Senate Bill S8052

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Directs the department of environmental conservation to establish a Long Island deer management pilot program

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Current Bill Status Via A8559 - Signed by Governor


  • 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-S8052 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8559
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Ren §11-0522 to be §11-0522-a, amd §§11-0522-a, 11-0505, 11-0901 & 11-0931, En Con L; amd §5, Chap of 2023 (as proposed in S.4804-A & A.5542-A)

2023-S8052 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the department of environmental conservation to establish a Long Island deer management pilot program in the town of Southold.

2023-S8052 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S8052 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8052
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 5, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. PALUMBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law and a chapter of  the
   laws of 2023 amending the environmental conservation law relating to a
   Long  Island deer management pilot program, as proposed in legislative
   bills numbers S. 4804-A and A. 5542-A, in relation to  an  urban  deer
   management pilot program
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 11-0522 of the environmental conservation  law,  as
 added  by  a  chapter  of  the  laws  of 2023 amending the environmental
 conservation law  relating  to  a  Long  Island  deer  management  pilot
 program,  as  proposed  in  legislative  bills  numbers S. 4804-A and A.
 5542-A, is renumbered section 11-0522-a and subdivisions 1, 2, and 3 are
 amended to read as follows:
   1. For the purposes of this section,  "[certified]  nuisance  wildlife
 specialist" shall mean an employee of or a contractor for the federal or
 state government responsible for wildlife management [and] acting pursu-
 ant to a deer management plan[, who has been certified by the department
 as  complying] AND DEER CULL PERMIT. A NUISANCE WILDLIFE SPECIALIST MUST
 BE IN COMPLIANCE with [the] criteria established by the department  that
 at a minimum SHALL require:
   a.  a  minimum  level  of  marksmanship [certification] QUALIFICATIONS
 appropriate to the firearm or hunting implement to be  used[,  including
 ongoing certification];
   b.  liability  insurance coverage [levels] or other financial arrange-
 ments [approved] IDENTIFIED by the department; [and]
   c.  A COPY OF THE CULL PERMIT AND A COPY OF THE LOG OF NUISANCE  WILD-
 LIFE  SPECIALISTS USING THE PERMIT, BE ON THE NUISANCE WILDLIFE SPECIAL-
 IST'S PERSON WHEN EXERCISING ANY PRIVILEGE OF SUCH PERMIT; AND
   D. reporting requirements.
   2. The department may, after reviewing the  town  of  Southold's  CULL
 PERMIT  APPLICATION  AND  site-specific deer management plan, and upon a
 finding by the town of  Southold  that  deer  have  become  a  nuisance,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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