Senate Bill S870

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to a constitutional right to hunt, trap and fish

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Judiciary 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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2023-S870 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3348
Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Ren Art 20 to be Art 21, add Art 20 §1, Constn
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S3049
2011-2012: S2382, A6864
2013-2014: S3049, A1704
2015-2016: S7751, A1159
2017-2018: S1153, A534
2019-2020: S688, A3701
2021-2022: S3616, A239

2023-S870 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the right to hunt, trap and fish; provides for regulation by the state.

2023-S870 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S870 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    870
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 6, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  ORTT  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
 
             CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
 
 proposing an amendment to the constitution, in relation to the right  to
   hunt, trap and fish
 
   Section  1.  Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That article 20 of the
 constitution be renumbered article 21 and a new article 20 be  added  to
 read as follows:
 
                                ARTICLE XX
                       RIGHT TO HUNT, TRAP AND FISH
 
   SECTION  1.    HUNTING,  TRAPPING,  AND FISHING AND THE TAKING OF WILD
 ANIMALS, BIRDS AND FISH ARE A VALUED PART OF OUR HERITAGE  AND  WILL  BE
 FOREVER  PRESERVED FOR THE PEOPLE. FISH AND WILDLIFE SHALL BE MANAGED BY
 STATE LAWS AND REGULATIONS THAT PROVIDE    PERSONS  WITH  THE  CONTINUED
 OPPORTUNITY  TO  TAKE,  BY TRADITIONAL MEANS AND METHODS, SPECIES TRADI-
 TIONALLY PURSUED BY HUNTERS, ANGLERS AND  TRAPPERS.  FISH  AND  WILDLIFE
 MANAGEMENT,  INCLUDING TAKING, SHALL BE CONSISTENT WITH THE STATE'S DUTY
 TO PROTECT THIS HERITAGE AND ITS DUTY TO CONSERVE WILD  ANIMALS,  BIRDS,
 AND FISH, AND SHALL BE SUBJECT TO REASONABLE REGULATION AS PRESCRIBED BY
 STATE STATUTE.
   §  2.  Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the foregoing amendment
 be referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the
 next succeeding general election of members of  the  Assembly,  and,  in
 conformity  with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution, be
 published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD89037-01-3



              

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