Senate Bill S909

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Provides for the licensing, regulation and protection of hunting ranch facilities

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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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2019-S909 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §11-1908, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S5438
2011-2012: S4939
2013-2014: S2686
2015-2016: S3072
2017-2018: S553

2019-S909 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the licensing, regulation and protection of hunting ranch facilities.

2019-S909 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S909 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    909
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  YOUNG  -- 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 hunt-
   ing ranch facilities
 
   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 11-1908 to read as follows:
 § 11-1908. HUNTING RANCH FACILITIES REGULATION AND PROTECTION.
   1. ALL ENTITIES WHO OWN, OPERATE OR MANAGE  A  FACILITY  THAT  HARBORS
 PRIVATELY-OWNED,  NON-NATIVE  GAME ANIMALS MAY CHARGE A FEE TO TAKE SUCH
 ANIMALS UPON RECEIPT OF A HUNTING RANCH FACILITY LICENSE.
   2. THE OWNER OR LESSEE OF WHOLLY ENCLOSED LANDS OR  AN  ENTIRE  ISLAND
 MAY  APPLY  TO  THE  DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS FOR A HUNTING
 RANCH FACILITY LICENSE. THE HOLDER OF A HUNTING RANCH  FACILITY  LICENSE
 MAY PURCHASE, POSSESS, BREED, REAR AND HARVEST BY SHOOTING ON THE FACIL-
 ITY  PREMISES,  CERVIDS  OR  ANY  OTHER HOOFED, DOMESTIC OR NON-DOMESTIC
 ANIMALS.  A HUNTING RANCH FACILITY LICENSE SHALL BE  ISSUED  OR  RENEWED
 FOR  A TERM OF TEN YEARS AT A MAXIMUM COST OF FIFTY DOLLARS. THE DEPART-
 MENT OF AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS SHALL PRESCRIBE AND  FURNISH  FORMS  FOR
 APPLICATION  FOR  SUCH  LICENSE.  INFORMATION ON THE LICENSE APPLICATION
 SHALL INCLUDE LICENSEE NAME, LOCATION  OF  HUNTING  RANCH  FACILITY  AND
 PROOF  OF STATE ANIMAL HEALTH COMPLIANCE. THE LICENSE SHALL BE ISSUED NO
 MORE THAN THIRTY DAYS AFTER SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING APPLICATION REQUIRE-
 MENTS.
   3. NO ANIMALS CAPTURED FROM THE WILD, ORIGINATING FROM A ZOO,  PETTING
 ZOO, OR CIRCUS SHALL BE HUNTED FOR SPORT ON A HUNTING RANCH FACILITY.
   4.  THE  FOLLOWING  REQUIREMENTS SHALL APPLY TO THE DESIGNATED HUNTING
 AREA:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03725-01-9

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