S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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5456--A
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 27, 2013
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Introduced by M. of A. CROUCH, FRIEND -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Environmental Conservation -- committee discharged, bill
amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
tee
AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to big
game hunting in the counties of Broome, Chenango and Tioga
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The opening paragraph of paragraph a of subdivision 2 of
section 11-0907 of the environmental conservation law, as amended by
chapter 600 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as follows:
Regular open hunting seasons for [deer] BIG GAME are established sepa-
rately 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, 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
season stated in column two immediately following the specification of
the game, in the manner specified in column three.
S 2. Items (f) and (i) of paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section
11-0907 of the environmental conservation law, item (f) as amended by
chapter 323 of the laws of 2011 and item (i) as amended by chapter 231
of the laws of 2012, are amended and a new item (k) is added to read as
follows:
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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(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) [or],
(j) OR (K)
of this paragraph
(i) The counties of Deer, the first Monday Pistol, shotgun,
Allegany, Cattaraugus, after November 15 muzzle loading
Cayuga, Chautauqua through first Tuesday firearm, rifle or
except that portion after December 7 long bow only
of the county north
of route 20, Chemung,
[Chenango,] Herkimer,
Madison,
Montgomery, Oneida,
Oswego, Otsego,
Schoharie, Schuyler,
Steuben, [Tioga,]
Wyoming and Yates
[and that portion of
the county of
Broome east of the
Susquehanna river]
(K) THE COUNTIES DEER AND BEAR, PISTOL, SHOTGUN,
OF BROOME EXCEPT THE FIRST MONDAY CROSSBOW, MUZZLE
WITHIN THE CITY AFTER NOVEMBER 15 LOADING FIREARM,
OF BINGHAMTON, THROUGH THE FIRST RIFLE OR LONG
CHENANGO AND TUESDAY AFTER BOW ONLY
TIOGA DECEMBER 7
S 3. Items (f) and (i) of paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section
11-0907 of the environmental conservation law, item (f) as separately
amended by chapter 108 of the laws of 1995 and section 1 of chapter 600
of the laws of 2005 and item (i) as separately amended by chapter 441 of
the laws of 2009 and chapter 231 of the laws of 2012, are amended to
read as follows:
(f) Southern tier, Deer, first Pistol, shotgun,
central and Western Monday after November muzzle loading firearm
region, except those 15 through first or long bow only
counties or portions Tuesday after
thereof listed in December 7
item (i) OR (K)
of this paragraph
(i) The counties of Deer, the Pistol, shotgun,
Allegany, Cattaraugus, first Monday after muzzle loading
Cayuga, Chemung, November 15 through firearm, rifle or
[Chenango,] Herkimer, first Tuesday after long bow only
Madison, Montgomery, December 7
Oneida, Oswego,
Otsego, Schoharie,
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Schuyler, Steuben[,
Tioga] and Yates
[and that portion of
the county of
Broome east of the
Susquehanna river]
S 4. Item (i) of paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section 11-0907 of
the environmental conservation law, as amended by section 2 of chapter
600 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows:
(i) The counties of Deer and bear, the Pistol, shotgun,
Allegany, BROOME first Monday after muzzle loading
EXCEPT WITHIN THE CITY November 15 through firearm, rifle or
OF BINGHAMTON, first Tuesday after long bow only
Cattaraugus, December 7
Chenango, Herkimer,
Montgomery, Oneida,
Oswego, Otsego,
Schoharie and Tioga
[and that portion
of the county
of Broome east of the
Susquehanna river]
S 5. This act shall take effect immediately, provided that the amend-
ments to the opening paragraph of paragraph a of subdivision 2 of
section 11-0907 of the environmental conservation law made by section
one of this act shall be subject to the expiration and reversion of such
paragraph pursuant to chapter 600 of the laws of 1993 and shall be
deemed to expire therewith; the amendments to item (f) of paragraph a of
subdivision 2 of section 11-0907 of the environmental conservation law
made by section two of this act shall be subject to the expiration and
reversion of such item pursuant to chapter 323 of the laws of 2011, as
amended, and to item (i) of paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section
11-0907 of the environmental conservation law made by section two of
this act shall be subject to the expiration and reversion of such item
pursuant to chapters 321 and 326 of the laws of 2011, when upon such
date the provisions of section three of this act shall take effect;
provided further, that the amendments to items (f) and (i) of paragraph
a of subdivision 2 of section 11-0907 of the environmental conservation
law made by section three of this act and item (k) of such paragraph as
added by section two of this act, shall be subject to the expiration and
reversion of such paragraph pursuant to section 13 of chapter 600 of the
laws of 1993, as amended, when upon such date the provisions of section
four of this act shall take effect.