Bill > A00528

This bill amends the environmental conservation law to require nuisance wildlife control operators to provide written notification to clients before undertaking any control measures. It specifies that any animals killed must be done in a manner that avoids unnecessary suffering while protecting public safety, and that non-lethal methods should be utilized unless contrary to public health and safety or prohibited by law. The bill also requires the Department of Environmental Conservation to keep records of complaints against nuisance wildlife control operators and to promulgate rules and regulations to implement these provisions.