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A 1420: Requires that nuisance wildlife control operators disclose to the client, in writing, that euthanasia may be used to resolve a wildlife related problem.

New York · Assembly · 2025–2026 Legislative Session · last verified February 13, 2026

What A 1420 does, verified February 13, 2026

The bill aims to require nuisance wildlife control operators to disclose to their clients that euthanasia may be used to resolve a wildlife issue before taking any control measures. The operator must provide this information in writing before starting work. The Department of Environmental Conservation is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement this requirement. The law will take effect one year after it becomes a law, allowing for immediate implementation of necessary rules and regulations.

Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: advanced to third reading cal.252 (2026-02-12)Alert me
Recent actions5 total · showing 5
Feb. 12, 2026advanced to third reading cal.252
Feb. 10, 2026reported
Jan. 07, 2026referred to environmental conservation
May. 28, 2025reported referred to rules
Jan. 09, 2025referred to environmental conservation
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 9, 2025 · 250 words
  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1420 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY January 9, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, COLTON -- read once and referred 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 
Text of A 1420 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions
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