Requires the commissioner of environmental conservation to promote education in hunting, fishing and outdoor education in high school physical education courses.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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5657
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 19, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. BARCLAY, BLANKENBUSH, DiPIETRO, PALMESANO, BRABE-
NEC, MANKTELOW, MORINELLO, SIMPSON, GALLAHAN, LEMONDES -- Multi-Spon-
sored by -- M. of A. K. BROWN, DeSTEFANO, HAWLEY -- read once and
referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to hunt-
ing, fishing and outdoor education in high school physical education
courses
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 3-0301 of the environmental
2 conservation law is amended by adding a new paragraph aa to read as
3 follows:
4 aa. Disseminate information relating to hunting, fishing and outdoor
5 education, in consultation with the board of regents, to promote
6 instruction in physical education courses for grades nine through twelve
7 in hunting, fishing and outdoor education. Such instruction shall
8 include information on the:
9 (1) various hunting and fishing seasons;
10 (2) species that can be sought;
11 (3) the necessary materials for obtaining hunting and fishing
12 licenses;
13 (4) outdoor opportunities for recreation and exercise purposes; and
14 (5) history and benefits of hunting and fishing in this state's devel-
15 opment;
16 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding
17 the date on which it shall have become a law. Effective immediately,
18 the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation neces-
19 sary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are
20 authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD05098-01-5
