   Buffalo legislator led push to make it illegal to possess,
sell or distribute shark fins in New  Senator Mark Grisanti (R,
I-60) today applauded the signing of legislation he sponsored in
the Senate that makes it illegal to possess, sell or distribute
a shark fin in New York State.  chairman of the Senate's
Environmental Conservation Committee, Grisanti said he was
pleased to sponsor a bill that he says will help preserve an
important species of our ecosystem. "With this new law now on
the books, sharks will be able to live in a stable environment
in the ocean," Senator Grisanti said. "New York is doing its
part to help prevent the killing of sharks to supply the growing
global demand for their fins."  Under current law, it is illegal
to "fin" a shark in New York waters, a practice where a shark
unable to swim or pass water across its gills, eventually dies
from suffocation Asian dish.  The legislation draws attention to
the growing global demand for shark fins and helps to provide a
fair balance between t