Senate Bill S1689

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Authorizes deer and bear hunting in the counties of Broome, Chenango and Tioga

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

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2015-S1689 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง11-0907, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S6283
2013-2014: S3580

2015-S1689 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes deer and bear hunting in the counties of Broome, Chenango and Tioga.

2015-S1689 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

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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