Assembly Bill A2550

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   2550
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 17, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. DiPIETRO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
   taking big and small game by crossbow in Wyoming county
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  10  of  section 11-0907 of the environmental
 conservation law, as added by section 14 of part EE of chapter 55 of the
 laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows:
   10. Notwithstanding any  provision  of  this  chapter,  or  any  prior
 notwithstanding  language  in this article, the department may, by regu-
 lation, authorize the taking of big game by the use of a crossbow by any
 licensed person in any big game season in any area designated  in  items
 (a),  (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (i), (k) and (l) of paragraph a of subdi-
 vision two of this section in  which  a  shotgun  or  muzzle  loader  is
 permitted provided however, that any crossbow use during an archery-only
 season  shall  only take place during the last fourteen consecutive days
 of such archery-only season in the  southern  zone  provided  that  such
 archery-only  season  shall  consist  of  not less than forty-five days,
 EXCEPT THAT THE DEPARTMENT SHALL AUTHORIZE THE USE OF SUCH CROSSBOW  FOR
 THE TAKING OF BIG GAME BY ANY LICENSED PERSON FOR USE DURING THE ENTIRE-
 TY OF THE ARCHERY-ONLY SEASON WITHIN WYOMING COUNTY, and only during the
 last  ten  consecutive  days  of any archery-only season in the northern
 zone provided that such archery-only season shall  consist  of  no  less
 than  twenty-three  days.  Any muzzle loading season which occurs at the
 same time as a special archery season may only occur during  times  when
 crossbows are authorized to be used.
   §  2.  Section 11-0933 of the environmental conservation law, as added
 by section 22 of part EE of chapter 55 of the laws of 2014,  is  amended
 to read as follows:
 § 11-0933. Taking small game by crossbow.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   Notwithstanding  any  provision of this chapter, or any prior notwith-
 standing language in this article, the department  may,  by  regulation,
 authorize the taking of small game and wild upland game birds by the use
 of  a crossbow by any licensed person fourteen years of age or older, in
 any  small  game  season, in any area designated in items (a), (b), (c),
 (d), (e), (f), (i), (k), and (l) of paragraph a of  subdivision  two  of
 section  11-0907  of  this  title in which a shotgun or muzzle loader is
 permitted PROVIDED HOWEVER, THAT THE DEPARTMENT SHALL AUTHORIZE THE  USE
 OF  SUCH  CROSSBOW DURING THE ENTIRETY OF THE ARCHERY-ONLY SEASON WITHIN
 WYOMING COUNTY.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
 repeal  of  any  rule  or regulation necessary for the implementation of
 this act on its effective date are authorized to be made  and  completed
 on or before such effective date.