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A06822 Summary:

A06822 Actions:

A06822 Committee Votes:

Committee:ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION   Chair:Glick      
DATE:05/23/2023AYE/NAY:28/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules        
Glick
Aye
Simpson
Aye
Colton
Aye
Smullen
Aye
O'Donnell
Absent
Tague
Aye
Gunther
Aye
Manktelow
Aye
Thiele
Aye
Brown
Aye
Fahy
Aye
Durso
Aye
Otis
Aye
Lemondes
Aye
Williams
Aye
Giglio
Aye
Barrett
Aye
Flood
Aye
Carroll
Aye
Burke
Aye
Epstein
Aye
McMahon
Aye
Burdick
Aye
Lunsford
Aye
Kelles
Absent
Gonzalez-Rojas
Aye
Septimo
Aye
Lee
Aye
Levenberg
Aye
Simone
Aye

Committee:RULES   Chair:Pretlow      
DATE:05/24/2023AYE/NAY:28/0  Action: Favorable         
Heastie
Excused
Barclay
Aye
Weinstein
Aye
Hawley
Excused
Pretlow
Aye
Giglio
Aye
Cook
Aye
Blankenbush
Aye
Glick
Aye
Norris
Aye
Aubry
Aye
Ra
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Brabenec
Aye
Colton
Aye
Palmesano
Aye
Magnarelli
Aye
Reilly
Aye
Paulin
Aye
Peoples-Stokes
Aye
Benedetto
Aye
Lavine
Aye
Lupardo
Aye
Zebrowski
Aye
Thiele
Aye
Braunstein
Excused
Dickens
Aye
Davila
Aye
Hyndman
Aye
Rozic
Aye
Bronson
Aye

A06822 Floor Votes:

A06822 Memo:

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



 
BILL NUMBER: A6822
 
SPONSOR: Stirpe

 
TITLE OF BILL:
 
An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to big
game hunting authorization for the county of Onondaga; and providing for
the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
 
 
PURPOSE OF BILL:
 
The purpose of this bill is to allow, hunting of big game with a rifle
in Onondaga County.
 
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
 
Section 1: Amends paragraph A of subdivision 2 of section 11-0907 of the
Environmental Conservation Law by adding a new item (o) to allow rifle
hunting of big game in Onondaga County from the first Saturday after
November 15 through the first Sunday after December 7.
 
Section 2: Amends item (f) of paragraph A of subdivision 2 of section
11-0907 of the Environmental Conservation Law to include a new item
 
(o) to allow rifle hunting of big game in Onondaga County from the first
Monday after November 15 through the first Tuesday after December 7.
 
Section 3: Amends paragraph A of subdivision 2 of section 11-0907 of the
Environmental Conservation Law by adding a new item (m) to allow rifle
hunting of big game in Onondaga County, from the first Saturday after
November 15 through the first Sunday after December 7.
 
Section 4: Amends item (f) of paragraph A of subdivision 2 of section
11-0907 of the Environmental Conservation Law to include a new item (m)
to allow rifle hunting of big game in Onondaga County from the first
Monday after November 15 through the first Tuesday after December 7.

Section 5: Provides the effective date.
 
 
JUSTIFICATION:
 
Over 700,000 New York State residents hunt for big game in the State
each year. Hunting is a crucial conservation tool that keeps deer and
bear populations in check. Due to a variety of factors, the State's deer
population has rapidly increased to over 1.2 million. The overabundance
of deer negatively impacts farmers, homeowners, foresters, and drivers.
According to the Department of Environmental Conservation, hunters take
around 220,000 deer annually, thereby reducing the problems that accom-
pany deer overabundance.
 
Hunters across most of the State are permitted to use rifles to hunt big
game except in two Upstate counties - Onondaga and Livingston.  Since
2005, several counties in the Finger Lakes Region, Central New York, and
the Southern Tier have permitted hunting big game with rifles with very
few reported incidents or problems. Most recently, in 2020, Tompkins
County was authorized to allow licensed hunters to use rifles for hunt-
ing big game. Since then, there have been no serious incidents reported
in that county as a result of that authorization. Therefore, this bill
 
should be passed to authorize big game hunting with rifles in Onondaga
County.
 
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
 
New bill.
 
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
 
None.
 
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

A06822 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          6822
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                       May 8, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by M. of A. STIRPE -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Environmental Conservation
 
        AN  ACT  to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to big
          game hunting authorization for the county of Onondaga;  and  providing
          for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Paragraph a of subdivision 2  of  section  11-0907  of  the
     2  environmental  conservation  law  is amended by adding a new item (p) to
     3  read as follows:
     4    (p) The county of      Deer, the first            Pistol, shotgun,
     5    Onondaga               Saturday after November    crossbow, muzzle
     6                           15 through first Sunday    loading firearm,
     7                           after December 7           rifle or long bow
     8    § 2. Item (f) of paragraph a of subdivision 2 of  section  11-0907  of
     9  the  environmental  conservation law, as amended by section 2 of chapter
    10  152 of the laws of 2020, is amended to read as follows:
    11    (f) Southern tier,     Deer, first                Pistol, shotgun,
    12    central and Western    Monday after November      crossbow,
    13    region, except those   15 through first           muzzle loading
    14    counties or portions   Tuesday after              firearm or
    15    thereof listed in      December 7                 long bow only
    16    item (i), (j), (k),
    17    (l), (m), (n) [or],
    18    (o) or (p)
    19    of this paragraph
    20    § 3. Paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section 11-0907 of  the  environ-
    21  mental  conservation  law is amended by adding a new item (n) to read as
    22  follows:
    23    (n) The county of      Deer and bear, the         Pistol, shotgun,
    24    Onondaga               first Saturday after       crossbow, muzzle
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD10448-03-3
        A. 6822                             2
 
     1                           November 15 through        loading firearm,
     2                           first Sunday after         rifle or long
     3                           December 7                 bow only
     4    §  4.  Item  (f) of paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section 11-0907 of
     5  the environmental conservation law, as amended by section 4  of  chapter
     6  152 of the laws of 2020, is amended to read as follows:

     7  (f) Southern tier,        Deer and bear, first      Pistol, shotgun,
     8    central and Western     Monday after November     crossbow, muzzle
     9    region, except those    15 through first          loading firearm
    10    counties or portions    Tuesday after             or long bow only
    11    thereof listed in       December 7
    12    item (i), (j), (j),
    13    (k), (l) [or],
    14    (m) or (n)
    15    of this paragraph
    16    § 5. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that:
    17    a.  the  amendments to paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section 11-0907
    18  of the environmental conservation law made by section one  of  this  act
    19  shall  be  subject  to  the  expiration  and reversion of such paragraph
    20  pursuant to section 13 of chapter 600 of the laws of 1993, as amended;
    21    b. the amendments to item (f) of  paragraph  a  of  subdivision  2  of
    22  section  11-0907  of  the environmental conservation law made by section
    23  two of this act shall be subject to the expiration and reversion of such
    24  item pursuant to paragraph d of section 5 of chapter 152 of the laws  of
    25  2020, as amended by section five of this act;
    26    c.  sections  three  and  four  of this act shall take effect upon the
    27  expiration and reversion of paragraph a  of  subdivision  2  of  section
    28  11-0907 of the environmental conservation law, as provided in section 13
    29  of chapter 600 of the laws of 1993, as amended; and
    30    d.  nothing  contained  in this act shall be construed so as to extend
    31  the provisions of this act beyond October 1, 2025, when upon  such  date
    32  this  act  shall  expire  and  the  provisions contained herein shall be
    33  deemed repealed.