Eliminates the requirement that hunters wear back tags during hunting season in the state.

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S6993-2011 Actions

• Jun 19, 2012: referred to environmental conservation
• Jun 19, 2012: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
• Jun 19, 2012: PASSED SENATE
• Jun 11, 2012: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
• Jun 6, 2012: 2ND REPORT CAL.
• Jun 5, 2012: 1ST REPORT CAL.1045
• Apr 19, 2012: REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

S6993-2011 Meetings

Environmental Conservation: Jun 5, 2012

S6993-2011 Calendars

Active List: Jun 19, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 6, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 11, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 12, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 13, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 14, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 18, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 19, 2012

S6993-2011 Votes

S6993-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S6993

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to eliminating
the requirement that hunters wear back tags during hunting season in the
state

PURPOSE:
To no longer require hunters to display back tags while hunting.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1. Removes the requirement to display back tags on one's outer
garment when legally hunting.

Section 2. Effective date.

EXISTING LAW:

JUSTIFICATION:
This legislation would eliminate the use of back tags in New York.
Currently, back tags are not required to be worn while hunting in the
Northern zone and Catskill Park in New York which comprises for
almost 50% of New York's land mass. This bill would simplify the
existing regulations by eliminating confusion along the border areas
of today's back tag and no back tag areas. There are currently 48
other states that do not require the wearing of back tags.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New bill.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.

S6993-2011 Text

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

                                    6993

                              I N  SENATE

                               April 19, 2012
                                 ___________

  Introduced  by Sen. GALLIVAN -- 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 elim-
    inating the requirement that hunters wear  back  tags  during  hunting
    season in the state

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


    Section 1. Subdivisions 2 and 3 of section  11-0705  of  the  environ-
  mental conservation law, paragraphs (a), (b) and (d) of subdivision 2 as
  amended  by  section  24 of part F of chapter 82 of the laws of 2002 and
  subdivision 3 as amended by chapter 57 of the laws of 1993, are  amended
  to read as follows:

    2.  [a. Holders of a license which authorizes the holder to hunt wild-
  life  other  than  big  game,  while  exercising  the privileges of such
  license, shall have the back tag issued with their license  attached  to
  and  displayed on the back of the outer garment between the shoulders in
  such manner that all figures are plainly visible at all times.
    b. Holders of a license which authorizes the holder to hunt big  game,
  while  hunting  wild  deer  or bear, shall have the back tag issued with
  their license so attached and displayed.
    c. The license tag for the current year only shall be displayed.
    d. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs a, b  and  c  of  this
  subdivision,  a  license  holder  shall  not be required to display such
  license tag in the Northern Zone or the Catskill Park.
    3.] Failure of a licensee to have the holder's license, tag or license
  with stamp affixed, on the holder's person while exercising  any  privi-
  lege  of  the  license,  tag  or license and stamp, and to wear in plain
  sight any button issued with the license while so doing, is  presumptive
  evidence  that  the  holder is hunting, fishing or trapping, as the case
  may be, without holding the license, tag or license and  stamp  required
  by subdivision 6 of section 11-0703.
    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD15128-01-2