Bill Text: NY A08822 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to hunting in the county of Suffolk and the requirement that towns issue hunting permits.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2014-08-11 - signed chap.266 [A08822 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A08822-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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           S. 6630                                                  A. 8822
                             S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 19, 2014
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       IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
         ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental
         Conservation
       IN  ASSEMBLY  -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE, PALUMBO -- read once and
         referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
       AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to hunt-
         ing in Suffolk county
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1. Paragraphs b, c, d, e, f and g of subdivision 7 of section
    2  11-0903 of the environmental conservation law are relettered  paragraphs
    3  c, d, e, f, g and h.
    4    S  2.  Paragraphs  a  and c of subdivision 7 of section 11-0903 of the
    5  environmental conservation law, paragraph c as amended by section 35  of
    6  part  F  of  chapter 82 of the laws of 2002 and as relettered by section
    7  one of this act, such subdivision as renumbered by chapter  911  of  the
    8  laws of 1990, are amended to read as follows:
    9    a.  [Such] IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY, SUCH season shall not include Satur-
   10  days or Sundays [and];
   11    B. SUCH SEASON shall not commence earlier than during the  first  full
   12  week in January nor shall it continue later than January 31 in any year;
   13    c.  Deer  may  be  taken  only by holders of a license authorizing the
   14  taking of big game who have also obtained a special permit  provided  by
   15  the  department  and  issued  by  the town clerk of each town where such
   16  season is fixed; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, IN SUFFOLK COUNTY  A  TOWN  MAY,  BY
   17  LOCAL LAW, FOREGO THE REQUIREMENTS TO ISSUE PERMITS;
   18    S  3.  a.  Any local law authorizing   a town to opt out of the permit
   19  requirements established by section 11-0903 of the environmental conser-
   20  vation law must be passed by the local legislature prior to March  first
   21  and  shall  apply  to  all  special seasons established pursuant to such
   22  section that commence  after  such  passage  until  such  local  law  is
   23  repealed.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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       S. 6630                             2                            A. 8822
    1    b.  Any  town  that  opts  out  of  the permit requirements of section
    2  11-0903 of the environmental conservation law shall notify  the  depart-
    3  ment of the passage of the local law authorizing such action by the town
    4  on  the same date that the town sends notification of the final adoption
    5  of  such  local law to the department of state pursuant to section twen-
    6  ty-seven of the municipal home rule law.
    7    S 4. This act shall take effect immediately.