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                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          9430
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                     April 29, 2014
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by M. of A. SCHIMEL, SWEENEY, THIELE, PEOPLES-STOKES, ZEBROW-
          SKI,  OTIS,  ROSENTHAL, TITONE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BENE-
          DETTO, COOK, CRESPO, MAGEE, ROBINSON -- read once and referred 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 clams
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Subdivision 8  of  section  13-0325  of  the  environmental
     2  conservation  law,  as  amended  by  chapter 481 of the laws of 2011, is
     3  amended to read as follows:
     4    8. The department may, until December 31, [2014] 2016, adopt by  regu-
     5  lation  measures  for  the management of hard clams (Mercenaria mercena-
     6  ria), soft or steamer clams (Mya arenaria), and razor clams (Ensis sp.),
     7  including size limits, catch and  possession  limits,  open  and  closed
     8  seasons, closed areas, restrictions on the manner of taking and landing,
     9  requirements  for  permits  and  eligibility therefor, recordkeeping and
    10  identification requirements, requirements on  the  amount  and  type  of

    11  fishing  effort  and  gear, and requirements relating to transportation,
    12  possession and sale, provided that such regulations are no less restric-
    13  tive than requirements set forth in this chapter.
    14    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD13967-02-4