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A07569 Summary:

A07569 Actions:

A07569 Committee Votes:

Committee:ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION   Chair:Englebright      
DATE:05/20/2021AYE/NAY:29/1  Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules        
Englebright
Aye
Smullen
Aye
Glick
Aye
Miller
Aye
Colton
Aye
Tague
Aye
Cymbrowitz
Aye
Manktelow
Aye
O'Donnell
Aye
Brown
Aye
Gunther
Aye
Durso
Aye
Thiele
Aye
Lemondes
Aye
Abinanti
Aye
Simpson
Aye
Fahy
Aye
Otis
Aye
Williams
Aye
Barrett
Aye
Carroll
Aye
Burke
Aye
Griffin
Aye
Epstein
Nay
McMahon
Aye
Burdick
Aye
Lunsford
Aye
Kelles
Aye
Gonzalez-Rojas
Aye
Septimo
Aye

Committee:RULES   Chair:Gottfried      
DATE:05/25/2021AYE/NAY:29/0  Action: Favorable         
Heastie
Excused
Barclay
Aye
Gottfried
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Nolan
Excused
Giglio
Aye
Weinstein
Aye
Blankenbush
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Norris
Aye
Cook
Aye
Montesano
Aye
Glick
Aye
Ra
Aye
Aubry
Aye
Brabenec
Aye
Englebright
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Colton
Aye
Magnarelli
Aye
Perry
Aye
Paulin
Aye
Peoples-Stokes
Aye
Benedetto
Aye
Lavine
Aye
Lupardo
Aye
Zebrowski
Aye
Thiele
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
Dickens
Aye
Davila
Aye

A07569 Floor Votes:

A07569 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          7569
 
                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                      May 14, 2021
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by M. of A. HUNTER -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Environmental Conservation
 
        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
          extending the authority of the department of  environmental  conserva-
          tion  to manage deer and bear; and to amend chapter 600 of the laws of
          1993, amending the environmental  conservation  law  relating  to  the
          management of deer, in relation to the effectiveness of such chapter
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Section 13 of chapter 600 of the laws of 1993, amending the
     2  environmental conservation law relating to the management  of  deer,  as
     3  amended  by  chapter  383  of  the  laws  of 2018, is amended to read as
     4  follows:
     5    § 13. This act shall take effect immediately, provided  however,  that
     6  the  amendments  made to paragraph c of subdivision 1 of section 11-0907
     7  of the environmental conservation law made by section five of this  act,
     8  paragraph  a  of  subdivision  2 of section 11-0907 of the environmental
     9  conservation law made by section six of this act, paragraphs a and b  of
    10  subdivision  3  of section 11-0907 of the environmental conservation law
    11  made by section seven of this act,  paragraph  b  of  subdivision  2  of
    12  section  11-0907  of  the environmental conservation law made by section
    13  six of this act, paragraph c of subdivision 3 of section 11-0907 of  the
    14  environmental  conservation  law  made by section seven of this act, and
    15  subdivision 3 of section 11-0911 of the environmental  conservation  law
    16  made  by  section  eight of this act shall expire on December 31, [2021]
    17  2024.
    18    § 2. Subdivision 8, paragraph a of subdivision 9 and subdivision 10 of
    19  section 11-0903 of the environmental conservation  law,  as  amended  by
    20  chapter 383 of the laws of 2018, are amended to read as follows:
    21    8.  Notwithstanding  any  provision  of law, rule or regulation to the
    22  contrary, the department may, until December thirty-first, two  thousand
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11292-01-1
        A. 7569                             2
 
     1  [twenty-one]  twenty-four,  fix  by  regulation  the  open seasons, open
     2  areas, bag limit, manner of taking, possession and disposition  of  bear
     3  and parts of bears, and the intentional and incidental feeding of bears.
     4  Such  regulations  shall  implement the provisions of this article. Such
     5  regulations, as  the  department  deems  appropriate,  may  provide  for
     6  special  permits  and  permit quotas. When a special permit is required,
     7  the department may fix by regulation a fee for each such permit issued.
     8    a. Until December thirty-first, two thousand [twenty-one] twenty-four,
     9  whenever in its opinion deer shall become numerous enough in any area to
    10  cause substantial damage to property or overbrowsing of deer range,  the
    11  department  may  fix  by regulation special open seasons for taking wild
    12  deer of either sex. Subject to this subdivision, the department may  fix
    13  the conditions of such seasons.
    14    10.  Notwithstanding  any  inconsistent provision of subdivision 10 of
    15  section 11-0901 or subdivision 2, subdivision  3  or  subdivision  8  of
    16  section 11-0907 of this title, until December thirty-first, two thousand
    17  [twenty-one]  twenty-four,  the  department is authorized to adopt regu-
    18  lations with respect to the manner of taking, possession,  open  seasons
    19  and  bag  limits for deer. The authority to adopt such regulations is in
    20  addition to any authority contained in this section or  section  11-0913
    21  of  this  title  respecting regulations fixing open seasons for deer and
    22  the issuance of deer management permits.
    23    § 3. Paragraph a of subdivision 1 of section 11-0913 of  the  environ-
    24  mental  conservation law, as amended by chapter 383 of the laws of 2018,
    25  is amended to read as follows:
    26    a. Until December thirty-first, two thousand [twenty-one] twenty-four,
    27  whenever in its opinion the population of deer in any area of the  state
    28  except  in  the northern zone is such that additional harvest of deer is
    29  reasonably necessary to properly manage the deer herd in  the  state  in
    30  balance  with  the  available  deer  range  and natural food supply, the
    31  department may provide by regulation for  issuance  of  deer  management
    32  permits,  permitting  the taking of one deer for the permit, in addition
    33  to the limit of one deer that may otherwise be taken by one person in  a
    34  license year.
    35    § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.