Senate Bill S8737

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes a hunting mentorship program

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Environmental Conservation 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-S8737 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9424
Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §11-0936, En Con L

2023-S8737 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows a person who is at least ten years of age to hunt small game, fowl, deer or bear during applicable seasons without obtaining a hunting license or hunter's education course certification and to possess or control a firearm if the person is within arm's reach of a qualified hunting mentor.

2023-S8737 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S8737 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8737
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 5, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. OBERACKER -- 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
   establishing a hunting mentorship 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 11-0936 to read as follows:
 § 11-0936. HUNTING MENTORSHIP PROGRAM.
   1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "QUALIFIED  HUNTING  MENTOR"  OR  "MENTOR"
 MEANS A PERSON WHO SATISFIES ALL OF THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS:
   (A) THE PERSON IS TWENTY-ONE YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER;
   (B) THE PERSON HOLDS BOTH A VALID CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION OF A HUNT-
 ERS' EDUCATION COURSE AND A CURRENT VALID HUNTING LICENSE;
   (C)  THE  PERSON IS THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN OF THE PERSON FOR WHOM THEY
 ARE SERVING AS A MENTOR OR IS AUTHORIZED BY THE PARENT  OR  GUARDIAN  TO
 SERVE  AS  A  MENTOR; PROVIDED THAT THIS REQUIREMENT DOES NOT APPLY TO A
 PERSON SERVING AS A MENTOR FOR A PERSON WHO IS TWENTY-ONE YEARS  OF  AGE
 OR OLDER; AND
   (D)  AT  ALL  TIMES  WHEN  SERVING  AS A QUALIFIED HUNTING MENTOR, THE
 PERSON IS WITHIN ARM'S REACH OF THE PERSON FOR WHOM THEY ARE SERVING  AS
 A MENTOR.
   2.  A  PERSON  WHO  IS  AT LEAST TEN YEARS OF AGE MAY HUNT SMALL GAME,
 FOWL, DEER OR BEAR IN  THIS  STATE  DURING  APPLICABLE  SEASONS  WITHOUT
 OBTAINING  A  HUNTING LICENSE OR HUNTER'S EDUCATION COURSE CERTIFICATION
 AND MAY, WHILE HUNTING, POSSESS OR CONTROL A FIREARM  IF  AT  ALL  TIMES
 WHEN  HUNTING,  THE  PERSON IS WITHIN ARM'S REACH OF A QUALIFIED HUNTING
 MENTOR.
   3. A PERSON WHO IS AUTHORIZED TO HUNT WITH A MENTOR UNDER THIS SECTION
 AND A MENTOR UNDER THIS SECTION WITH WHOM THAT PERSON HUNTS MAY  JOINTLY
 HAVE  ONLY  ONE  FIREARM,  ONLY ONE BOW, OR, IF HUNTING WITH A CROSSBOW,
 ONLY ONE CROSSBOW IN THEIR POSSESSION OR CONTROL WHILE HUNTING.
   4. A QUALIFIED HUNTING MENTOR MAY SERVE AS A MENTOR UNDER THIS SECTION
 FOR ONLY ONE PERSON AT A TIME ON ANY HUNTING TRIP.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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