Assembly Bill A3348

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to a constitutional right to hunt, trap and fish

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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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2023-A3348 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S870
Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Ren Art 20 to be Art 21, add Art 20 §1, Constn
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S3049
2011-2012: A6864, S2382
2013-2014: A1704, S3049
2015-2016: A1159, S7751
2017-2018: A534, S1153
2019-2020: A3701, S688
2021-2022: A239, S3616

2023-A3348 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the right to hunt, trap and fish; provides for regulation by the state.

2023-A3348 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3348
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 2, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. GUNTHER, STECK, COOK, PALMESANO, J. M. GIGLIO,
   BARCLAY, BRABENEC, LEMONDES, NORRIS -- read once and referred  to  the
   Committee on Environmental Conservation
 
             CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
 
 proposing  an amendment to the constitution, in relation to the right to
   hunt, trap and fish

   Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That  article  20  of  the
 constitution  be  renumbered article 21 and a new article 20 be added to
 read as follows:
 
                                ARTICLE XX
                       RIGHT TO HUNT, TRAP AND FISH
 
   SECTION 1.   HUNTING, TRAPPING, AND FISHING AND  THE  TAKING  OF  WILD
 ANIMALS,  BIRDS  AND  FISH ARE A VALUED PART OF OUR HERITAGE AND WILL BE
 FOREVER PRESERVED FOR THE PEOPLE. FISH AND WILDLIFE SHALL BE MANAGED  BY
 STATE  LAWS  AND  REGULATIONS  THAT PROVIDE   PERSONS WITH THE CONTINUED
 OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE, BY TRADITIONAL MEANS AND  METHODS,  SPECIES  TRADI-
 TIONALLY  PURSUED  BY  HUNTERS,  ANGLERS AND TRAPPERS. FISH AND WILDLIFE
 MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING TAKING, SHALL BE CONSISTENT WITH THE STATE'S  DUTY
 TO  PROTECT  THIS HERITAGE AND ITS DUTY TO CONSERVE WILD ANIMALS, BIRDS,
 AND FISH, AND SHALL BE SUBJECT TO REASONABLE REGULATION AS PRESCRIBED BY
 STATE STATUTE.
   § 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendment  be
 referred  to  the  first regular legislative session convening after the
 next succeeding general election of members of  the  Assembly,  and,  in
 conformity  with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution, be
 published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD89037-01-3

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