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A 3330: Prohibits the importation of live bait fish; provides penalties for failure to comply with such prohibition.
What A 3330 does, verified January 8, 2026
The proposed law aims to prohibit the importation of live bait fish into the state for use in inland waters. This ban would prevent the use of certain live bait fish in bait fishing, which is intended to protect the environment and conserve fish populations. Those found guilty of violating this law would be subject to a fine of up to twenty dollars per fish, and would be considered guilty of a class A misdemeanor. The law would take effect 108 days after it becomes a law.
Bill journey
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2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to environmental conservation (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 3330
- What is the current status of A 3330?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 3330 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to environmental conservation".
- Did A 3330 pass?
- Not yet. A 3330 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 3330, and where is it now?
- A 3330 was authored by Asm. Alex Bores. Its committee of record is Assembly Environmental Conservation.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to environmental conservation |
| Jan. 27, 2025 | referred to environmental conservation |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 27, 2025 · 243 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3330 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 27, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BORES -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to prohibiting the importation of bait fish into the state The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 11-1703 of the environmental conservation law is 2 amended by adding a new subdivision 8 to read as follows: 3 8. No person shall import into the state any live bait fish as defined 4 in subdivision one of section 11-1315 of this article, for the use of 5 bait fishing in inland waters. 6 § 2. Section 71-0921 of the environmental conservation law is amended 7 by adding a new subdivision 15 to read as follows: 8 15. Any person who violates subdivision eight of section 11-1703 of 9 this chapter shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor and, upon 10 conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed twenty 11 dollars for each fish unlawfully possessed. 12 § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after 13 it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD04227-01-5
Text of A 3330 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions