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S 7421STATE · New YorkIntroduced

Prohibits octopus farming

Voted 6/4/2026

Summary

Provides that no person shall engage in the operation of a marine hatchery or in the off-bottom or on-bottom culture of any species belonging to the order Octopoda unless for scientific or educational purposes for the purpose of human consumption.

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How representatives voted

191 yea·20 nay·12 other

Docket history

Action history

  1. 6/4/2026RETURNED TO SENATE
  2. 6/4/2026PASSED ASSEMBLY
  3. 6/4/2026PASSED SENATE
  4. 6/4/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  5. 6/4/2026REFERRED TO CODES
  6. 6/4/2026SUBSTITUTED FOR A8043C
  7. 6/4/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.460
  8. 5/29/2026AMENDED ON THIRD READING 7421B
  9. 5/26/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
  10. 5/21/20262ND REPORT CAL.