S 10040

                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   10040
                             I N  S E N A T E
                              April 24, 2026
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 Introduced by Sen. MARTINEZ -- (at request of the Department of Environ-
   mental  Conservation)  --  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
   extending  the  authority of the department of environmental conserva-
   tion to manage black sea bass
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
   Section 1. Section 13-0340-f of the environmental conservation law, as
 amended  by  chapter  314  of  the  laws  of 2023, is amended to read as
 follows:
 § 13-0340-f. Black sea bass (Centropristis striata).
   The department may, until December thirty-first, two  thousand  [twen-
 ty-six]  TWENTY-NINE,  fix  by regulation measures for the management of
 black sea bass (Centropristis striata), including size limits, catch and
 possession limits, open and closed seasons, closed  areas,  restrictions
 on the manner of taking and landing, requirements for permits and eligi-
 bility  therefor, recordkeeping requirements, requirements on the amount
 and type of fishing effort and gear and requirements relating to  trans-
 portation,  possession  and  sale, provided that such regulations are no
 less restrictive  than  requirements  set  forth  in  this  chapter  and
 provided  further  that such regulations are consistent with the compli-
 ance requirements of applicable fishery management plans adopted by  the
 Atlantic   States   Marine  Fisheries  Commission  and  with  applicable
 provisions of fishery management plans adopted pursuant to  the  Federal
 Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. § 1800 et seq.).
   § 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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