Bill Text: NY S00870 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to the right to hunt, trap and fish; provides for regulation by the state.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-29 - OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY [S00870 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-S00870-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                           870

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                     January 6, 2023
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        Introduced  by  Sen.  ORTT  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary

                    CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY

        proposing an amendment to the constitution, in relation to the right  to
          hunt, trap and fish

     1    Section  1.  Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That article 20 of the
     2  constitution be renumbered article 21 and a new article 20 be  added  to
     3  read as follows:

     4                                 ARTICLE XX
     5                        Right to Hunt, Trap and Fish

     6    Section  1.    Hunting,  trapping,  and fishing and the taking of wild
     7  animals, birds and fish are a valued part of our heritage  and  will  be
     8  forever  preserved for the people. Fish and wildlife shall be managed by
     9  state laws and regulations that provide    persons  with  the  continued
    10  opportunity  to  take,  by traditional means and methods, species tradi-
    11  tionally pursued by hunters, anglers and  trappers.  Fish  and  wildlife
    12  management,  including taking, shall be consistent with the state's duty
    13  to protect this heritage and its duty to conserve wild  animals,  birds,
    14  and fish, and shall be subject to reasonable regulation as prescribed by
    15  state statute.
    16    §  2.  Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the foregoing amendment
    17  be referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the
    18  next succeeding general election of members of  the  Assembly,  and,  in
    19  conformity  with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution, be
    20  published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.


         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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