Bill Text: NY A09215 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced


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

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-05-01 - held for consideration in environmental conservation [A09215 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A09215-Introduced.html
                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 7, 2012
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       Introduced by M. of A. CROUCH -- read once and referred 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:
    1    Section  1. The opening paragraph and items (f) and (i) of paragraph a
    2  of subdivision 2 of section 11-0907 of  the  environmental  conservation
    3  law,  the  opening  paragraph as amended by section 11 of chapter 483 of
    4  the laws of 2010, item (f) as amended by chapter 323 of the laws of 2011
    5  and item (i) as separately amended by chapters 321 and 326 of  the  laws
    6  of 2011, are amended and a new item (k) is added to read as follows:
    7    Regular open hunting seasons for [deer] BIG GAME are established sepa-
    8  rately  for  the  named  regions  or parts of regions, or named counties
    9  listed in column one of the table set forth in this subdivision, and are
   10  specified as seasons for taking by pistol, rifle, shotgun,  crossbow  or
   11  long  bow,  or  for taking by shotgun or long bow only, or for taking by
   12  long bow only, as indicated in column three entitled "Manner of Taking".
   13  Where taking of big game by shotgun is permitted by  this  chapter  such
   14  shotgun may contain rifling in all or a portion of the barrel, provided,
   15  however,  if  the  barrel or a portion thereof does contain rifling only
   16  shells having non-metallic cases, except for the base, may be  used.  In
   17  the  areas  identified in column one except in the "closed areas" speci-
   18  fied in subdivision 5 the game specified in column two may be  taken  in
   19  the  open season stated in column two immediately following the specifi-
   20  cation of the game, in the manner specified in column three.
   21  (f) Southern tier,        Deer, first Monday      Pistol, shotgun,
   22    central and Western     after November 15       crossbow,
   23    region, except those    through first Tuesday   muzzle loading firearm
   24    counties or portions    after December 7        or long bow only
   25    thereof listed in
   26    item (i) [or],
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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    1    (j) OR (K)
    2    of this paragraph
    3  (i) The counties of       Deer, the first Monday  Pistol, shotgun,
    4    Allegany, Cattaraugus,  after November 15       crossbow,
    5    Chautauqua except       through first Tuesday   muzzle loading
    6    that portion of         after December 7        firearm, rifle or
    7    the county north of                             long bow only
    8    route 20, Chemung,
    9    [Chenango,] Herkimer,
   10    Madison,
   11    Montgomery, Oneida,
   12    Oswego, Otsego,
   13    Schoharie, Schuyler,
   14    Steuben, [Tioga,]
   15    Wyoming and Yates
   16    [and that portion of
   17    the county of
   18    Broome east of the
   19    Susquehanna river]
   20  (K) THE COUNTIES OF       DEAR AND BEAR,          PISTOL, SHOTGUN,
   21    OF BROOME, CHENANGO     THE FIRST MONDAY        CROSSBOW, MUZZLE
   22    AND TIOGA               AFTER NOVEMBER 15       LOADING FIREARM,
   23                            THROUGH THE FIRST       RIFLE OR LONG
   24                            TUESDAY AFTER           BOW ONLY
   25                            DECEMBER 7
   26    S  2.  Items  (f)  and  (i) of paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section
   27  11-0907 of the environmental conservation law, as amended by section  11
   28  of  chapter  483  of the laws of 2010, are amended and a new item (j) is
   29  added to read as follows:
   30  (f) Southern tier,        Deer, first             Pistol, shotgun,
   31    central and Western     Monday after November   crossbow,
   32    region, except those    15 through first        muzzle loading firearm
   33    counties or portions    Tuesday after           or long bow only
   34    thereof listed in       December 7
   35    item (i) OR (J)
   36    of this paragraph
   37  (i) The counties of       Deer, the               Pistol, shotgun,
   38    Allegany, Cattaraugus,  first Monday after      crossbow,
   39    Chemung, [Chenango,]    November 15 through     muzzle loading
   40    Herkimer, Madison,      first Tuesday after     firearm, rifle or
   41    Montgomery, Oneida,     December 7              long bow only
   42    Oswego, Otsego,
   43    Schoharie, Schuyler,
   44    Steuben, [Tioga]
   45    and Yates
   46    [and that portion of
   47    the county of
   48    Broome east of the
   49    Susquehanna river]
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    1  (J) THE COUNTIES OF       DEER AND BEAR, THE      PISTOL, SHOTGUN,
    2  BROOME, CHENANGO          FIRST MONDAY            CROSSBOW, MUZZLE
    3  AND TIOGA                 AFTER NOVEMBER          LOADING FIREARM,
    4                            15 THROUGH THE FIRST     RIFLE OR LONG
    5                            TUESDAY AFTER            BOW ONLY
    6                            DECEMBER 7
    7    S  3.  Item  (i) of paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section 11-0907 of
    8  the environmental conservation law, as separately amended by sections  1
    9  of  chapters 173, 202 and 203 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as
   10  follows:
   11  (i) The counties of       Deer and bear, the      Pistol, shotgun,
   12    Allegany, BROOME,       first Monday after      crossbow,
   13    Cattaraugus,            November 15 through     muzzle loading
   14    Chemung, Chenango,      first Tuesday after     firearm, rifle or
   15    Herkimer, Madison,      December 7              long bow only
   16    Montgomery, Oneida,
   17    Oswego, Otsego,
   18    Schoharie, Schuyler,
   19    Steuben, Tioga, and
   20    Yates [and that
   21    portion of the county
   22    of Broome east of the
   23    Susquehanna river]
   24    S 4. Item (i) of paragraph a of subdivision 2 of  section  11-0907  of
   25  the  environmental conservation law, as separately amended by sections 2
   26  of chapters 173, 202 and 203 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read  as
   27  follows:
   28  (i) The counties of       Deer and bear, the      Pistol, shotgun,
   29    Allegany, BROOME,       first Monday after      muzzle loading
   30    Cattaraugus,            November 15 through     firearm, rifle or
   31    Chemung, Chenango,      first Tuesday after     long bow only
   32    Herkimer, Madison,      December 7
   33    Montgomery, Oneida,
   34    Oswego, Otsego,
   35    Schoharie, Schuyler,
   36    Steuben, Tioga, and
   37    Yates[, and that
   38    portion of the county
   39    of Broome east of the
   40    Susquehanna river]
   41    S  5. This act shall take effect immediately, provided that the amend-
   42  ments to paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section 11-0907 of the environ-
   43  mental conservation law made by section one of this act shall be subject
   44  to the expiration and reversion of such paragraph  pursuant  to  chapter
   45  600  of the laws of 1993, as amended, when upon such date the provisions
   46  of section two of this act shall take effect; the  amendments  to  para-
   47  graph a of subdivision 2 of section 11-0907 of the environmental conser-
   48  vation law made by section two of this act shall be subject to the expi-
   49  ration  and reversion of such item pursuant to section 13 of chapter 600
   50  of the laws of 1993, as amended, when upon such date the  provisions  of
   51  section  three of this act shall take effect; provided further, that the
   52  amendments to item (i) of  paragraph  a  of  subdivision  2  of  section
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    1  11-0907  of  the environmental conservation law made by section three of
    2  this act shall be subject to the expiration and reversion of  such  item
    3  pursuant  to  section 17 of chapter 483 of the laws of 2010, as amended,
    4  when  upon  such  date  the provisions of section four of this act shall
    5  take effect.
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