STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 722--B 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled) January 9, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GLICK, COOK, L. ROSENTHAL, ENGLEBRIGHT, COLTON, D'URSO, McDONOUGH, SIMON, ORTIZ, DINOWITZ, LIFTON, PAULIN, O'DONNELL, RAMOS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. EPSTEIN, HEVESI -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation -- commit- tee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recom- mitted to said committee -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to making animal killing contests, competitions, tournaments and derbys unlawful The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivisions 14, 15 and 16 of section 11-0901 of the envi- 2 ronmental conservation law, subdivision 14 as renumbered by chapter 486 3 of the laws of 1985, are renumbered subdivisions 15, 16 and 17 and a new 4 subdivision 14 is added to read as follows: 5 14. It shall be unlawful for any person to organize, sponsor, conduct, 6 promote, or participate in any contest, competition, tournament, or 7 derby with the objective of taking the largest number of small game, 8 wild birds, other than wild turkeys, and domestic game birds for prizes 9 or other inducement, or for entertainment. Any small game, wild birds, 10 other than turkeys, and domestic game birds injured during the course of 11 a contest, competition, tournament, or derby conducted in violation of 12 this subdivision shall be transported to a licensed wildlife rehabilita- 13 tor or veterinarian for treatment or humane euthanasia if best efforts 14 to rehabilitate and release the animal fail. The remains of any small 15 game, wild birds, other than turkeys, and domestic game birds killed 16 during the course of a contest, competition, tournament, or derby 17 conducted in violation of this subdivision shall be forfeited by every 18 organizer, promoter, participant or any other person conducting or EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD05042-04-9A. 722--B 2 1 involved in such contest, competition, tournament, or derby and the 2 remains of such small game, wild birds, other than turkeys, and domestic 3 game birds shall become the property of the department. The provisions 4 of this subdivision shall not apply to special dog training areas or 5 field trials pursuant to sections 11-0925 and 11-0927 of this title, or 6 similar canine performance events. 7 § 2. Section 71-0921 of the environmental conservation law is amended 8 by adding a new subdivision 10-a to read as follows: 9 10-a. Violations of subdivision fourteen of section 11-0901 of this 10 chapter involving unlawful contests, competitions, tournaments and 11 derbys to take small game, wild birds, other than turkeys, and domestic 12 game birds. Each such misdemeanor shall be punishable by imprisonment 13 for not more than one year or by a fine of not less than five hundred 14 dollars nor more than two thousand dollars, or by both such imprisonment 15 and fine. 16 § 3. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed- 17 ing the date on which it shall have become a law.