Extends the archery season for the taking of antlerless deer in the Northern zone for a period of seven days immediately following the close of the regular rifle season.

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S2418-2011 Actions

• May 22, 2012: referred to environmental conservation
• May 22, 2012: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
• May 22, 2012: PASSED SENATE
• May 21, 2012: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
• May 16, 2012: 2ND REPORT CAL.
• May 15, 2012: 1ST REPORT CAL.754
• Jan 4, 2012: REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
• Jun 24, 2011: COMMITTED TO RULES
• Jun 14, 2011: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
• Jun 13, 2011: 2ND REPORT CAL.
• Jun 7, 2011: 1ST REPORT CAL.1035
• Jan 20, 2011: REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

S2418-2011 Meetings

Environmental Conservation: May 15, 2012, Environmental Conservation: Jun 7, 2011

S2418-2011 Calendars

Active List: May 22, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 16, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 21, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 22, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 13, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Jun 14, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Jun 15, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Jun 16, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Jun 17, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Jun 21, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Jun 22, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Jun 23, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Jun 24, 2011

S2418-2011 Votes

S2418-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S2418

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to providing
for a special archery season for the taking of antlerless deer

PURPOSE:
This bill relates to subdivision 3 of section 11-0907 of the
environmental conservation law, which is amended by the addition of a
new paragraph that allows for a special seven day archery season, for
antlerless deer only, in the Northern Zone of New York State.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
This bill provides that in a special open season, there would be the
taking of antlerless deer only, by the use of a bow and arrow only,
by holders of a small and big game, sportsman, or free sportsman
license to which a valid bowhunting stamp is affixed or to holders of
a junior archery, resident or non-resident super sportsman, or
non-resident bow hunting license. Such a special season shall include
the seven day period immediately following the close of the regular
rifle season stated in clause a or column two of the table set forth
in subdivision two of this section.

JUSTIFICATION:
Deer hunting has always been a long standing tradition and an
important part of New York's outdoor heritage. The Southern Zone for
New York State continually has a late archery season, yet the
Northern Zone has been excluded of this privilege. The Department of
Environmental Conservation has expressed that the extension of the
antlerless deer harvest is necessary in order to maintain more
adequate herd control. Several other states such as Ohio,
Pennsylvania, and Connecticut have an extended archery season ending
on January 15th or January 31st.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2009-10: S.2928 En Con Committee

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it
shall have become law.

S2418-2011 Text

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

                                    2418

                         2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                              I N  SENATE

                              January 20, 2011
                                 ___________

  Introduced  by  Sens.  GRIFFO,  DeFRANCISCO,  LARKIN,  LITTLE,  MAZIARZ,
    RANZENHOFER, RITCHIE -- 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
    providing for a special archery season for the  taking  of  antlerless
    deer

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


    Section 1. Subdivision 3  of  section  11-0907  of  the  environmental
  conservation  law  is  amended  by adding a new paragraph b-1 to read as
  follows:

    B-1. IN THE NORTHERN ZONE, A SPECIAL OPEN SEASON IS  ALSO  ESTABLISHED
  FOR TAKING ANTLERLESS DEER ONLY, BY THE USE OF A LONG BOW ONLY, BY HOLD-
  ERS  OF  A  SMALL  AND BIG GAME, SPORTSMAN, OR FREE SPORTSMAN LICENSE TO
  WHICH A VALID BOWHUNTING STAMP IS AFFIXED OR  TO  HOLDERS  OF  A  JUNIOR
  ARCHERY,  RESIDENT  OR  NON-RESIDENT  SUPER  SPORTSMAN,  OR NON-RESIDENT
  BOWHUNTING LICENSE. SUCH SPECIAL SEASON SHALL INCLUDE THE  REGULAR  OPEN
  SEASON  FOR DEER STATED IN ITEM (A) OF COLUMN TWO OF THE TABLE SET FORTH
  IN PARAGRAPH A OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION AND SHALL ALSO INCLUDE
  THE SEVEN DAY PERIOD IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING  THE  CLOSE  OF  THE  REGULAR
  RIFLE  SEASON STATED IN CLAUSE A OF COLUMN TWO OF THE TABLE SET FORTH IN
  SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION.
    S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
  it shall have become a law; provided that the commissioner  of  environ-
  mental  conservation  is  authorized to promulgate any and all rules and
  regulations and take any other measures necessary to implement this  act
  on its effective date on or before such date.


   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD01457-01-1