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Senate Bill S4727B

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the illegal taking of deer

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2015-S4727 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7171
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§71-0921 & 71-0925, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S387, A556

2015-S4727 - Summary

Relates to the illegal taking of deer.

2015-S4727 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S4727 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4727

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 10, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  ROBACH -- 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  the
  illegal taking of deer

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 1  of  section  71-0921  of  the  environmental
conservation  law,  as  amended  by  chapter 289 of the laws of 2004, is
amended to read as follows:
  1. The illegal taking of big game prior to the first day of  the  open
season  or  after  the last day of the open season in the county or part
thereof where taken, or any illegal taking of a deer, or the  taking  of
big  game  [by the aid of] WITH an artificial light. [Each such] A FIRST
misdemeanor FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS SUBDIVISION shall be  punishable  by
imprisonment  for  not  more than one year or by a fine of not less than
[two hundred fifty] ONE THOUSAND dollars nor more than [two] FOUR  thou-
sand dollars, or by both such imprisonment and fine.
  S  2.  Subdivision 3 of section 71-0925 of the environmental conserva-
tion law is amended to read as follows:
  3. If the violation involves the illegal taking of a deer prior to the
first day of the open season or after the last day of the open season in
the county or part of a county in which taken, or  the  taking  of  deer
with  [the]  aid of an artificial light, or the illegal taking of a wild
deer, one [hundred] THOUSAND dollars and an additional penalty of  [four
hundred]  ONE  THOUSAND  dollars  for  [the first] EACH deer taken and a
further penalty of [five hundred] ONE THOUSAND dollars for each succeed-
ing deer taken[;]. ANY PERSONS ILLEGALLY TAKING  A  DEER  AND  HAVING  A
PREVIOUS  CONVICTION  FOR SUCH OFFENSE SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A FINE OF NOT
LESS THAN TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS AND NOT MORE THAN FOUR  THOUSAND  DOLLARS
AND SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A LOSS OF HUNTING PRIVILEGES FOR FIVE YEARS. ANY
OFFENSE  INVOLVING ILLEGAL TAKING OF A DEER DONE SO IN THE PRESENCE OF A

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09974-01-5

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2015-S4727A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7171
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§71-0921 & 71-0925, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S387, A556

2015-S4727A - Summary

Relates to the illegal taking of deer.

2015-S4727A - Sponsor Memo

2015-S4727A - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 4727--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 10, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  ROBACH, GALLIVAN, MARCHIONE, SEWARD -- read twice
  and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
  on Environmental Conservation -- recommitted to the Committee on Envi-
  ronmental Conservation in accordance with Senate Rule  6,  sec.  8  --
  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
  recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation  to  the
  illegal taking of deer

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 1  of  section  71-0921  of  the  environmental
conservation  law,  as  amended  by  chapter 289 of the laws of 2004, is
amended to read as follows:
  1. The illegal taking of big game prior to the first day of  the  open
season  or  after  the last day of the open season in the county or part
thereof where taken, [or any illegal taking of a deer,] or the taking of
big game [by the aid of] WITH an artificial light. [Each such]  A  FIRST
misdemeanor  FOR  A VIOLATION OF THIS SUBDIVISION shall be punishable by
imprisonment for not more than one year or by a fine of  not  less  than
[two  hundred fifty] ONE THOUSAND dollars nor more than [two] FOUR thou-
sand dollars, or by both such imprisonment and fine. EACH SUCH MISDEMEA-
NOR FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS SUBDIVISION INVOLVING ANY ILLEGAL TAKING  OF
A DEER OTHER THAN PRIOR TO THE FIRST DAY OF THE OPEN SEASON OR AFTER THE
LAST  DAY  OF THE OPEN SEASON IN THE COUNTY OR PART THEREOF WHERE TAKEN,
OR WITH AID OF AN ARTIFICIAL LIGHT, SHALL BE PUNISHABLE BY  IMPRISONMENT
FOR  NOT  MORE  THAN  ONE YEAR OR BY A FINE OF NOT LESS THAN TWO HUNDRED
FIFTY DOLLARS NOR MORE THAN TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS, OR BY BOTH SUCH IMPRI-
SONMENT AND FINE.
  S 2. Subdivision 3 of section 71-0925 of the  environmental  conserva-
tion law is amended to read as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09974-03-5

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2015-S4727B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7171
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§71-0921 & 71-0925, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S387, A556

2015-S4727B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the illegal taking of deer.

2015-S4727B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S4727B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 4727--B

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 10, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  ROBACH, GALLIVAN, MARCHIONE, SEWARD -- read twice
  and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
  on Environmental Conservation -- recommitted to the Committee on Envi-
  ronmental Conservation in accordance with Senate Rule  6,  sec.  8  --
  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
  recommitted to said committee -- committee discharged,  bill  amended,
  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the
  illegal taking of deer

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  1  of  section  71-0921 of the environmental
conservation law, as amended by chapter 289 of  the  laws  of  2004,  is
amended to read as follows:
  1.  (A)  The  illegal taking of big game prior to the first day of the
open season or after the last day of the open season in  the  county  or
part  thereof  where  taken,  [or  any illegal taking of a deer,] or the
taking of big game [by the] WITH aid of an artificial light.  Each  such
misdemeanor  FOR  A  VIOLATION  OF THIS PARAGRAPH shall be punishable by
imprisonment for not more than one year or by a fine of  not  less  than
[two hundred fifty] FIVE HUNDRED dollars nor more than [two] THREE thou-
sand dollars, or by both such imprisonment and fine.
  (B)  ANY  ILLEGAL  TAKING  OF A DEER, OTHER THAN A TAKING DESCRIBED IN
PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, SUCH MISDEMEANOR SHALL BE  PUNISHABLE
BY IMPRISONMENT FOR NOT MORE THAN ONE YEAR OR BY A FINE OF NOT LESS THAN
TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS NOR MORE THAN TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS, OR BY BOTH
SUCH IMPRISONMENT AND FINE.
  S  2.  Subdivision 3 of section 71-0925 of the environmental conserva-
tion law is amended to read as follows:
  3. (A) If the violation involves the illegal taking of a deer prior to
the first day of the open season or after  the  last  day  of  the  open

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09974-05-6

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