Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Jun 21, 2017 |
recommitted to rules |
Jun 19, 2017 |
ordered to third reading cal.1910 |
Jun 07, 2017 |
reported and committed to rules |
May 23, 2017 |
print number 6107a |
May 23, 2017 |
amend (t) and recommit to environmental conservation |
May 11, 2017 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Senate Bill S6107A
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP, RFM) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Environmental Conservation Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
2017-S6107 - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A8459
- Current Committee:
- Senate Environmental Conservation
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§11-0901, 11-0931 & 71-0921, add §§71-0922 & 71-0929, En Con L; amd §120.05, Pen L
2017-S6107 - Summary
Makes it a misdemeanor to take or attempt to take big game outside of legal hunting hours; makes it a class D felony if another person is injured during the commission of such and makes it a class E felony where someone inflicts or witnesses the infliction of an injury and does not render aid.
2017-S6107 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6107 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the environmental conservation law and the penal law, in relation to the taking of big game outside of legal hunting hours PURPOSE : To clarify that the taking of any big game, or any attempt to do so, after legal hunting hours is considered a misdemeanor under state law. The bill also declares that if any third party is injured during after-hours hunting then the violator shall be charged with a felony. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 amends subparagraph 9 of subdivision 4 of section 11-0901 of the environmental conservation law by adding section 6 of part EE of chapter 55 of the laws of 2014. Section 2 amends subdivision 1 of section 71-0921 of the environmental conservation law, as amended by chapter 289 of the laws of 2004. Section 3 amends section 120.05 of the penal law by adding a new subdivision 4-b. Section 4 states the effective date.
2017-S6107 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6107 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 11, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SEWARD -- 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 and the penal law, in relation to the taking of big game outside of legal hunting hours THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subparagraph 9 of paragraph b of subdivision 4 of section 11-0901 of the environmental conservation law, as added by section 6 of part EE of chapter 55 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows: (9) with a crossbow unless such crossbow shall consist of a bow and string, either compound or recurve, that launches a minimum fourteen inch bolt, not including point, mounted upon a stock with a trigger that holds the string and limbs under tension until released. The trigger unit of such crossbow must have a working safety. The minimum limb width of such crossbow shall be seventeen inches, have a minimum peak draw weight of one hundred pounds and a maximum peak draw weight of two hundred pounds. The minimum overall length of such crossbow from butts- tock to front of limbs shall be twenty-four inches; OR (10) OUTSIDE OF LEGAL HUNTING HOURS. § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 71-0921 of the environmental conserva- tion 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 an artificial light OR THE TAKING OR ATTEMPT TO TAKE BIG GAME OUTSIDE OF LEGAL HUNTING HOURS. Each 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 thou- sand dollars, or by both such imprisonment and fine. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
2017-S6107A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A8459
- Current Committee:
- Senate Environmental Conservation
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§11-0901, 11-0931 & 71-0921, add §§71-0922 & 71-0929, En Con L; amd §120.05, Pen L
2017-S6107A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Makes it a misdemeanor to take or attempt to take big game outside of legal hunting hours; makes it a class D felony if another person is injured during the commission of such and makes it a class E felony where someone inflicts or witnesses the infliction of an injury and does not render aid.
2017-S6107A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6107A TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the environmental conservation law and the penal law, in relation to the taking of big game outside of legal hunting hours and failure to render aid PURPOSE : To clarify that the taking of big game, or any attempt to do so, after legal hunting hours or outside the legal hunting season is considered a misdemeanor under state law. The bill also declares that if any third party is injured during after-hours or out of season hunting then the violator shall be charged with a felony. Last, failure to render aid either as the person who violated the provisions of this bill or as a witness to such a violation will also be held legally accountable. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 amends subparagraph 9 of subdivision 4 of section 11-0901 of the environmental conservation law by adding section 6 of part EE of chapter 55 of the laws of 2014. Section 2 amends subdivision 1 of section 71-0921 of the environmental conservation law, as amended by chapter 289 of the laws of 2004.
2017-S6107A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6107--A 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 11, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SEWARD -- 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 committee AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law and the penal law, in relation to the taking of big game outside of legal hunting hours and failure to render aid THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subparagraph 9 of paragraph b of subdivision 4 of section 11-0901 of the environmental conservation law, as added by section 6 of part EE of chapter 55 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows: (9) with a crossbow unless such crossbow shall consist of a bow and string, either compound or recurve, that launches a minimum fourteen inch bolt, not including point, mounted upon a stock with a trigger that holds the string and limbs under tension until released. The trigger unit of such crossbow must have a working safety. The minimum limb width of such crossbow shall be seventeen inches, have a minimum peak draw weight of one hundred pounds and a maximum peak draw weight of two hundred pounds. The minimum overall length of such crossbow from butts- tock to front of limbs shall be twenty-four inches; OR (10) OUTSIDE OF LEGAL HUNTING HOURS. § 1-a. Subparagraph 9 of paragraph c of subdivision 4 of section 11-0901 of the environmental conservation law, as added by section 7 of part EE of chapter 55 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows: (9) with a crossbow unless such crossbow shall consist of a bow and string, either compound or recurve, that launches a minimum fourteen inch bolt, not including point, mounted upon a stock with a trigger that holds the string and limbs under tension until released. The trigger EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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