S 1676 NY
Requires that nuisance wildlife control operators disclose to the client that euthanasia may be used to resolve a wildlife related problem
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Summary
This bill amends New York's Environmental Conservation Law to require nuisance wildlife control operators to disclose information to clients about euthanasia. Before undertaking any control measures, operators must provide clients with a written statement indicating that euthanasia may be used as a method to resolve a wildlife issue. The bill authorizes the Department of Environmental Conservation to promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement this disclosure requirement. The bill takes effect one year after becoming law, though regulations can be adopted beforehand.
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Official abstract
Requires that nuisance wildlife control operators disclose to the client, in writing, that euthanasia may be used to resolve a wildlife related problem.
Sponsor (1)
- James Skoufis Democratic · primary
Action history (16)
- Jan 13, 2025 REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION · upper
- Apr 29, 2025 1ST REPORT CAL.766 · upper
- Apr 30, 2025 2ND REPORT CAL. · upper
- May 1, 2025 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING · upper
- May 22, 2025 PASSED SENATE · upper
- May 22, 2025 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
- May 22, 2025 REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION · lower
- Jan 7, 2026 DIED IN ASSEMBLY · lower
- Jan 7, 2026 RETURNED TO SENATE · lower
- Jan 7, 2026 REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION · upper
- Feb 4, 2026 1ST REPORT CAL.258 · upper
- Feb 5, 2026 2ND REPORT CAL. · upper
- Feb 9, 2026 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING · upper
- May 11, 2026 PASSED SENATE · upper
- May 11, 2026 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
- May 11, 2026 REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION · lower
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Bill No.: Summary Actions Committee Votes Floor Votes Memo Text LFIN Chamber Video/Transcript S01676 Summary: BILL NO S01676   SAME AS SAME AS A01420
  SPONSOR SKOUFIS   COSPNSR   MLTSPNSR   Amd §11-0524, En Con L   Requires that nuisance wildlife control operators disclose to the client, in writing, that euthanasia may be used to resolve a wildlife related problem.
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STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________
1676
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 13, 2025 ___________
Introduced by Sen. SKOUFIS -- 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 requiring nuisance wildlife control operators to disclose that eutha- nasia may be used to resolve a wildlife issue
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 11-0524 of the environmental conservation law is 2 amended by adding two new subdivisions 6 and 7 to read as follows: 3 6. Before a nuisance wildlife control operator undertakes any control 4 measures, such nuisance wildlife control operator shall provide, to the 5 client, in writing, a statement indicating that euthanasia may be used 6 as a method to resolve the wildlife issue. 7 7. The department is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations 8 necessary to effectuate the provisions of this section. 9 § 2. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a 10 law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any 11 rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its 12 effective date are authorized to be made on or before such effective 13 date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04301-01-5
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