S1683-2011 - NY Senate Open Legislation - Allows hunters to use a rifle during open season for deer in the county of Cortland

Allows hunters to use a rifle during open season for deer in the county of Cortland.

Sponsor: SEWARD
Law Section: Environmental Conservation Law / Law: Amd S11-0907, En Con L

S1683-2011 Actions

Aug 3, 2011: SIGNED CHAP.323
Jul 22, 2011: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
Jun 16, 2011: returned to senate
Jun 16, 2011: passed assembly
Jun 16, 2011: ordered to third reading rules cal.326
Jun 16, 2011: substituted for a4357a
Jun 6, 2011: referred to environmental conservation
Jun 6, 2011: RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
Jun 6, 2011: REPASSED SENATE
May 23, 2011: AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 1683A
May 23, 2011: VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING
May 23, 2011: returned to senate
May 23, 2011: RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY
Feb 28, 2011: referred to environmental conservation
Feb 28, 2011: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
Feb 28, 2011: PASSED SENATE
Feb 1, 2011: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
Jan 31, 2011: 2ND REPORT CAL.
Jan 25, 2011: 1ST REPORT CAL.16
Jan 11, 2011: REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

S1683-2011 Meetings

Environmental Conservation: Jan 25, 2011

S1683-2011 Calendars

Active List: Feb 28, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Feb 1, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Feb 7, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Feb 8, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Feb 15, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Feb 28, 2011

S1683-2011 Votes

VOTE: COMMITTEE VOTE: - Environmental Conservation - Jan 25, 2011

Ayes (11): Grisanti, Johnson, Little, Marcellino, Maziarz, O'Mara, Gallivan, Young, Avella, Oppenheimer, Stewart-Cousins
Ayes W/R (1): Perkins
Nays (2): Espaillat, Serrano

VOTE: FLOOR VOTE: - Feb 28, 2011

Ayes (59): Adams, Addabbo, Alesi, Avella, Ball, Bonacic, Breslin, Carlucci, DeFrancisco, Diaz, Dilan, Espaillat, Farley, Flanagan, Fuschillo, Gallivan, Gianaris, Golden, Griffo, Grisanti, Hannon, Hassell-Thompson, Huntley, Kennedy, Klein, Krueger, Kruger, Lanza, Larkin, LaValle, Libous, Little, Marcellino, Martins, Maziarz, McDonald, Montgomery, Nozzolio, O'Mara, Oppenheimer, Parker, Peralta, Perkins, Ranzenhofer, Ritchie, Rivera, Robach, Saland, Sampson, Savino, Seward, Skelos, Smith, Squadron, Stavisky, Stewart-Cousins, Valesky, Young, Zeldin
Nays (1): Serrano
Excused (2): Duane, Johnson

S1683-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S1683

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to allowing the
use of rifles for hunting in Cortland county

PURPOSE:
The purpose of the legislation is to allow the hunting of
deer and bear with rifles in Cortland County.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
The bill amends section 11-0907 of the
environmental conservation law to add C0111and County to the list of
counties in which the taking of deer by rifle is authorized.

EXISTING LAW:
Current law allows the taking of deer in the southern
tier, central, and western regions of the state by rifle in Allegany,
Cattaraugus, Chemung, Chenango, Herkimer, Madison, Montgomery,
Oneida, Oswego, Otsego, Schoharie, Schuyler, Steuben, Tioga, Yates,
and a portion of Broome County.

JUSTIFICATION:
The legislation, which has been introduced at the
request of Cortland County, would allow sportsmen and women to hunt
deer and bear with rifles in the county. Big-game rifle hunting is
currently permitted in many counties across New York State,
including the neighboring counties of Chenango, Madison, and Tioga.
The experiences in these counties have been overwhelmingly positive,
with very few reported adverse incidents or problems. In fact,
neighboring Madison County reported no incidents of accidents
involving rifles reported during the first season (2008).

The decision to authorize the use of rifles for big-game hunting is
based upon the increasing deer population and declining hunting
population ,which has in turn resulted in increased crop damage and
collision with automobiles.
Given the rural nature of Cortland County and the safety record of
hunters in the counties where rifle use has been permitted, it would
be reasonable to now permit big-game hunters in Cortland County the
same opportunities.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
S.7487 of 2010

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately, with provisions.

S1683-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
                                          1683
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 I N  SENATE
 January 11, 2011
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  SEWARD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
 

AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
 allowing the use of rifles for hunting in Cortland county
 

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

 

Section 1. Item (i) of paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section 11-0907
 of the environmental conservation law, as amended by section 11 of chap
 ter 483 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:

 (i) The counties of     Deer, the first Monday  Pistol, shotgun,
 Allegany,               after November 15       crossbow,
 Cattaraugus, Chemung,   through first Tuesday   muzzle loading
 Chenango, CORTLAND,     after December 7        firearm, rifle or
 Herkimer, Madison,                              long bow only
 Montgomery, Oneida,
 Oswego, Otsego,
 Schoharie, Schuyler,
 Steuben,
 Tioga and Yates
 and that portion of
 the county of
 Broome east of the
 Susquehanna river
 

S 2. Item (i) of paragraph a of subdivision 2 of  section  11-0907  of
 the  environmental conservation law, as amended by section 12 of chapter
 483 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:

 (i) The counties of       Deer and bear, the      Pistol, shotgun,
 Allegany,               first Monday after      crossbow,
 Cattaraugus,            November 15 through     muzzle loading
 Chenango, CORTLAND,     first Tuesday after     firearm, rifle or
 Herkimer, Montgomery,   December 7              long bow only
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05846-01-1
        S. 1683                             2
 Oneida, Oswego,
 Otsego, Schoharie
 and Tioga and
 that portion of
 the county of
 Broome east of the
 Susquehanna river
 

S  3.  Item  (i) of paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section 11-0907 of
 the environmental conservation law, as added by section 2 of chapter 600
 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows:

 (i) The counties of       Deer and bear, the      Pistol, shotgun,
 Allegany,               first Monday after      muzzle loading
 Cattaraugus, Chenango,  November 15 through     firearm, rifle or
 CORTLAND, Herkimer,     first Tuesday after     long bow only
 Montgomery, Oneida,     December 7
 Oswego, Otsego,
 Schoharie and Tioga
 and that portion of
 the county of
 Broome east of the
 Susquehanna river
 

S 4. This act shall take effect immediately, provided that the  amend
 ments  to item (i) of paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section 11-0907 of
 the environmental conservation law made by section one of this act shall
 be subject to the expiration and reversion of such paragraph pursuant to
 section 13 of chapter 600 of the laws of 1993,  as  amended,  when  upon
 such  date  the provisions of section two of this act shall take effect;
 provided further that the amendments to  item  (i)  of  paragraph  a  of
 subdivision  2  of section 11-0907 of the environmental conservation law
 made by section two of this act shall be subject to the  expiration  and
 reversion of such paragraph pursuant to section 17 of chapter 483 of the
 laws  of 2010, as amended, when upon such date the provisions of section
 three of this act shall take effect.

S1683-2011: Allows hunters to use a rifle during open season for deer in the county of Cortland