Assembly Bill A5192

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Permits the discharge of a longbow over water by a person bow fishing in certain instances

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  • Introduced
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    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-A5192 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3244
Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §11-0931, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A10182, S7056

2011-A5192 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Permits the discharge of a longbow over water by a person bow fishing if no dwelling, house, or public structure, livestock or person is situated in the line of discharge less than 500 feet from the point of discharge.

2011-A5192 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

    S. 3244                                                  A. 5192

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                            February 14, 2011
                               ___________

IN  SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. FARLEY -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental
  Conservation

IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. AMEDORE,  SALADINO,  KATZ,  FINCH,
  CROUCH,  TOBACCO,  BARCLAY, BURLING, HAWLEY, McDONOUGH, RAIA -- Multi-
  Sponsored by -- M. of A. CALHOUN, CORWIN, GIGLIO, KOLB, MAGEE, MOLINA-
  RO, SAYWARD -- read once and referred to  the  Committee  on  Environ-
  mental Conservation

AN  ACT  to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the
  discharge of a longbow over water in certain instances

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Subparagraph 2 of paragraph a of subdivision 4 of section
11-0931 of the environmental conservation law, as amended by chapter 483
of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
  (2) discharge a firearm, crossbow or long bow within five hundred feet
from a dwelling house, farm building or farm structure actually occupied
or used, school building, school  playground,  or  occupied  factory  or
church  EXCEPT  THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH SHALL NOT APPLY
TO THE DISCHARGE OF A LONGBOW OVER WATER BY A PERSON BOW FISHING  IF  NO
DWELLING, HOUSE, OR PUBLIC STRUCTURE, LIVESTOCK OR PERSON IS SITUATED IN
THE  LINE  OF  DISCHARGE  LESS  THAN FIVE HUNDRED FEET FROM THE POINT OF
DISCHARGE;
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately;  provided,  however  that
the  amendments to subdivision 4 of section 11-0931 of the environmental
conservation law amended by section one of this act shall not affect the
expiration of such subdivision and shall expire therewith.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07876-01-1


              

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