assembly Bill A6802

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Establishes the yearling buck protection program

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Jan 03, 2018 referred to environmental conservation
Mar 17, 2017 referred to environmental conservation

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A6802 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4739
Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §11-0935, En Con L

A6802 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the yearling buck protection program.

A6802 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  6802

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 17, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. WOERNER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Environmental Conservation

AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
  establishing the yearling buck protection program

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

  Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by  adding  a
new section 11-0935 to read as follows:
§ 11-0935. YEARLING BUCK PROTECTION PROGRAM.
  1.  DEFINITIONS.  A.  "ANTLERED  DEER"  MEANS A DEER WITH AT LEAST ONE
ANTLER MEASURING THREE INCHES OR MORE IN LENGTH.
  B. "WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT UNIT" MEANS WILDLIFE REGIONS AS DEMARCATED  BY
THE DEPARTMENT.
  2.  RESTRICTIONS  AND  APPLICABILITY. A. ANY PERSON WHO HUNTS OR TAKES
ANTLERED DEER UNDER A VALID PERMIT OR LICENSE DURING  THE  BOW  HUNTING,
REGULAR  AND  MUZZLELOADING DEER SEASONS IS RESTRICTED TO THE HUNTING OR
TAKING OF ANTLERED DEER WITH AT LEAST ONE ANTLER  WITH  AT  LEAST  THREE
POINTS  IN WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT UNITS 3F, 3G, 3M, 3N, 3P, 3R, 4B, 4C, 4F,
4H, 4J, 4K, 4L, 4T, 4U, 4Y, 4Z, 5R, 5S, 5T, 7M, 7P, 6A, 6G, 6H,  6C,  6K
AND  TAKING OF ANTLERED DEER WITH AT LEAST ONE ANTLER WITH AT LEAST FOUR
POINTS IN WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT UNITS 7R, 7S, 8N, 8P, 8R, 8T, 8W, 8X,  8Y,
9G,  9H, 9J, 9K, 9M, 9N, 9P, 9R, 9S, 9T, 9W, 9X, 9Y, 7A, 7F, 7J, 6P, 6S,
6R, AND 4A; EACH POINT MUST BE AT LEAST ONE INCH LONG MEASURED FROM  THE
MAIN ANTLER BEAM.
  B.  THE  YEARLING  BUCK  PROTECTION  PROGRAM APPLIES TO ALL PUBLIC AND
PRIVATE LAND WITHIN THE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT  UNITS  SET  FORTH  IN  THIS
SECTION.
  3.  APPLICABILITY.  THE  RESTRICTIONS  SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION SHALL
ONLY APPLY TO THE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT UNITS SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10288-03-7