S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
February 26, 2009
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Introduced by Sen. AUBERTINE -- 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
authorizing employees of the division of fish, wildlife and marine
resources to use silencers
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The opening paragraph of subdivision 1 of section 11-0931
of the environmental conservation law, as amended by chapter 135 of the
laws of 1982, is amended and a new subdivision 1-a is added to read as
follows:
No person except a law enforcement officer in the performance of his
OR HER official duties OR, FOR PURPOSES OF PARAGRAPH A OF THIS SUBDIVI-
SION ONLY, AN EMPLOYEE OF THE DIVISION OF FISH, WILDLIFE AND MARINE
RESOURCES IN THE PERFORMANCE OF HIS OR HER OFFICIAL DUTIES, shall use in
hunting or possess in the fields or forests or on the waters of the
state for any purpose:
1-A. NO EMPLOYEE OF THE DIVISION OF FISH, WILDLIFE AND MARINE
RESOURCES SHALL USE THE APPARATUS KNOWN AS A SILENCER UNTIL SUCH EMPLOY-
EE HAS SATISFACTORILY COMPLETED A COURSE OF TRAINING IN THE USE OF
SUPPRESSED FIREARMS AND SILENCERS. THE DEPARTMENT, IN CONSULTATION WITH
THE MUNICIPAL POLICE TRAINING COUNCIL, IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED
TO DEVELOP AND ADMINISTER SUCH COURSE OF TRAINING AND PROVIDE CERTIF-
ICATION TO SUCH EMPLOYEES UPON SATISFACTORY COMPLETION OF SUCH COURSE.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD08987-01-9