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.
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.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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5576
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 18, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. BAILEY -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Environmental Conservation
AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to
defining the term crossbow
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 11-0103 of the environmental conservation law is
2 amended by adding a new subdivision 33 to read as follows:
3 33. "Crossbow" means a bow and string, either compound or recurve,
4 that launches a bolt or arrow, mounted upon a stock with a trigger that
5 holds the string and limbs under tension until released. Crossbows
6 shall have a minimum limb width of six inches when uncocked and measured
7 from the outer limb tips.
8 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
9 have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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