Senate Bill S6884

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to extending the authority of the department of environmental conservation to adopt regulations for hunting in the northern zone

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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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2021-S6884 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7387
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §11-0907, En Con L

2021-S6884 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to adopt regulations for hunting in the northern zone.

2021-S6884 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6884 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6884
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 20, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HINCHEY -- (at request of the Department of Environ-
   mental Conservation) -- 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
   extending the authority of the department of  environmental  conserva-
   tion to adopt regulations for hunting in the northern zone
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph c of subdivision 8  of  section  11-0907  of  the
 environmental conservation law, as amended by chapter 493 of the laws of
 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   c. Until December thirty-first, two thousand [twenty-one] TWENTY-FOUR,
 such  special season for the Northern Zone or any portion thereof may by
 regulation be for up to a fourteen-day period preceding the regular open
 season for deer stated in column two of the table set forth in  subdivi-
 sion 2 of this section or may be for up to a fourteen-day period follow-
 ing such open season or any combination thereof, provided that a maximum
 of  sixteen  days  is not exceeded for any open area. Regulations estab-
 lishing such Northern Zone muzzle-loading firearm big  game  season  may
 specify  the  taking  of deer of either sex, antlerless deer only, legal
 bucks only, or any combination thereof, and  may  require  that  persons
 participating  in  the  Northern  Zone  muzzle-loading  firearm big game
 season obtain a special permit from the  department.  When  establishing
 these  regulations,  the  department  must consider the condition of the
 herd and communities', property owners',  hunters'  and  other  relevant
 interests.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09543-01-1

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