-
 5 tarily submitted, in a manner prescribed by the department, to the
 6 department by any person.
 7 4. In the event that the department determines, based on genetic anal-
 8 ysis or other scientific method, that a wild canid taken or found in the
 9 state is a wolf, the department shall determine the location where the
 10 wolf was taken or found. In the event the department determines that
 11 there is reasonable likelihood that there may be one or more additional
 12 wolves in the vicinity where the wolf was taken or found, it may take or
 13 institute such measures consistent with its existing authority that it
 14 deems necessary to ensure the protection of such additional wolf or
 15 wolves.
 16 5. No later than April first, two thousand twenty-eight, the depart-
 17 ment shall submit to the legislature a report on the status of wolves in
 18 the state, based on data collected by or submitted