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                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 3, 2016
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Introduced  by  Sen.  AKSHAR -- 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  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
section 14 of part EE of chapter 55 of the laws of 2014, 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, crossbow 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,
however,  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" speci-
fied in subdivision five of this section 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  68 of the laws of 2015 and item (i) as amended by chapter 73 of
the laws of 2015, are amended and a new item (n) is  added  to  read  as
follows:

(f) Southern tier,        Deer, first              Pistol, shotgun,
  central and Western     Monday after November    crossbow,
  region, except those    15 through first         muzzle loading

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

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  counties or portions    Tuesday after            firearm or
  thereof listed in       December 7               long bow only
  item (i), (j), (k),
  (l) [or],
  (m) OR (N) of this
  paragraph

(i) The counties of       Deer, the first Monday   Pistol, shotgun,
  Allegany, Cattaraugus,  after November 15        crossbow,
  Cayuga, Chautauqua      through first Tuesday    muzzle loading
  except that portion     after December 7         firearm, rifle or
  of the county north                              long bow only
  of route 20, Chemung,
  [Chenango,] Herkimer,
  Madison,
  Montgomery, Oneida,
  Oswego, Otsego,
  Schoharie, Schuyler,
  Steuben, [Tioga,]
  Wyoming, Seneca
  and Yates
  [and that portion of
  the county of
  Broome east of the
  Susquehanna river]
(N) 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 FIRST            RIFLE OR LONG
  CHENANGO AND            TUESDAY AFTER            BOW ONLY
  TIOGA                   DECEMBER 7
  S  3.  Item  (i) of paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section 11-0907 of
the environmental conservation law, as amended by section 14 of part  EE
of chapter 55 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows:

(i) The counties of       Deer, the first Monday   Pistol, shotgun,
  Allegany, Cattaraugus,  after November 15        crossbow,
  Cayuga, Chautauqua      through first Tuesday    muzzle loading
  except that portion     after December 7         firearm, rifle or
  of the county north                              long bow only
  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  4.  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  chapters  72  and  74  of  the laws of 2015 and item (i) as

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amended by section 15 of part EE of chapter 55 of the laws of 2014,  are
amended to read as follows:

(f) Southern tier,        Deer and bear, first     Pistol, shotgun,
  central and Western     Monday after November    crossbow,
  region, except those    15 through first         muzzle loading firearm
  counties or portions    Tuesday after            or long bow only
  thereof listed in       December 7
  item (i) or (j) or
  (j) OR (N)
  of this paragraph

(i) The counties of       Deer and bear, the       Pistol, shotgun,
  Allegany, Cattaraugus,  first Monday after       crossbow,
  Chautauqua except       November 15 through      muzzle loading
  that portion of the     first Tuesday after      firearm, rifle or
  county north of route   December 7               long bow only
  20, [Chenango,]
  Herkimer, Montgomery,
  Oneida, Oswego,
  Otsego, Schoharie[,
  Tioga] and Wyoming
  [and that portion
  of the county
  of Broome east of the
  Susquehanna river]
  S 5. This act shall take effect immediately, provided that:
  a.  the amendments to the opening paragraph of paragraph a of subdivi-
sion 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, as
amended, and shall be deemed to expire therewith;
  b. the amendments made to paragraph a  of  subdivision  2  of  section
11-0907 of the environmental conservation law 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 section four of this act shall take effect;
  c.  the amendments made to item (i) of paragraph a of subdivision 2 of
section 11-0907 of the environmental conservation law by section two  of
this  act  shall be subject to the expiration and reversion of such item
pursuant to section 2 of chapter 73 of the laws  of  2015,  as  amended,
when upon such date section three of this act shall take effect;
  d.  the amendments made to item (i) of paragraph a of subdivision 2 of
section 11-0907 of the environmental conservation law by  section  three
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 section four of this act shall take effect.