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Assembly Bill A9115

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to a constitutional right to hunt, trap and fish

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2025-A9115 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2428
Current Committee:
Assembly 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: A6864, S2382
2013-2014: A1704, S3049
2015-2016: A1159, S7751
2017-2018: A534, S1153
2019-2020: A3701, S688
2021-2022: A239, S3616
2023-2024: A3348, S870

2025-A9115 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2025-A9115 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9115
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                            September 26, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BUTTENSCHON -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Environmental Conservation
 
             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 Senate 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 Senate 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.
                                                            LBD89069-01-5

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