S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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4821
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 11, 2013
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Introduced by M. of A. CROUCH -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Environmental Conservation
AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to big
game hunting in Broome county
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 and a new item (k) is added
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.
(K) BROOME COUNTY DEAR AND BEAR, PISTOL, SHOTGUN,
THE FIRST MONDAY MUZZLE
AFTER NOVEMBER 15 LOADING FIREARM,
THROUGH THE FIRST RIFLE OR LONG
TUESDAY AFTER BOW ONLY
DECEMBER 7
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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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
section 3 of chapter 323 of the laws of 2011 and item (i) as amended by
chapter 231 of the laws of 2012, are amended to read as follows:
(f) Southern tier, Deer and bear, Pistol, shotgun,
central and Western first Monday after muzzle loading
region, except those November 15 firearm or
counties or portions through first long bow only
thereof listed in Tuesday after
item (i) [or], December 7
(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]
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,
Schuyler, Steuben,
Tioga and Yates
[and that portion of
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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
Cattaraugus, November 15 through firearm, rifle or
Chenango, Herkimer, first Tuesday after long bow only
Montgomery, Oneida, December 7
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, however that:
a. the amendments to paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section 11-0907
of the environmental conservation law made by section one of this act
shall not affect the expiration of such paragraph and shall be deemed to
expire therewith;
b. 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
two of this act shall be subject to the expiration and reversion of such
items when upon such date the provisions of section three of this act
shall take effect;
c. 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 shall be subject to the expiration and reversion of
such paragraph, when upon such date the provisions of section four of
this act shall take effect.