STATE OF NEW YORK
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4866
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
February 17, 2021
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Introduced by Sens. GIANARIS, GOUNARDES, KRUEGER -- 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
increasing certain penalties relating to endangered and special
species, species of special concern and illegal ivory articles and
rhinoceros horns
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 13 of section 71-0925 of the environmental
2 conservation law, as amended by chapter 706 of the laws of 2005, is
3 amended to read as follows:
4 13. If the violation was an act prohibited by subdivision two of
5 section 11-0535 or by section 11-0536 of this chapter, or by any lawful
6 rule or regulation of the department promulgated pursuant thereto, not
7 more than [two] four thousand dollars, and an additional penalty of not
8 more than [three] seven hundred [fifty] dollars for each fish, shellf-
9 ish, crustacea, wildlife or part thereof involved in the violation. If
10 the violation was an act prohibited by any regulation of the department
11 promulgated pursuant to subdivision three of section 11-0535 of this
12 chapter, then such penalty shall be not more than [one] two thousand
13 dollars, and an additional penalty of not more than [two] four hundred
14 dollars for each fish, shellfish, crustacea, wildlife or part thereof
15 involved in the violation.
16 § 2. The commissioner of environmental conservation shall inform the
17 public of the importance of protecting endangered and threatened
18 species. Such commissioner shall also publicize the laws protecting such
19 species.
20 § 3. 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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