S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                        5456--A
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 27, 2013
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       Introduced  by  M. of A. CROUCH, FRIEND -- read once and referred to the
         Committee on Environmental Conservation -- committee discharged,  bill
         amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
         tee
       AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation  to  big
         game hunting in the counties of Broome, Chenango and Tioga
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The opening paragraph of paragraph a of  subdivision  2  of
    2  section  11-0907  of  the  environmental conservation law, as amended by
    3  chapter 600 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as follows:
    4    Regular open hunting seasons for [deer] BIG GAME are established sepa-
    5  rately for the named regions or parts  of  regions,  or  named  counties
    6  listed in column one of the table set forth in this subdivision, and are
    7  specified  as seasons for taking by pistol, rifle, shotgun, or long bow,
    8  or for taking by shotgun or long bow only, or for  taking  by  long  bow
    9  only,  as  indicated  in column three entitled "Manner of Taking". Where
   10  taking of big game by shotgun is permitted by this chapter such  shotgun
   11  may  contain rifling in all or a portion of the barrel, provided, howev-
   12  er, if the barrel or a portion thereof does contain rifling only  shells
   13  having  non-metallic  cases,  except  for  the base, may be used. In the
   14  areas identified in column one except in the "closed areas" specified in
   15  subdivision 5 the game specified in column two may be taken in the  open
   16  season  stated  in column two immediately following the specification of
   17  the game, in the manner specified in column three.
   18    S 2. Items (f) and (i) of paragraph a  of  subdivision  2  of  section
   19  11-0907  of  the  environmental conservation law, item (f) as amended by
   20  chapter 323 of the laws of 2011 and item (i) as amended by  chapter  231
   21  of  the laws of 2012, are amended and a new item (k) is added to read as
   22  follows:
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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    1  (f) Southern tier,        Deer, first Monday      Pistol, shotgun,
    2    central and Western     after November 15       crossbow,
    3    region, except those    through first Tuesday   muzzle loading firearm
    4    counties or portions    after December 7        or long bow only
    5    thereof listed in
    6    item (i) [or],
    7    (j) OR (K)
    8    of this paragraph
    9  (i) The counties of       Deer, the first Monday  Pistol, shotgun,
   10    Allegany, Cattaraugus,  after November 15       muzzle loading
   11    Cayuga, Chautauqua      through first Tuesday   firearm, rifle or
   12    except that portion     after December 7        long bow only
   13    of the county north
   14    of route 20, Chemung,
   15    [Chenango,] Herkimer,
   16    Madison,
   17    Montgomery, Oneida,
   18    Oswego, Otsego,
   19    Schoharie, Schuyler,
   20    Steuben, [Tioga,]
   21    Wyoming and Yates
   22    [and that portion of
   23    the county of
   24    Broome east of the
   25    Susquehanna river]
   26  (K) THE COUNTIES          DEER AND BEAR,          PISTOL, SHOTGUN,
   27    OF BROOME EXCEPT        THE FIRST MONDAY        CROSSBOW, MUZZLE
   28    WITHIN THE CITY         AFTER NOVEMBER 15       LOADING FIREARM,
   29    OF BINGHAMTON,          THROUGH THE FIRST       RIFLE OR LONG
   30    CHENANGO AND            TUESDAY AFTER           BOW ONLY
   31    TIOGA                   DECEMBER 7
   32    S  3.  Items  (f)  and  (i) of paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section
   33  11-0907 of the environmental conservation law, item  (f)  as  separately
   34  amended  by chapter 108 of the laws of 1995 and section 1 of chapter 600
   35  of the laws of 2005 and item (i) as separately amended by chapter 441 of
   36  the laws of 2009 and chapter 231 of the laws of  2012,  are  amended  to
   37  read as follows:
   38  (f) Southern tier,        Deer, first             Pistol, shotgun,
   39    central and Western     Monday after November   muzzle loading firearm
   40    region, except those    15 through first        or long bow only
   41    counties or portions    Tuesday after
   42    thereof listed in       December 7
   43    item (i) OR (K)
   44    of this paragraph
   45  (i) The counties of       Deer, the               Pistol, shotgun,
   46    Allegany, Cattaraugus,  first Monday after      muzzle loading
   47    Cayuga, Chemung,        November 15 through     firearm, rifle or
   48    [Chenango,] Herkimer,   first Tuesday after     long bow only
   49    Madison, Montgomery,    December 7
   50    Oneida, Oswego,
   51    Otsego, Schoharie,
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    1    Schuyler, Steuben[,
    2    Tioga] and Yates
    3    [and that portion of
    4    the county of
    5    Broome east of the
    6    Susquehanna river]
    7    S  4.  Item  (i) of paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section 11-0907 of
    8  the environmental conservation law, as amended by section 2  of  chapter
    9  600 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows:
   10  (i) The counties of       Deer and bear, the      Pistol, shotgun,
   11    Allegany, BROOME        first Monday after      muzzle loading
   12    EXCEPT WITHIN THE CITY  November 15 through     firearm, rifle or
   13    OF BINGHAMTON,          first Tuesday after     long bow only
   14    Cattaraugus,            December 7
   15    Chenango, Herkimer,
   16    Montgomery, Oneida,
   17    Oswego, Otsego,
   18    Schoharie and Tioga
   19    [and that portion
   20    of the county
   21    of Broome east of the
   22    Susquehanna river]
   23    S  5. This act shall take effect immediately, provided that the amend-
   24  ments to the opening paragraph  of  paragraph  a  of  subdivision  2  of
   25  section  11-0907  of  the environmental conservation law made by section
   26  one of this act shall be subject to the expiration and reversion of such
   27  paragraph pursuant to chapter 600 of the  laws  of  1993  and  shall  be
   28  deemed to expire therewith; the amendments to item (f) of paragraph a of
   29  subdivision  2  of section 11-0907 of the environmental conservation law
   30  made by section two of this act shall be subject to the  expiration  and
   31  reversion  of  such item pursuant to chapter 323 of the laws of 2011, as
   32  amended, and to item (i) of paragraph a  of  subdivision  2  of  section
   33  11-0907  of  the  environmental  conservation law made by section two of
   34  this act shall be subject to the expiration and reversion of  such  item
   35  pursuant  to  chapters  321  and 326 of the laws of 2011, when upon such
   36  date the provisions of section three of  this  act  shall  take  effect;
   37  provided  further, that the amendments to items (f) and (i) of paragraph
   38  a of subdivision 2 of section 11-0907 of the environmental  conservation
   39  law  made by section three of this act and item (k) of such paragraph as
   40  added by section two of this act, shall be subject to the expiration and
   41  reversion of such paragraph pursuant to section 13 of chapter 600 of the
   42  laws of 1993, as amended, when upon such date the provisions of  section
   43  four of this act shall take effect.