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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5553
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
March 16, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. BARCLAY, BRABENEC, DiPIETRO, J. M. GIGLIO,
NORRIS, PALMESANO, MANKTELOW, MORINELLO, BYRNES, SIMPSON, GALLAHAN,
LEMONDES, BLANKENBUSH -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. K. BROWN,
DeSTEFANO, HAWLEY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Envi-
ronmental 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.
LBD03833-01-3
