Senate Bill S2630

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes an urban deer management pilot program

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Current Bill Status Via A783 - Signed by Governor


  • 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-S2630 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A783
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §11-0522, amd §§11-0505, 11-0901 & 11-0931, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S9475, A10525

2023-S2630 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to establishing an urban deer management pilot program; authorizes the department of environmental conservation, after a review of the site-specific deer management plan, and upon a finding that deer have become a nuisance, destructive to public or private property or a threat to public health or welfare, to issue a certified nuisance wildlife specialist a deer cull permit; defines terms.

2023-S2630 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S2630 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2630
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 23, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MAY  --  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  an
   urban  deer  management pilot program; and providing for the repeal of
   such provisions upon expiration thereof

   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 11-0522 to read as follows:
 § 11-0522. URBAN DEER MANAGEMENT PILOT PROGRAM.
   1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF  THIS  SECTION,  "CERTIFIED  NUISANCE  WILDLIFE
 SPECIALIST" SHALL MEAN AN EMPLOYEE OF OR A CONTRACTOR FOR THE FEDERAL OR
 STATE GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBLE FOR WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AND ACTING PURSUANT
 TO  A  DEER MANAGEMENT PLAN, WHO HAS BEEN CERTIFIED BY THE DEPARTMENT AS
 COMPLYING WITH THE CRITERIA ESTABLISHED BY  THE  DEPARTMENT  THAT  AT  A
 MINIMUM REQUIRE:
   A.  A  MINIMUM  LEVEL OF MARKSMANSHIP CERTIFICATION APPROPRIATE TO THE
 FIREARM OR HUNTING IMPLEMENT  TO  BE  USED,  INCLUDING  ONGOING  CERTIF-
 ICATION;
   B. LIABILITY INSURANCE COVERAGE LEVELS OR OTHER FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS
 APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT; AND
   C. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
   2.  THE  DEPARTMENT  MAY, AFTER REVIEWING THE CITY OF SYRACUSE'S SITE-
 SPECIFIC DEER MANAGEMENT PLAN, AND UPON A FINDING BY THE CITY  OF  SYRA-
 CUSE  THAT DEER HAVE BECOME A NUISANCE, DESTRUCTIVE TO PUBLIC OR PRIVATE
 PROPERTY OR A THREAT TO PUBLIC HEALTH  OR  WELFARE,  ISSUE  A  CERTIFIED
 NUISANCE WILDLIFE SPECIALIST A DEER CULL PERMIT FOR USE WITHIN THE BOUN-
 DARIES OF THE CITY SYRACUSE.
   3.  EACH  CULL  PERMIT APPLICATION SHALL AT A MINIMUM INCLUDE REQUIRE-
 MENTS FOR: THE TIMEFRAME DURING WHICH THE PERMIT MUST BE USED,  A  SITE-
 SPECIFIC  DEER MANAGEMENT PLAN, A GEOGRAPHIC DESCRIPTION OF THE AREA FOR
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00592-01-3
              

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