Senate Bill S4739

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Establishes the yearling buck protection program

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Environmental Conservation Committee

  • 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-S4739 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §11-0935, En Con L

2017-S4739 - Summary

Establishes the yearling buck protection program.

2017-S4739 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S4739 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4739
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 27, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. O'MARA, DeFRANCISCO -- read twice and ordered print-
   ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee 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 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, 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.
                                                            LBD10288-01-7

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2017-S4739A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §11-0935, En Con L

2017-S4739A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the yearling buck protection program.

2017-S4739A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S4739A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4739--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 27, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. O'MARA, AMEDORE, DeFRANCISCO, FUNKE, LARKIN -- read
   twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
   Committee  on Environmental Conservation -- committee discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee

 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.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10288-02-7

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