NY State Senate Bill S7952

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Dec 07, 2018	signed chap.383
Nov 27, 2018	delivered to governor
Jun 07, 2018	returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading cal.1090 substituted for a10863
Jun 04, 2018	referred to environmental conservation delivered to assembly passed senate
May 07, 2018	advanced to third reading
May 02, 2018	2nd report cal.
May 01, 2018	1st report cal.990
Mar 13, 2018	referred to environmental conservation

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S7952 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A10863
Law Section:: Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §13, Chap 600 of 1993; amd §§11-0903 & 11-0913, En Con L

S7952 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage deer and bear; extends effectiveness.

S7952 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S7952

SPONSOR: O'MARA
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in
relation to extending the authority of the department of environmental
conservation to manage deer and bear; and to amend chapter 600 of the
laws of 1993, amending the environmental conservation law relating to
the management of deer, in relation to the effectiveness of such chapter

 
PURPOSE OF THE BILL:

The purpose of this bill is to extend the authority of the Department of
Environmental Conservation (DEC) to manage big game (white-tailed deer
and black bear).

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 of this bill would amend Section 13 of Chapter 600 of the Laws
of 1993 to extend, until December 31, 2021, the expiration date applica-
ble to several provisions of the Fish and Wildlife Law related to the
taking of deer.

Section 2 of this bill would amend Environmental Conservation Law (ECL)
§ 11-0903(8), (9)(a) and (10) to extend, until December 31, 2021, DEC's
authority to: 1) regulate the taking of bear and the possession and
disposition of bear parts, and the intentional and incidental feeding of
bears; 2) fix by regulation special open seasons for taking wild deer of
either sex when in its opinion deer shall become numerous enough to
cause substantial damage to property and overbrowsing; and 3) adopt
regulations with respect to the manner of taking of, the possession of,
and open seasons and bag limits for deer.

Section 3 of this bill would amend ECL § 11-0913(1)(a) to extend until
December 31, 2021, DEC's authority to issue Deer Management Permits.

Section 4 of this bill provides that the bill shall take effect imme-
diately.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Authority to set regulations for big game provides a timely administra-
tive process which optimizes the effectiveness of harvest management
techniques. Each of the ECL provisions pertaining to management of black
bear and deer is critical. Achieving management objectives for these
species requires the ability to tailor seasons, bag limits, and other
hunting regulations to reflect changing conditions for management units
in the State. The ability to amend regulations provides the flexibility
needed to respond to these needs on a timely basis. In the absence of
these renewed authorities, DEC's deer and bear management programs would
revert to the "default" statutes, thereby instituting archaic and inef-
fective big game management regimes.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

DEC's regulatory authority for dear and bear was last extended by Chap-
ter 209 of the Laws of 2015.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

S7952 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                  7952

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 13, 2018
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. O'MARA -- (at request of the Department of Environ-
  mental Conservation) -- 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
  extending the authority of the department of  environmental  conserva-
  tion  to manage deer and bear; and to amend chapter 600 of the laws of
  1993, amending the environmental  conservation  law  relating  to  the
  management of deer, in relation to the effectiveness of such chapter

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

  Section 1. Section 13 of chapter 600 of the laws of 1993, amending the
environmental conservation law relating to the management  of  deer,  as
amended  by  chapter  209  of  the  laws  of 2015, is amended to read as
follows:
  § 13. This act shall take effect immediately, provided  however,  that
the  amendments  made to paragraph c of subdivision 1 of section 11-0907
of the environmental conservation law made by section five of this  act,
paragraph  a  of  subdivision  2 of section 11-0907 of the environmental
conservation law made by section six of this act, paragraphs a and b  of
subdivision  3  of section 11-0907 of the environmental conservation law
made by section seven of this act,  paragraph  b  of  subdivision  2  of
section  11-0907  of  the environmental conservation law made by section
six of this act, paragraph c of subdivision 3 of section 11-0907 of  the
environmental  conservation  law  made by section seven of this act, and
subdivision 3 of section 11-0911 of the environmental  conservation  law
made  by  section  eight of this act shall expire on December 31, [2018]
2021.
  § 2. Subdivision 8, paragraph a of subdivision 9 and subdivision 10 of
section 11-0903 of the environmental conservation  law,  as  amended  by
chapter 209 of the laws of 2015, are amended to read as follows:
  8.  Notwithstanding  any  provision  of law, rule or regulation to the
contrary, the department may, until December thirty-first, two  thousand
[eighteen]  TWENTY-ONE,  fix by regulation the open seasons, open areas,
bag limit, manner of taking, possession  and  disposition  of  bear  and

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14345-01-8

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parts  of  bears,  and  the intentional and incidental feeding of bears.
Such regulations shall implement the provisions of  this  article.  Such
regulations,  as  the  department  deems  appropriate,  may  provide for
special  permits  and  permit quotas. When a special permit is required,
the department may fix by regulation a fee for each such permit issued.
  a. Until December thirty-first, two  thousand  [eighteen]  TWENTY-ONE,
whenever in its opinion deer shall become numerous enough in any area to
cause  substantial damage to property or overbrowsing of deer range, the
department may fix by regulation special open seasons  for  taking  wild
deer  of either sex. Subject to this subdivision, the department may fix
the conditions of such seasons.
  10. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of  subdivision  10  of
section  11-0901  or  subdivision  2,  subdivision 3 or subdivision 8 of
section 11-0907 of this title, until December thirty-first, two thousand
[eighteen] TWENTY-ONE, the department is authorized to adopt regulations
with respect to the manner of taking, possession, open seasons  and  bag
limits  for deer. The authority to adopt such regulations is in addition
to any authority contained in this section or section  11-0913  of  this
title  respecting regulations fixing open seasons for deer and the issu-
ance of deer management permits.
  § 3. Paragraph a of subdivision 1 of section 11-0913 of  the  environ-
mental  conservation law, as amended by chapter 209 of the laws of 2015,
is amended to read as follows:
  a. Until December thirty-first, two  thousand  [eighteen]  TWENTY-ONE,
whenever  in its opinion the population of deer in any area of the state
except in the northern zone is such that additional harvest of  deer  is
reasonably  necessary  to  properly manage the deer herd in the state in
balance with the available deer  range  and  natural  food  supply,  the
department  may  provide  by  regulation for issuance of deer management
permits, permitting the taking of one deer for the permit,  in  addition
to  the limit of one deer that may otherwise be taken by one person in a
license year.
  § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

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May 1, 2018 - Environmental Conservation committee Vote

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Jun 4, 2018 - floor Vote

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May 1, 2018 - Environmental Conservation committee Vote

Environmental Conservation Committee Vote: May 1, 2018

S7952 (ACTIVE) - Details

S7952 (ACTIVE) - Summary

S7952 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S7952 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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