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Senate Bill S9302

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to extending the authorization for hunting big game by rifle in the county of Niagara

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Environmental Conservation Committee

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2025-S9302 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10480
Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation
Laws Affected:
Amd §5, Chap 389 of 2024

2025-S9302 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Extends the authorization for hunting big game by rifle in the county of Niagara until 2028.

2025-S9302 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S9302 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9302
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 26, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  ORTT  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN ACT to amend chapter 389 of the laws of 2024  amending  the  environ-
   mental  conservation  law  relating to authorizing hunting big game by
   rifle in the county of Niagara, in relation to the effectiveness ther-
   eof

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section 5 of chapter 389 of the laws of 2024 amending the
 environmental conservation law relating to authorizing hunting big  game
 by rifle in the county of Niagara, is amended to read as follows:
   § 5. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that:
   a.  the  amendments to paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section 11-0907
 of the environmental conservation law made by section one  of  this  act
 shall  be  subject  to  the  expiration  and reversion of such paragraph
 pursuant to section 13 of chapter 600 of the laws of 1993, as amended;
   b. the amendments to item (f) of  paragraph  a  of  subdivision  2  of
 section  11-0907  of  the environmental conservation law made by section
 two of this act shall be subject to the expiration and reversion of such
 item pursuant to paragraph d of section 5 of chapter 152 of the laws  of
 2020, as amended;
   c.  sections  three  and  four  of this act shall take effect upon the
 expiration and reversion of paragraph a  of  subdivision  2  of  section
 11-0907 of the environmental conservation law, as provided in section 13
 of chapter 600 of the laws of 1993, as amended; and
   d.  nothing  contained  in this act shall be construed so as to extend
 the provisions of this act beyond October 1, [2026] 2028, when upon such
 date this act shall expire and the provisions contained herein shall  be
 deemed repealed.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15024-01-6

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