S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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           S. 6630--A                                            A. 8822--A
           Cal. No. 624                                        Cal. No. 707
                             S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 19, 2014
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       IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
         ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental
         Conservation  --  reported  favorably  from said committee, ordered to
         first and second report, ordered  to  a  third  reading,  amended  and
         ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading
       IN  ASSEMBLY  -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE, PALUMBO -- read once and
         referred to the Committee on Environmental  Conservation  --  reported
         and  referred to the Committee on Ways and Means -- passed by Assembly
         and delivered to the Senate, recalled from the Senate, vote  reconsid-
         ered,  bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted,  retaining its place on the
         order of third reading
       AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to hunt-
         ing in Suffolk county
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1. Paragraphs b, c, d, e, f and g of subdivision 7 of section
    2  11-0903 of the environmental conservation law are relettered  paragraphs
    3  c, d, e, f, g and h.
    4    S  2. Paragraphs a, c and h of subdivision 7 of section 11-0903 of the
    5  environmental conservation law, paragraph c as amended by section 35  of
    6  part  F  of  chapter 82 of the laws of 2002 and as relettered by section
    7  one of this act, paragraph h as amended by chapter 143 of  the  laws  of
    8  1982  and as relettered by section one of this act, and such subdivision
    9  as renumbered by chapter 911 of the laws of 1990, are amended to read as
   10  follows:
   11    a. [Such] IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY, SUCH season shall not include  Satur-
   12  days or Sundays [and];
   13    B.  SUCH  SEASON shall not commence earlier than during the first full
   14  week in January nor shall it continue later than January 31 in any year;
   15    c. Deer may be taken only by holders  of  a  license  authorizing  the
   16  taking  of  big game who have also obtained a special permit provided by
   17  the department and issued by the town clerk  of  each  town  where  such
   18  season  is fixed; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, A TOWN MAY, BY LOCAL LAW, WAIVE THE
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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       S. 6630--A                          2                         A. 8822--A
    1  REQUIREMENTS THAT A  PERMIT  IS  NECESSARY  TO  TAKE  DEER  DURING  SUCH
    2  SEASONS;
    3    h.  Such  a season shall be fixed only in towns or parts thereof where
    4  the discharge of firearms is not prohibited by town ordinance, and  deer
    5  shall  be taken only by means of shotguns using a single ball or slug or
    6  muzzle loading firearms[;], PROVIDED, HOWEVER THAT A DEER  MAY  ALSO  BE
    7  TAKEN BY LONG BOW IN SUFFOLK COUNTY.
    8    S  3.  a.  Any local law authorizing   a town to waive the requirement
    9  that a permit is necessary to take deer pursuant  to  subdivision  7  of
   10  section  11-0903 of the environmental conservation law must be passed by
   11  the local legislature prior to June first and shall apply  to  all  open
   12  seasons  established  pursuant  to  such subdivision that commence after
   13  such passage until such local law is repealed.
   14    b. Any town that waives the permit requirements of  subdivision  7  of
   15  section  11-0903  of the environmental conservation law shall notify the
   16  department of the passage of the local law authorizing  such  action  by
   17  the  town on the same date that the town sends notification of the final
   18  adoption of such local law  to  the  department  of  state  pursuant  to
   19  section 27 of the municipal home rule law.
   20    S 4. This act shall take effect immediately.