STATE OF NEW YORK
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S. 5684--A A. 8288--A
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
SENATE - ASSEMBLY
June 10, 2011
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IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental
Conservation -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted
as amended and recommitted to said committee
IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred
to the Committee on Environmental Conservation -- committee
discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
to said committee
AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the
use of spears, spearguns or underwater guns in recreational and
commercial bass fishing
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 13-0347 of the environmental conservation law is
2 amended by adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
3 5. The taking of striped bass by the use of spears, spearguns or
4 underwater guns shall be authorized for recreational and commercial
5 purposes.
6 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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