STATE OF NEW YORK
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S. 1800 A. 1941
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
SENATE - ASSEMBLY
January 12, 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
IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred
to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to
establishing a registry program for saltwater recreational anglers;
and to repeal section 13-0355 of the environmental conservation law
relating thereto
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 13-0355 of the environmental conservation law is
2 REPEALED and a new section 13-0355 is added to read as follows:
3 § 13-0355. Registry program for saltwater recreational anglers.
4 1. The commissioner shall establish, implement and maintain a registry
5 program for saltwater recreational anglers which shall provide for:
6 a. the registration, including but not limited to, identification and
7 contact information of individuals who engage in recreational fishing in
8 the New York state marine and coastal district; and
9 b. the registration, including but not limited to, the owner, operator
10 and identification of the vessel if such vessel is used in fishing.
11 2. a. The registry program established pursuant to this section shall
12 comply with the provisions of the registry program established pursuant
13 to the "Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthori-
14 zation Act of 2006" (16 U.S.C. § 1801 et seq.).
15 b. Upon establishment of the registry program pursuant to this
16 section, the commissioner shall apply to the National Marine Fisheries
17 Service of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for the
18 exempted state designation from federal registration requirements.
19 3. The department shall not charge a fee for the registration required
20 pursuant to this section.
21 § 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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