Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Apr 22, 2015 |
referred to environmental conservation delivered to assembly passed senate |
Apr 21, 2015 |
ordered to third reading cal.346 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Jan 14, 2015 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Senate Bill S1689
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2015-S1689 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-S1689 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1689 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to big game hunting in the counties of Broome, Chenango and Tioga PURPOSE: The purpose of this legislation is to allow sportsmen to hunt deer and bear in Broome, Chenango and Tioga counties with rifles and other arms. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Item (I) of paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section 11-0907 of the environmental conservation law, as amended by section 11 of chapter 183 of the laws of 2010. JUSTIFICATION: In several areas of the State, sportsmen are allowed to hunt bear and deer with rifles and this change in law would allow the use of rifles in Broome, Chenango and Tioga counties. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2015-S1689 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1689 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 14, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LIBOUS -- 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 big game hunting in the counties of Broome, Chenango and Tioga THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The opening paragraph of paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section 11-0907 of the environmental conservation law, as amended by section 14 of part EE of chapter 55 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows: Regular open hunting seasons for [deer] BIG GAME are established sepa- rately for the named regions or parts of regions, or named counties listed in column one of the table set forth in this subdivision, and are specified as seasons for taking by pistol, rifle, shotgun or long bow, or for taking by shotgun, crossbow or long bow only, or for taking by long bow only, as indicated in column three entitled "Manner of Taking". Where taking of big game by shotgun is permitted by this chapter such shotgun may contain rifling in all or a portion of the barrel, provided, however, if the barrel or a portion thereof does contain rifling only shells having non-metallic cases, except for the base, may be used. In the areas identified in column one except in the "closed areas" speci- fied in subdivision five of this section the game specified in column two may be taken in the open season stated in column two immediately following the specification of the game, in the manner specified in column three. S 2. Items (f) and (i) of paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section 11-0907 of the environmental conservation law, item (f) as amended by chapter 142 of the laws of 2014 and item (i) as amended by section 14 of part EE of chapter 55 of the laws of 2014, are amended and a new item (n) is added to read as follows: (f) Southern tier, Deer, first Pistol, shotgun, EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07181-01-5
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