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Assembly Bill A4909

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires the commissioner of environmental conservation to promote education in hunting, fishing and outdoor education in high school physical education courses

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2019-A4909 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3-0301, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3014
2011-2012: A4345
2013-2014: A4124
2015-2016: A3256
2017-2018: A4018
2021-2022: A6091
2023-2024: A5553
2025-2026: A5657

2019-A4909 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the commissioner of environmental conservation to promote education in hunting, fishing and outdoor education in high school physical education courses.

2019-A4909 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4909
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 5, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BARCLAY,  BRABENEC, CROUCH, DiPIETRO, FINCH,
   GIGLIO, KOLB,  PALMESANO,  NORRIS,  MANKTELOW,  MORINELLO,  BYRNES  --
   Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of  A. DeSTEFANO, HAWLEY -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to hunt-
   ing, fishing and outdoor education in high school  physical  education
   courses
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision  1  of  section  3-0301  of  the  environmental
 conservation  law  is  amended  by  adding a new paragraph aa to read as
 follows:
   AA. DISSEMINATE INFORMATION RELATING TO HUNTING, FISHING  AND  OUTDOOR
 EDUCATION,  IN  CONSULTATION  WITH  THE  BOARD  OF  REGENTS,  TO PROMOTE
 INSTRUCTION IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION COURSES FOR GRADES NINE THROUGH TWELVE
 IN HUNTING,  FISHING  AND  OUTDOOR  EDUCATION.  SUCH  INSTRUCTION  SHALL
 INCLUDE INFORMATION ON THE:
   (1) VARIOUS HUNTING AND FISHING SEASONS;
   (2) SPECIES THAT CAN BE SOUGHT;
   (3)   THE  NECESSARY  MATERIALS  FOR  OBTAINING  HUNTING  AND  FISHING
 LICENSES;
   (4) OUTDOOR OPPORTUNITIES FOR RECREATION AND EXERCISE PURPOSES; AND
   (5) HISTORY AND BENEFITS OF HUNTING AND FISHING IN THIS STATE'S DEVEL-
 OPMENT;
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July  next  succeeding
 the  date  on  which it shall have become a law; provided, however, that
 effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule
 or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effec-
 tive date are authorized and directed to be made  and  completed  on  or
 before such effective date.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02545-01-9

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