Assembly Bill A5317

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Regulates taking of moose in the same manner as deer hunting and trapping are currently regulated

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A5317 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3385
Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd En Con L, generally
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S2239
2011-2012: S6556
2013-2014: A9254, S93
2015-2016: A3742, S93
2019-2020: A5384

2017-A5317 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Regulates taking of moose in the same manner as deer hunting and trapping are currently regulated.

2017-A5317 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5317
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 8, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  DiPIETRO,  HAWLEY,  GIGLIO  -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to hunt-
   ing or trapping of moose
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph b of subdivision 2 and paragraph b of subdivision
 4  of section 11-0103 of the environmental conservation law, paragraph b
 of subdivision 2 as amended by chapter 427 of  the  laws  of  1988,  are
 amended to read as follows:
   b.  "Big  game" means deer, bear, moose, [elk, except captive bred and
 raised North American elk (Cervus elaphus)], caribou and antelope.
   b. "Domestic game animal" means white-tailed deer propagated  under  a
 domestic  game  animal  breeder's license pursuant to section 11-1905 OF
 THIS ARTICLE or propagated on a preserve or  island  outside  the  state
 under a law similar in principle to title 19 of this article.
   §  2.  Subdivision 3 of section 11-0505 of the environmental conserva-
 tion law, as amended by chapter 135 of the laws of 1982, is  amended  to
 read as follows:
   3.  No  deer, MOOSE or bear traps shall be made, set or used upon land
 inhabited by deer, MOOSE or bear. No salt lick shall  be  made,  set  or
 used upon land inhabited by deer, MOOSE or bear, except that the depart-
 ment may do so on state wildlife refuges and wildlife management areas.
   §  3.  Subdivision 3 of section 11-0521 of the environmental conserva-
 tion law, as renumbered by chapter 911 of the laws of  1990,  is  renum-
 bered  subdivision  4,  and  a  new  subdivision  3  is added to read as
 follows:
   3. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING PROVISIONS OF THIS  SECTION,  IN  THE
 CASE  OF MOOSE, THE DEPARTMENT MAY ISSUE A LICENSE BY RULE OR REGULATION
 TO ALLOW THE TAKING OF INDIVIDUAL ANIMALS THAT ARE DEEMED TO BE DESTRUC-
 TIVE.

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

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