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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         8822--B
                                                                Cal. No. 707
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    February 19, 2014
                                       ___________
 
        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 reconsidered, bill amended,

          ordered  reprinted,  retaining its place on the order of third reading
          -- again amended on third reading, 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    § 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, in Suffolk county  a  town  may,  by
    19  local  law,  waive  the  requirements that a permit is necessary to take

    20  deer during such seasons;
    21    h. Such a season shall be fixed only in towns or parts  thereof  where
    22  the  discharge of firearms is not prohibited by town ordinance, and deer
    23  shall be taken only by means of shotguns using a single ball or slug  or
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD13838-05-4
        A. 8822--B                          2
 
     1  muzzle  loading  firearms[;],  provided, however that a deer may also be
     2  taken by long bow in Suffolk county.
     3    §  3.  a.  Any local law authorizing   a town to waive the requirement
     4  that a permit is necessary to take deer pursuant  to  subdivision  7  of

     5  section  11-0903 of the environmental conservation law must be passed by
     6  the local legislature prior to June first and shall apply  to  all  open
     7  seasons  established  pursuant  to  such subdivision that commence after
     8  such passage until such local law is repealed.
     9    b. Any town in Suffolk county that waives the permit  requirements  of
    10  subdivision  7  of section 11-0903 of the environmental conservation law
    11  shall notify the department of the passage of the local law  authorizing
    12  such  action  by the town on the same date that the town sends notifica-
    13  tion of the final adoption of such local law to the department of  state
    14  pursuant to section 27 of the municipal home rule law.
    15    § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.