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Senate Bill S8010

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to antler restriction program

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2009-S8010 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A11358
Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง11-0914, En Con L

2009-S8010 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to antler restrictions in certain wildlife management units in Greene county.

2009-S8010 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S8010 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  8010

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 28, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  SEWARD -- 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 the antler restriction 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 11-0914 to read as follows:
S 11-0914. ANTLER RESTRICTION PROGRAM.
  1.  DEFINITIONS.  A.  AN  "ANTLERED DEER" IS DEFINED AS A DEER WITH AT
LEAST ONE ANTLER MEASURING THREE INCHES OR MORE IN LENGTH.
  B. "WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT UNIT" MEANS WILDLIFE REGIONS AS DEMARCATED  BY
THE DEPARTMENT.
  2. RESTRICTIONS AND APPLICATION. A. ANY PERSON WHO HUNTS OR TAKES DEER
UNDER  A  VALID  PERMIT  OR  LICENSE  DURING THE BOWHUNTING, REGULAR AND
MUZZLELOADING DEER SEASONS IS RESTRICTED TO THE  HUNTING  OR  TAKING  OF
DEER  WITH  AT  LEAST  ONE ANTLER WITH AT LEAST THREE POINTS. EACH POINT
MUST BE AT LEAST ONE INCH LONG MEASURED FROM THE MAIN ANTLER BEAM.
  B. THIS PROGRAM APPLIES TO ALL PUBLIC  AND  PRIVATE  LAND  WITHIN  THE
SPECIFIED WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT UNITS.
  3.  WILDLIFE  MANAGEMENT UNITS. THESE RESTRICTIONS SHALL ONLY APPLY TO
WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT UNIT 4G, THAT PORTION OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT UNIT 3A
NORTH OF STATE ROUTE TWENTY-EIGHT, AND THE PORTIONS OF WILDLIFE UNITS 4R
AND 4S IN GREENE COUNTY.
  4. EXEMPTIONS FROM REQUIREMENTS. HUNTERS UNDER THE  AGE  OF  SEVENTEEN
ARE  EXEMPT  FROM  THE  PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION AND MAY TAKE ANY DEER
WITH AN ANTLER OR ANTLERS MEASURING THREE INCHES OR MORE IN LENGTH.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD17495-02-0

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