NY State Senate Bill S1598

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Jan 08, 2020	referred to environmental conservation
Jan 15, 2019	referred to environmental conservation

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S1598 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:: Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §11-0103, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2017-2018: S7202
2021-2022: S5502
2023-2024: S2210

S1598 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows for the taking of Zenaida macroura, commonly known as the mourning dove, as a migratory bird.

S1598 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S1598

SPONSOR: O'MARA
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to
including the mourning dove within the definition of "migratory game
birds" and to allow for their taking

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

Relates to including the mourning dove within the definition of "migra-
tory game birds" and to allow for their taking.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1. Subparagraph 1 of paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section
11-0103 of the environmental conservation law, as amended by chapter 47
of the laws of 1976, is amended to read as follows: "Migratory game
birds" means the Anatidae or waterfowl, commonly known as geese, brant,
swans and river and sea ducks; the Rallidae, commonly known as rails,

American coots, mud hens and gallinules; the Limicolae or shorebirds,
commonly known as woodcock, snipe, plover, surfbirds, sandpipers, tatt-
lers and curlews; the Corvidae, commonly known as jays, crows and
magpies; the Zenaida macroura, commonly known as the mourning dove.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Currently the mourning dove is not classified as a migratory game bird
and illegal to hunt in New York State. Mourning dove hunting ranked 8th
in hunter participation back in 2011 with 1,271,000 dove hunters in the
41 dove hunting states which include the US territory of Puerto Rico;
three Canadian providences (British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec), and
throughout Central and South America.

In the 1980s, Cornell researchers estimated New York's mourning dove
population to be around 10 million birds. With the future land use
changes that includes reduced till agriculture, and permaculture are
likely to increase both the continental population and New York's popu-
lation of mourning doves. Establishing the mourning dove within the
definition of "migratory game birds" would make it consistent with the
federal classification and allow NYS DEC to implement a mourning dove
harvest strategy and hunting season for hunters to enjoy the full bene-
fits of wildlife in New York State.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2018 - S7202

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None to the state.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately, provided, however, that the
commissioner of environmental conservation shall promulgate any rules
and regulations necessary for the implementation of this act on or
before such effective date.

S1598 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                  1598

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 15, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  O'MARA,  RANZENHOFER,  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, in relation to
  including the mourning dove within the definition of  "migratory  game
  birds" and to allow for their taking

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

  Section 1. Subparagraph 1 of paragraph a of subdivision 2  of  section
11-0103  of the environmental conservation law, as amended by chapter 47
of the laws of 1976, is amended to read as follows:
  (1) "Migratory game birds" means the Anatidae or  waterfowl,  commonly
known  as  geese,  brant,  swans  and river and sea ducks; the Rallidae,
commonly known as rails, American coots, mud hens  and  gallinules;  the
Limicolae  or  shorebirds,  commonly  known  as woodcock, snipe, plover,
surfbirds, sandpipers, tattlers  and  curlews;  the  Corvidae,  commonly
known  as  jays, crows and magpies; THE ZENAIDA MACROURA, COMMONLY KNOWN
AS THE MOURNING DOVE.
  § 2. This act shall take effect  immediately.  Effective  immediately,
the  commissioner  of  environmental  conservation  shall promulgate any
rules and regulations necessary for the implementation of this act on or
before such effective date.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02771-01-9

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Thomas F. O'Mara

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Michael H. Ranzenhofer

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