A01274 Summary:
BILL NO | A01274 |
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SAME AS | SAME AS S01598 |
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SPONSOR | Crouch (MS) |
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COSPNSR | Brabenec, Jones, Miller B, Palumbo, Stec, Stirpe, Woerner |
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MLTSPNSR | Barclay, Walsh |
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Amd §11-0103, En Con L | |
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Allows for the taking of Zenaida macroura, commonly known as the mourning dove, as a migratory bird. |
A01274 Actions:
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01/14/2019 | referred to environmental conservation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/08/2020 | referred to environmental conservation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/22/2020 | enacting clause stricken |
A01274 Memo:
Go to topNEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)   BILL NUMBER: A1274 SPONSOR: Crouch (MS)
  TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to including the mourning dove within the definition of "migra- tory game birds" and to allow for their taking   PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: Relates to including the mourning dove within the definition of "migra- tory game birds" and to allow for their taking   SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1. Subparagraph 1 of paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section 11-0103 of the environmental conservation law, as amended by chapter 47 of the laws of 1976, is amended to read as follows: "Migratory game birds" means the Anatidae or waterfowl, commonly known as geese, brant, swans and river and sea ducks; the Rallidae, commonly known as rails, American coots, mud hens and gallinules; the Limicolae or shorebirds, commonly known as woodcock, snipe, plover, surfbirds, sandpipers, tatt- lers and curlews; the Corvidae, commonly known as jays, crows and magpies; the Zenaida macroura, commonly known as the mourning dove.   JUSTIFICATION: Currently the mourning dove is not classified as a migratory game bird and illegal to hunt in New York State. Mourning dove hunting ranked 8th in hunter participation back in 2011 with 1,271,000 dove hunters in the 41 dove hunting states which include the US territory of Puerto Rico; three Canadian providences (British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec), and throughout Central and South America. In the 1980s, Cornell researchers estimated New York's mourning dove population to be around 10 million birds. With the future land use changes that includes reduced till agriculture, and permaculture are likely to increase both the continental population and New York's popu- lation of mourning doves. Establishing the mourning dove within the definition of "migratory game birds" would make it consistent with the federal classification and allow NYS DEC to implement a mourning dove harvest strategy and hunting season for hunters to enjoy the full bene- fits of wildlife in New York State.   PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: New bill.   FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None.   EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect immediately, provided, however, that the commissioner of environmental conservation shall promulgate any rules and regulations necessary for the implementation of this act on or before such effective date.
A01274 Text:
Go to top STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1274 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 14, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CROUCH, BRABENEC, JONES, B. MILLER, PALUMBO, STEC, STIRPE, WOERNER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARCLAY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to including the mourning dove within the definition of "migratory game birds" and to allow for their taking The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subparagraph 1 of paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section 2 11-0103 of the environmental conservation law, as amended by chapter 47 3 of the laws of 1976, is amended to read as follows: 4 (1) "Migratory game birds" means the Anatidae or waterfowl, commonly 5 known as geese, brant, swans and river and sea ducks; the Rallidae, 6 commonly known as rails, American coots, mud hens and gallinules; the 7 Limicolae or shorebirds, commonly known as woodcock, snipe, plover, 8 surfbirds, sandpipers, tattlers and curlews; the Corvidae, commonly 9 known as jays, crows and magpies; the Zenaida macroura, commonly known 10 as the mourning dove. 11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. Effective immediately, 12 the commissioner of environmental conservation shall promulgate any 13 rules and regulations necessary for the implementation of this act on or 14 before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD02771-01-9