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A05576 Summary:

BILL NO	A05576
SAME AS	No Same As
SPONSOR	Bailey
COSPNSR	Sempolinski
MLTSPNSR
Amd §11-0103, En Con L
Defines the term crossbow as a bow and string, either compound or recurve, that launches a bolt or arrow, mounted upon a stock with a trigger that holds the string and limbs under tension until released which shall have at least six inches of limb width.

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A05576 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
 submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)



 
BILL NUMBER: A5576
 
SPONSOR: Bailey

 
TITLE OF BILL:
 
An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to
defining the term crossbow
 
 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
 
This bill will establish a standardized definition of a crossbow in
relation to the law and advancement in technology.
 
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
 
Section 1: adds subdivision 33 to section 11-0103 of the environmental
conservation law to add the definition of a crossbow.
 
Section 2: establishes the effective date.
 
 
JUSTIFICATION:

This definition is necessary to clarify what constitutes a crossbow
pursuant to the latest crossbow technology.  Crossbows fitting this
definition are currently available for sale and can be more easily used
by elderly hunters. It is important to keep elderly hunters engaged in
the sport due to the overpopulation of deer and need to reduce their
numbers. There is a direct correlation between vehicle-deer accidents
and vehicle insurance premiums.
 
 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
 
2023/24: A.2491
 
2021/22: A.1102
 
2019/20: A.10749
 
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
 
None.
 
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have
become a law.

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