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Assembly Bill A7749A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires certain warnings be provided upon the issuance of a hunting license or muzzle-loading privileges

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2015-A7749 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5818
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §11-0713, En Con L

2015-A7749 - Summary

Requires certain warnings concerning gun storage be provided upon the issuance of a hunting license or muzzle-loading privileges.

2015-A7749 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7749

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 26, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, ARROYO, BUCHWALD, COLTON, DINOWITZ, GOTT-
  FRIED,  SCHIMEL  -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BLAKE, COOK, GALEF,
  McDONOUGH -- read once and referred to the Committee on  Environmental
  Conservation

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
  requiring certain warnings be provided upon the issuance of a  hunting
  license or muzzle-loading privileges

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 11-0713 of the environmental  conservation  law  is
amended by adding a new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
  7. UPON THE ISSUANCE OF A HUNTING LICENSE OR MUZZLE-LOADING PRIVILEGE,
THE  ISSUING  OFFICER  SHALL  ISSUE  THEREWITH  THE  FOLLOWING NOTICE IN
CONSPICUOUS AND LEGIBLE TYPE STATING THE FOLLOWING:
                                 WARNING
  RESPONSIBLE FIREARM STORAGE IS THE LAW IN  NEW  YORK  STATE.  FIREARMS
MUST  EITHER  BE  STORED  WITH A GUN LOCKING DEVICE OR IN A SAFE STORAGE
DEPOSITORY OR NOT BE LEFT OUTSIDE THE IMMEDIATE POSSESSION  AND  CONTROL
OF  THE  OWNER  OR  OTHER  LAWFUL  POSSESSOR.  FIREARMS SHOULD BE STORED
UNLOADED AND LOCKED IN A  LOCATION  SEPARATE  FROM  AMMUNITION.  LEAVING
FIREARMS ACCESSIBLE TO A CHILD OR OTHER PERSON MAY SUBJECT YOU TO IMPRI-
SONMENT, FINE, OR BOTH.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10432-01-5

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2015-A7749A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5818
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §11-0713, En Con L

2015-A7749A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires certain warnings concerning gun storage be provided upon the issuance of a hunting license or muzzle-loading privileges.

2015-A7749A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 7749--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 26, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, ARROYO, BUCHWALD, COLTON, DINOWITZ, GOTT-
  FRIED,  SCHIMEL  -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BLAKE, COOK, GALEF,
  McDONOUGH -- read once and referred to the Committee on  Environmental
  Conservation  --  reported  and  referred to the Committee on Rules --
  Rules Committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
  and recommitted to the Committee on Rules

AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
  requiring  certain warnings be provided upon the issuance of a hunting
  license or muzzle-loading privileges

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Section  11-0713 of the environmental conservation law is
amended by adding a new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
  7. UPON THE ISSUANCE OF A HUNTING LICENSE OR MUZZLE-LOADING PRIVILEGE,
THE ISSUING OFFICER  SHALL  ISSUE  THEREWITH  THE  FOLLOWING  NOTICE  IN
CONSPICUOUS AND LEGIBLE TYPE STATING THE FOLLOWING:
                                 WARNING
  THE  USE  OF  A  LOCKING  DEVICE  OR SAFETY LOCK IS ONLY ONE ASPECT OF
RESPONSIBLE FIREARM STORAGE. FOR INCREASED  SAFETY  FIREARMS  SHOULD  BE
STORED  UNLOADED  AND  LOCKED  IN  A LOCATION THAT IS BOTH SEPARATE FROM
THEIR AMMUNITION AND INACCESSIBLE TO CHILDREN AND ANY OTHER UNAUTHORIZED
PERSON.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10432-02-5

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