Bill > S07421

This bill amends environmental conservation law to prohibit the operation of marine hatcheries or the off-bottom or on-bottom culture of any species belonging to the order Octopoda, which includes octopuses, unless it is for scientific or educational purposes and not for human consumption. The bill also establishes penalties for violations, specifying a fine of up to one thousand dollars for each day a violation occurs. This legislation aims to prevent the farming of octopuses for food, with exceptions only for research and educational activities.