Assembly Bill A6802

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Establishes the yearling buck protection program

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A6802 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4739
Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §11-0935, En Con L

2017-A6802 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the yearling buck protection program.

2017-A6802 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6802
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 17, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. WOERNER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
   establishing the yearling buck protection program
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by  adding  a
 new section 11-0935 to read as follows:
 § 11-0935. YEARLING BUCK PROTECTION PROGRAM.
   1.  DEFINITIONS.  A.  "ANTLERED  DEER"  MEANS A DEER WITH AT LEAST ONE
 ANTLER MEASURING THREE INCHES OR MORE IN LENGTH.
   B. "WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT UNIT" MEANS WILDLIFE REGIONS AS DEMARCATED  BY
 THE DEPARTMENT.
   2.  RESTRICTIONS  AND  APPLICABILITY. A. ANY PERSON WHO HUNTS OR TAKES
 ANTLERED DEER UNDER A VALID PERMIT OR LICENSE DURING  THE  BOW  HUNTING,
 REGULAR  AND  MUZZLELOADING DEER SEASONS IS RESTRICTED TO THE HUNTING OR
 TAKING OF ANTLERED DEER WITH AT LEAST ONE ANTLER  WITH  AT  LEAST  THREE
 POINTS  IN WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT UNITS 3F, 3G, 3M, 3N, 3P, 3R, 4B, 4C, 4F,
 4H, 4J, 4K, 4L, 4T, 4U, 4Y, 4Z, 5R, 5S, 5T, 7M, 7P, 6A, 6G, 6H,  6C,  6K
 AND  TAKING OF ANTLERED DEER WITH AT LEAST ONE ANTLER WITH AT LEAST FOUR
 POINTS IN WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT UNITS 7R, 7S, 8N, 8P, 8R, 8T, 8W, 8X,  8Y,
 9G,  9H, 9J, 9K, 9M, 9N, 9P, 9R, 9S, 9T, 9W, 9X, 9Y, 7A, 7F, 7J, 6P, 6S,
 6R, AND 4A; EACH POINT MUST BE AT LEAST ONE INCH LONG MEASURED FROM  THE
 MAIN ANTLER BEAM.
   B.  THE  YEARLING  BUCK  PROTECTION  PROGRAM APPLIES TO ALL PUBLIC AND
 PRIVATE LAND WITHIN THE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT  UNITS  SET  FORTH  IN  THIS
 SECTION.
   3.  APPLICABILITY.  THE  RESTRICTIONS  SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION SHALL
 ONLY APPLY TO THE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT UNITS SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10288-03-7

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