New York S 7772: Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage weakfish

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S07772 Summary:

BILL NOS07772 

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SAME ASSAME AS A08278

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SPONSORHINCHEY

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §13-0340-a, En Con L

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Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage weakfish until 12/31/2028.

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BILL NOS07772 

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05/06/2025REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

05/13/20251ST REPORT CAL.1063

05/14/20252ND REPORT CAL.

05/15/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/04/2025SUBSTITUTED BY A8278

&nbspA08278 AMEND= Lasher

&nbsp05/08/2025referred to environmental conservation

&nbsp05/13/2025reported 

&nbsp05/15/2025advanced to third reading cal.166

&nbsp05/19/2025passed assembly

&nbsp05/19/2025delivered to senate

&nbsp05/19/2025REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

&nbsp06/04/2025SUBSTITUTED FOR S7772

&nbsp06/04/20253RD READING CAL.1063

&nbsp06/04/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/04/2025RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp07/29/2025delivered to governor

&nbsp07/29/2025signed chap.195

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7772

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 May 6, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. HINCHEY -- (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 weakfish

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

 1 Section 1. Section 13-0340-a of the environmental conservation law, as
 2 amended by chapter 306 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as
 3 follows:
 4 § 13-0340-a. Weakfish (Cynoscion regalis).
 5 The department may, until December thirty-first, two thousand [twen-
 6 ty-five] twenty-eight, fix by regulation measures for the management of
 7 weakfish (Cynoscion regalis), 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 requirements, requirements on the amount
 11 and type of fishing effort and gear, and requirements relating to trans-
 12 portation, possession and sale, provided that such regulations are no
 13 less restrictive than requirements set forth in this chapter and
 14 provided further that such regulations are consistent with the compli-
 15 ance requirements of applicable fishery management plans adopted by the
 16 Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission and with applicable
 17 provisions of fishery management plans adopted pursuant to the Federal
 18 Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. § 1800 et seq.).
 19 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09954-01-5

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