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(4) with a shotgun of less than twenty gauge or loaded with shells
other than shells each carrying a single round ball or a single slug,
provided however, the use of a shotgun of twenty gauge or larger having
a rifled barrel or a smooth bore barrel fitted with a rifled choke,
loaded with shells each carrying a single round ball or a single slug,
shall not be prohibited so long as only shells having a non-metallic
case, except for the base, are used; or
(5) with [a bow other than] a long bow with a draw weight [in excess]
of LESS THAN thirty-five pounds; or
(6) with an arrow OR BOLT with an arrowhead that measures less than
seven-eighths of an inch at its widest point or that has fewer than two
sharp cutting edges; or
(7) with the aid of a pre-established bait pile other than those areas
established by standard agricultural production practices; or
(8) with an arrow OR BOLT with a barbed broadhead arrowhead; OR
(9) WITH A CROSSBOW UNLESS SUCH CROSSBOW SHALL CONSIST OF A BOW AND
STRING, EITHER COMPOUND OR RECURVE, THAT LAUNCHES A MINIMUM FOURTEEN
INCH BOLT, NOT INCLUDING POINT, MOUNTED UPON A STOCK WITH A TRIGGER THAT
HOLDS THE STRING AND LIMBS UNDER TENSION UNTIL RELEASED. THE TRIGGER
UNIT OF SUCH CROSSBOW MUST HAVE A WORKING SAFETY. THE MINIMUM LIMB WIDTH
OF SUCH CROSSBOW SHALL BE SEVENTEEN INCHES, HAVE A MINIMUM PEAK DRAW
WEIGHT OF ONE HUNDRED POUNDS AND A MAXIMUM PEAK DRAW WEIGHT OF TWO
HUNDRED POUNDS. THE MINIMUM OVERALL LENGTH OF SUCH CROSSBOW FROM BUTT TO
STOCK TO FRONT OF LIMBS SHALL BE TWENTY-FOUR INCHES.
c. No person shall hunt bear:
(1) with the aid of a dog, or aircraft of any kind; or
(2) with the aid of a jacklight, spotlight, headlight or other type of
artificial light; or
(3) with a pistol, revolver or rifle using rim-fire ammunition; or
(4) with a shotgun of less than twenty gauge or loaded with shells
other than shells each carrying a single round ball or a single slug,
provided however, the use of a shotgun of twenty gauge or larger having
a rifled barrel or a smooth bore barrel fitted with a rifled choke,
loaded with shells each carrying a single round ball or a single slug,
shall not be prohibited so long as only shells having a non-metallic
case, except for the base, are used; or
(5) with [a bow other than] a long bow with a draw weight [in excess]
of LESS THAN thirty-five pounds; or
(6) with an arrow OR BOLT with an arrowhead that measures less than
seven-eighths of an inch at its widest point or that has fewer than two
sharp cutting edges; or
(7) with the aid of a pre-established bait pile other than those areas
established by standard agricultural production practices; or
(8) with an arrow OR BOLT with a barbed broadhead arrowhead; OR
(9) WITH A CROSSBOW UNLESS SUCH CROSSBOW SHALL CONSIST OF A BOW AND
STRING, EITHER COMPOUND OR RECURVE, THAT LAUNCHES A MINIMUM FOURTEEN
INCH BOLT, NOT INCLUDING POINT, MOUNTED UPON A STOCK WITH A TRIGGER THAT
HOLDS THE STRING AND LIMBS UNDER TENSION UNTIL RELEASED. THE TRIGGER
UNIT OF SUCH CROSSBOW MUST HAVE A WORKING SAFETY. THE MINIMUM LIMB WIDTH
OF SUCH CROSSBOW SHALL BE SEVENTEEN INCHES, HAVE A MINIMUM PEAK DRAW
WEIGHT OF ONE HUNDRED POUNDS AND A MAXIMUM PEAK DRAW WEIGHT OF TWO
HUNDRED POUNDS. THE MINIMUM OVERALL LENGTH OF SUCH CROSSBOW FROM BUTT TO
STOCK TO FRONT OF LIMBS SHALL BE TWENTY-FOUR INCHES.
S 2. Paragraph d of subdivision 4 of section 11-0901 of the environ-
mental conservation law, as amended by chapter 600 of the laws of 1993,
is amended to read as follows:
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d. The use upon land inhabited by deer or bear of a jacklight, spot-
light or other type of artificial light by any person who is or is
accompanied by a person who is in possession, at the time of such use,
of a long bow, a crossbow or firearm of any kind, shall be presumptive
evidence that such person is hunting deer or bear with the aid of such
light, in violation of this subdivision, unless:
(1) such long bow is unstrung, or such a firearm OR CROSSBOW is taken
down, or securely fastened in a case, or locked in the trunk of a vehi-
cle, or
(2) the firearm is a pistol or revolver, or
(3) the firearm is not in or on a motor vehicle and is a rifle
designed or adapted for use of rim-fire ammunition and neither the
person in possession of the gun, nor any member of his party, has in his
possession any twenty-two caliber ammunition other than twenty-two cali-
ber rim-fire ammunition, or
(4) the firearm is not in or on a motor vehicle and is a shotgun and
neither the person in possession of the gun, nor any member of his
party, has in his possession ammunition other than shells loaded with
scatter shot of size number four or smaller.
S 3. Subdivision 2 of section 11-0931 of the environmental conserva-
tion law, as amended by section 50 of part F of chapter 82 of the laws
of 2002, is amended to read as follows:
2. No firearm OR CROSSBOW except a pistol or revolver shall be carried
or possessed in or on a motor vehicle unless it is unloaded, FOR A
FIREARM in both the chamber and the magazine, except that a loaded
firearm which may be legally used for taking migratory game birds may be
carried or possessed in a motorboat while being legally used in hunting
migratory game birds, and no person except a law enforcement officer in
the performance of his official duties shall, while in or on a motor
vehicle, use a jacklight, spotlight or other artificial light upon lands
inhabited by deer if he is in possession or is accompanied by a person
who is in possession, at the time of such use, of a longbow, crossbow or
a firearm of any kind except a pistol or revolver, unless such longbow
is unstrung or such firearm OR CROSSBOW is taken down or securely
fastened in a case or locked in the trunk of the vehicle. For purposes
of this subdivision, motor vehicle shall mean every vehicle or other
device operated by any power other than muscle power, and which shall
include but not be limited to automobiles, trucks, motorcycles, trac-
tors, trailers and motorboats, snowmobiles and snowtravelers, whether
operated on or off public highways. Notwithstanding the provisions of
this subdivision, the department may issue a permit to any person who is
non-ambulatory, except with the use of a mechanized aid, to possess a
loaded firearm in or on a motor vehicle as defined in this section,
subject to such restrictions as the department may deem necessary in the
interest of public safety, and for a fee of five dollars. Nothing in
this section permits the possession of a pistol or a revolver contrary
to the penal law.
S 4. Subdivision 15 of section 11-0901 of the environmental conserva-
tion law, as amended by chapter 81 of the laws of 1988, is amended to
read as follows:
15. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of this section, the
department may [issue a permit to take] ADOPT REGULATIONS TO ALLOW THE
TAKING OF big game or small game by the use of a LONG bow equipped with
a mechanical device for holding and releasing the bowstring, attached to
the handle section of an otherwise legal LONG bow, to any person WITH A
PHYSICAL DISABILITY who is [permanently] physically incapable of drawing
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and holding a LONG bow because of a physical [handicap or] disability,
subject to such restrictions as the department may [deem necessary in
the interest of public safety] ADOPT BY REGULATION. FOR THE PURPOSE OF
THIS SUBDIVISION, A PERSON WITH A PHYSICAL DISABILITY SHALL MEAN ANY
PERSON WHO SUBMITS TO THE DEPARTMENT A STATEMENT OF A PHYSICIAN DULY
LICENSED TO PRACTICE MEDICINE THAT SUCH PERSON IS PHYSICALLY INCAPABLE
OF ARM MOVEMENT SUFFICIENT TO DRAW, HOLD AND RELEASE A LONG BOW AS
DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION 4 OF THIS SECTION OR AS OTHERWISE DEFINED IN
DEPARTMENT REGULATION. THE DEPARTMENT IS AUTHORIZED TO ADOPT REGULATIONS
REQUIRING DOCUMENTATION TO ESTABLISH THAT AN APPLICANT IS ELIGIBLE TO
USE A MECHANICAL DEVICE PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION.
S 5. Section 11-0901 of the environmental conservation law is amended
by adding a new subdivision 17 to read as follows:
17. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISION OF THIS SECTION, THE
DEPARTMENT MAY, BY REGULATION, AUTHORIZE THE TAKING OF BIG GAME BY THE
USE OF A CROSSBOW BY ANY LICENSED PERSON IN ANY BIG GAME SEASON IN WHICH
THE USE OF A SHOTGUN OR MUZZLE LOADER IS PERMITTED, PROVIDED HOWEVER
THAT ANY SUCH AUTHORIZED TAKING OF BIG GAME BY THE USE OF A CROSSBOW IN
A SEASON OR SPECIAL SEASON IN WHICH THE MUZZLE LOADER IS THE ONLY
FIREARM PERMITTED SHALL SUCCEED THE REGULAR OPEN HUNTING SEASON FOR DEER
ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION 11-0907 OF THIS TITLE.
S 6. Subdivision 11 of section 11-0701 of the environmental conserva-
tion law, as amended by chapter 344 of the laws of 2008, is amended to
read as follows:
11. A muzzle-loading stamp when affixed to a resident license which
authorizes the holder to hunt big game entitles a holder who is fourteen
years of age or older to hunt wild deer and bear with a muzzle-loading
firearm OR CROSSBOW, as provided in title 9 of this article, in a
special muzzle-loading firearm season.
S 7. Subdivision 14 of section 11-0701 of the environmental conserva-
tion law, as amended by section 16 of part F of chapter 82 of the laws
of 2002, is amended to read as follows:
14. A non-resident muzzle-loading license entitles a person who has
not been a resident of the state for more than thirty days to hunt wild
deer with a muzzle-loading firearm OR CROSSBOW in a special muzzle-load-
ing season as provided in title 9 of this article and, when accompanied
by a non-resident bear tag, entitles the holder to hunt bear with a
muzzleloader during the open bear season.
S 8. Paragraph g of subdivision 7 of section 11-0903 of the environ-
mental conservation law, as amended by chapter 143 of the laws of 1982,
is amended to read as follows:
g. Such a season shall be fixed only in towns or parts thereof where
the discharge of firearms is not prohibited by town ordinance, and deer
shall be taken only by means of shotguns using a single ball or slug or
muzzle loading firearms OR CROSSBOW;
S 9. Paragraph a of subdivision 1 of section 11-0907 of the environ-
mental conservation law, as amended by section 37 of part F of chapter
82 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows:
a. Wild deer without antlers or having antlers measuring less than
three inches in length shall not be taken unless it is taken (1) by long
bow in a special long bow season established in subdivision 3 of this
section, or (2) by muzzle-loading firearm OR CROSSBOW in a special
muzzle-loading firearm season established in subdivision 8 of this
section, or (3) by long bow in Westchester and Suffolk Counties in a
year in which a regular season for deer of either sex is established for
such counties, or (4) in a special open season for deer of either sex
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fixed by regulation pursuant to subdivision 5 or 7 of section 11-0903 of
this title, or (5) pursuant to a special antlerless deer license in a
special open season for antlerless deer in a tract within a Wilderness
Hunting Area fixed by regulation pursuant to subdivision 6 of section
11-0903 of this title, or (6) pursuant to a deer management permit by a
person eligible to take such deer pursuant thereto as provided in
section 11-0913 of this title, or (7) pursuant to a permit issued to an
eligible non-ambulatory person, pursuant to subdivision 2 of section
11-0931 of this title, while in possession of a valid license issued by
the department which authorizes the holder to hunt big game. Nothing in
this subparagraph shall be construed to limit the power of the depart-
ment to designate by regulation an area or areas of the state consisting
of a county or part of a county where such season shall apply and wheth-
er the number of such special permits shall be limited.
S 10. Paragraphs a and b of subdivision 8 of section 11-0907 of the
environmental conservation law, paragraph a as amended by section 45 of
part F of chapter 82 of the laws of 2002 and paragraph b as amended by
chapter 241 of the laws of 1997, are amended to read as follows:
a. In every area identified in column one of the table set forth in
subdivision 2 of this section, except those areas restricted to special
seasons for taking deer by longbow only, special open seasons may be
established by regulation for taking deer and/or bear, by the use of
muzzle-loading firearms, of not less than .44 caliber shooting a single
projectile, OR BY THE USE OF A CROSSBOW, by the holders of a small and
big game, sportsman or free sportsman license to which a valid muzzle-
loading stamp is affixed or to holders of a resident or non-resident
super-sportsman, or non-resident muzzle-loading license.
b. Such special open season for the Southern Zone shall be for the
seven day period immediately preceding the regular open season for deer
stated in column two of the table set forth in subdivision 2, except
that the department may, by regulation, fix such open season in the
Southern Zone or any portion thereof to be either the seven days imme-
diately preceding or immediately following the regular open season for
deer, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT ANY TAKING OF DEER OR BEAR BY THE USE OF A
CROSSBOW IN A SEASON OR SPECIAL SEASON IN WHICH THE MUZZLE LOADER IS THE
ONLY FIREARM PERMITTED SHALL SUCCEED THE REGULAR OPEN HUNTING SEASON FOR
DEER ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION 2 OF THIS SECTION.
S 11. Paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section 11-0907 of the environ-
mental conservation law, as amended by chapter 600 of the laws of 1993,
item (b) as amended by chapter 600 of the laws of 2005, items (d) and
(f) as separately amended by chapter 600 of the laws of 2005 and chapter
108 of the laws of 1995, and item (i) as amended by chapter 441 of the
laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
a. Regular open hunting seasons for deer are established separately
for the named regions or parts of regions, or named counties listed in
column one of the table set forth in this subdivision, and are specified
as seasons for taking by pistol, rifle, shotgun, CROSSBOW or long bow,
or for taking by shotgun or long bow only, or for taking by long bow
only, as indicated in column three entitled "Manner of Taking". Where
taking of big game by shotgun is permitted by this chapter such shotgun
may contain rifling in all or a portion of the barrel, provided, howev-
er, if the barrel or a portion thereof does contain rifling only shells
having non-metallic cases, except for the base, may be used. In the
areas identified in column one except in the "closed areas" specified in
subdivision 5 the game specified in column two may be taken in the open
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season stated in column two immediately following the specification of
the game, in the manner specified in column three.
TABLE
Column One Column Two Column Three
Area Game and Open Season Manner of Taking
(a) Northern Zone Deer, next to last Pistol, rifle,
Saturday in October shotgun,
through first Sunday CROSSBOW
in December or long bow
(b) Catskill region Deer, first Monday Pistol, rifle,
except Delaware, after November 15 shotgun,
Greene, Sullivan, through first Tuesday CROSSBOW
Ulster counties after December 7 or long bow
and those counties
or portions thereof
listed in item (i)
of this paragraph
(c) Counties of Deer, first Monday Pistol, rifle,
Delaware, Greene, after November 15 shotgun,
Sullivan and Ulster through first Tuesday CROSSBOW
after December 7 or long bow
(d) Eastern region, Deer, first Monday Pistol, shotgun,
except Columbia, after November 15 CROSSBOW,
Fulton, Orange, through first Tuesday muzzle loading firearm
Rensselaer, Saratoga, after December 7 or long bow only
Washington Counties
and those counties
or portions thereof
listed in item (i)
of this paragraph
(e) Fulton, Saratoga, Deer, first Monday Pistol, rifle,
Washington (parts after November 15 shotgun,
in the Southern through first Tuesday CROSSBOW
zone), Columbia after December 7 or long bow
Orange, and
Rensselaer
counties
(f) Southern tier, Deer, first Monday Pistol, shotgun,
central and Western after November 15 CROSSBOW,
region, except those through first Tuesday muzzle loading firearm
counties or portions after December 7 or long bow only
thereof listed in
item (i) of this
paragraph
(g) Westchester Deer of either sex, long bow only
County November 1 through
December 31
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(h) Suffolk County Deer of either sex long bow only
Second Monday in
November through
December thirty-first
(i) The counties of Deer, the first Monday Pistol, shotgun,
Allegany, after November 15 CROSSBOW,
Cattaraugus, Chemung, through first Tuesday muzzle loading
Chenango, Herkimer, after December 7 firearm, rifle or
Madison, long bow only
Montgomery, Oneida,
Oswego, Otsego,
Schoharie, Schuyler,
Steuben,
Tioga and Yates
and that portion of
the county of
Broome east of the
Susquehanna river
S 12. Paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section 11-0907 of the environ-
mental conservation law, as amended by chapter 95 of the laws of 1974,
the opening paragraph as amended by chapter 11 of the laws of 1988,
column 2 of item a as amended by chapter 344 of the laws of 1979, items
(b), (d) and (f) as amended and item (i) as added by chapter 600 of the
laws of 2005, column 2 of item (g) as amended by chapter 92 of the laws
of 1980, item (h) as added by chapter 643 of the laws of 1977, column 2
of item (h) as amended by chapter 332 of the laws of 1986, is amended to
read as follows:
a. Regular open hunting seasons for big game are established separate-
ly for the named regions or parts of regions, or named counties listed
in column one of the table set forth in this subdivision, and are speci-
fied as seasons for taking by pistol, rifle, shotgun, CROSSBOW or long
bow, or for taking by shotgun or long bow only, or for taking by long
bow only, as indicated in column three entitled "Manner of Taking".
Where taking of big game by shotgun is permitted by this chapter such
shotgun may contain rifling in all or a portion of the barrel, provided,
however, if the barrel or a portion thereof does contain rifling only
shells having non-metallic cases, except for the base, may be used. In
the areas identified in column one except in the "closed areas" speci-
fied in subdivision 5 the game specified in column two may be taken in
the open season stated in column two immediately following the specifi-
cation of the game, in the manner specified in column three.
TABLE
Column One Column Two Column Three
Area Game and Open Season Manner of Taking
(a) Northern Zone Deer and bear, next Pistol, rifle,
to last Saturday in shotgun, CROSSBOW
October through first or long bow
Sunday in December
(b) Catskill region Deer and bear, first Pistol, rifle,
except Delaware, Monday after shotgun, CROSSBOW
Greene, Sullivan, November 15 through or long bow
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Ulster counties first Tuesday after
and those counties December 7
or portions thereof
listed in item (i)
of this paragraph
(c) Counties of Deer, first Monday Pistol, rifle,
Delaware, Greene, after November 15 shotgun,
Sullivan and Ulster through first Tuesday CROSSBOW
after December 7; or long bow
Bear, first Monday
after November 15
through second
Tuesday after
December 7
(d) Eastern region, Deer and bear, Pistol, shotgun,
except Columbia, first Monday after CROSSBOW,
Fulton, Orange, November 15 through muzzle loading firearm
Rensselaer, Saratoga, first Tuesday after or long bow only
Washington Counties December 7
and those counties
or portions thereof
listed in item (i)
of this paragraph
(e) Fulton, Saratoga, Deer and bear, first Pistol, rifle,
Washington (parts Monday after November shotgun,
in the Southern 15 through first CROSSBOW
zone), Columbia, Tuesday after or long bow
Orange, and December 7
Rensselaer
counties
(f) Southern tier, Deer and bear, first Pistol, shotgun,
central and Western Monday after November CROSSBOW,
region, except those 15 through first muzzle loading firearm
counties or portions Tuesday after or long bow only
thereof listed in December 7
item (i) of this
paragraph
(g) Westchester Deer of either sex, Long bow only
County November 1 through
December 31
(h) Suffolk County Deer of either sex long bow only
Second Monday in
November through
December thirty-first
(i) The counties of Deer and bear, the Pistol, shotgun,
Allegany, first Monday after CROSSBOW,
Cattaraugus, November 15 through muzzle loading
Chenango, Herkimer, first Tuesday after firearm, rifle or
Montgomery, Oneida, December 7 long bow only
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Oswego, Otsego,
Schoharie and Tioga
and that portion of
the county of
Broome east of the
Susquehanna river
S 13. Subdivision 4 of section 11-0931 of the environmental conserva-
tion law, subparagraph 3 of paragraph a as added by chapter 400 of the
laws of 1973 and subparagraph 4 of paragraph a as added by chapter 67 of
the laws of 1976, is amended to read as follows:
4. a. No person shall:
(1) discharge a firearm, CROSSBOW or long bow in such a way as will
result in the load, BOLT or arrow thereof passing over a public highway
or any part thereof;
(2) discharge a firearm, CROSSBOW or long bow within five hundred feet
from a dwelling house, farm building or farm structure actually occupied
or used, school building, school playground, or occupied factory or
church;
(3) use a firearm, CROSSBOW or a long bow for the hunting of migratory
game birds in Larchmont Harbor, specifically those portions bounded by
the following points of land:
BEGINNING AT A POINT KNOWN AS UMBRELLA POINT ON THE EAST SHORE OF
LARCHMONT HARBOR THEN PROCEEDING IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION TO CEDAR
ISLAND; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY TO MONROE INLET; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY TO
DELANCY COVE BEING IN THE TOWN OF MAMARONECK; THENCE IN A SOUTHWESTERLY
DIRECTION FROM DELANCY COVE TO GREACEN POINT; THENCE RUNNING THE AREA
BETWEEN DELANCY COVE AND THE WEST SHORE OF SATANS TOE NORTHEAST; THENCE
SOUTHEAST THEN ALONG THE WEST SHORE OF SATANS TOE SOUTHWEST AND THEN
SOUTH TO THE SOUTHERLY POINT OF SATANS TOE TO EDGEWATER POINT.
(4) Use of a firearm, CROSSBOW or a long bow for the hunting of migra-
tory game birds in Udall's Cove, specifically those portions of Little
Neck Bay within Nassau and Queens counties lying east of a line running
north from the foot of Douglaston Parkway to the shore opposite.
b. The prohibitions contained in subparagraph 2 of paragraph a above
shall not apply to:
(1) The owner or lessee of the dwelling house, or members of his imme-
diate family actually residing therein, or a person in his employ, or
the guest of the owner or lessee of the dwelling house acting with the
consent of said owner or lessee, provided however, that nothing herein
shall be deemed to authorize such persons to discharge a firearm, CROSS-
BOW or longbow within five hundred feet of any other dwelling house, or
a farm building or farm structure actually occupied or used, or a school
building or playground or occupied factory or church;
(2) Programs conducted by public schools offering instruction and
training in the use of firearms, CROSSBOW or long bow;
(3) The authorized use of a pistol, rifle or target range regularly
operated and maintained by a police department or other law enforcement
agency or by any duly organized membership corporation;
(4) The discharge of a shotgun over water by a person hunting migrato-
ry game birds if no dwelling house or public structure, livestock or
person is situated in the line of discharge less than five hundred feet
from the point of discharge.
S 14. Paragraph c of subdivision 5 of section 11-0931 of the environ-
mental conservation law, as amended by chapter 309 of the laws of 2006,
is amended to read as follows:
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c. In the Northern Zone no person, while engaged in hunting with the
aid of a dog or while afield accompanied by a dog, shall possess a rifle
larger than .22 caliber using rim-fire ammunition or possess a shotgun
loaded with a slug, ball or buckshot, OR POSSESS A CROSSBOW; but this
paragraph does not apply to persons, engaged in coyote hunts with dogs
during any open season on coyotes established pursuant to the provisions
of section 11-0903.
S 15. Subdivision 6 of section 11-0931 of the environmental conserva-
tion law, as amended by chapter 97 of the laws of 1978, is amended to
read as follows:
6. No person while engaged in hunting deer or bear pursuant to a
bowhunting stamp, and no person accompanying him or a member of his
party, while he is so engaged during a special longbow season, shall
have in his possession a firearm OR CROSSBOW of any kind, and no person
while engaged in hunting deer or bear pursuant to a muzzle-loading
stamp, and no person accompanying him or a member of his party, while he
is so engaged during a special muzzle-loading firearm season, shall have
in his possession a firearm of any kind other than a muzzle-loading
firearm.
S 16. Paragraphs a and d of subdivision 3 of section 11-0713 of the
environmental conservation law, as amended by section 27 of part F of
chapter 82 of the laws of 2002, are amended to read as follows:
a. Subject to the provisions of paragraphs b and c of this subdivi-
sion, the issuing officer shall not issue a license, stamp, tag, button,
permit, or permit application which authorizes the holder to hunt wild-
life, to any person unless the applicant presents:
(1) a license which authorizes the holder to hunt wildlife issued to
him previously; or
(2) an affidavit from a license issuing officer stating that applicant
previously has been issued a license which authorizes the holder to hunt
wildlife; or
(3) a certificate of qualification in responsible hunting AND CROSSBOW
HUNTING, responsible bowhunting and responsible trapping practices,
including safety, ethics and landowner-hunter relations, issued or
honored by the department, pursuant to this subdivision.
d. Certifications of qualification in responsible hunting AND CROSSBOW
HUNTING, responsible bowhunting and responsible trapping practices may
be made by duly qualified and designated persons, whose fitness to give
instructions in said practices has been determined by an agent of the
department. The department may designate any person it deems qualified
to act as its agent in the giving of instruction and the making of
certification. No charge shall be made for any certificate or instruc-
tion given to a person to qualify him or her to obtain a license or
stamp other than for certain instruction and materials accredited by the
department to provide preparation for final instruction and testing by
agents of the department or for replacement education certificates for a
commission of one dollar to the issuing agent. The department shall make
available to the public courses without charge which do not require
additional preparation at the expense of students, and may also offer
optional courses which require preparatory instruction which may be at
the expense of the student. The department may make rules and regu-
lations which in its opinion effectuate better the purpose of this
subdivision.
S 17. This act shall take effect on the forty-fifth day after it shall
have become law, provided, however, that the amendments to paragraph a
of subdivision 2 of section 11-0907 of the environmental conservation
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law made by section eleven of this act shall be subject to the expira-
tion and reversion of such paragraph pursuant to section 13 of chapter
600 of the laws of 1993, as amended, when upon such date the provision
of section twelve of this act shall take effect; provided that any rules
necessary for the timely implementation of the provisions of this act on
its effective date shall be promulgated on or before such date; and
provided further that this act shall expire two years after such effec-
tive date when upon such date the provisions of this act shall be deemed
repealed.