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BILL NUMBER:S2486

TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to establishing the open season for hunting coyote

PURPOSE: Establishes the open season for hunting coyotes as October 1 through May 31.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends paragraph 0 of subdivision 2 of section 11-0905 of the environmental conservation law to extend the open hunting season of coyote from October 1 through May 31.

Section 2 This act shall take effect immediately.

EXISTING LAW: Currently the coyote hunting season is October 1 through March 28.

JUSTIFICATION: Concerns have been raised that the deer and other wildlife populations in Essex County and other areas of the state suffers from severe depredation during the winter months from coyotes attacking, chasing or worrying deer and other wildlife.

The coyote population has ballooned and over-population exists which further endangers and harasses landowner's pets and farm animals in addition to the deer, rabbit, turkey, grouse and other small game population.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: S.7249 2010 03/25/10 REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None.

LOCAL FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: EFFECTIVE DATE: Immediately.

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STATE OF NEW YORK
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2486

2011-2012 Regular Sessions

IN SENATE

January 24, 2011
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Introduced  by  Sen.  LITTLE -- 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
  establishing the open season for hunting coyote

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

  Section 1. Paragraph o of subdivision 2  of  section  11-0905  of  the
environmental conservation law, as amended by chapter 911 of the laws of
1990, is amended to read as follows:
  o. Coyote               [Fixed annually         Fixed annually
                          by regulation]          by regulation
                          FROM OCTOBER 1
                          THROUGH MAY 31
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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