Bill Text: NY A06802 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 6802 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Establishes the yearling buck protection program.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-03 - referred to environmental conservation [A06802 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-A06802-Introduced.html

                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          6802
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                     March 17, 2017
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by M. of A. WOERNER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Environmental Conservation
        AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
          establishing the yearling buck protection program
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by  adding  a
     2  new section 11-0935 to read as follows:
     3  § 11-0935. Yearling buck protection program.
     4    1.  Definitions.  a.  "Antlered  deer"  means a deer with at least one
     5  antler measuring three inches or more in length.
     6    b. "Wildlife management unit" means wildlife regions as demarcated  by
     7  the department.
     8    2.  Restrictions  and  applicability. a. Any person who hunts or takes
     9  antlered deer under a valid permit or license during  the  bow  hunting,
    10  regular  and  muzzleloading deer seasons is restricted to the hunting or
    11  taking of antlered deer with at least one antler  with  at  least  three
    12  points  in wildlife management units 3F, 3G, 3M, 3N, 3P, 3R, 4B, 4C, 4F,
    13  4H, 4J, 4K, 4L, 4T, 4U, 4Y, 4Z, 5R, 5S, 5T, 7M, 7P, 6A, 6G, 6H,  6C,  6K
    14  and  taking of antlered deer with at least one antler with at least four
    15  points in wildlife management units 7R, 7S, 8N, 8P, 8R, 8T, 8W, 8X,  8Y,
    16  9G,  9H, 9J, 9K, 9M, 9N, 9P, 9R, 9S, 9T, 9W, 9X, 9Y, 7A, 7F, 7J, 6P, 6S,
    17  6R, and 4A; each point must be at least one inch long measured from  the
    18  main antler beam.
    19    b.  The  yearling  buck  protection  program applies to all public and
    20  private land within the wildlife management  units  set  forth  in  this
    21  section.
    22    3.  Applicability.  The  restrictions  set forth in this section shall
    23  only apply to the wildlife management units set forth in this section.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD10288-03-7

        A. 6802                             2
     1    4. Exemptions from requirements. Hunters under the  age  of  seventeen
     2  are  exempt  from  the  provisions of this section and may take any deer
     3  with antler or antlers measuring three inches or more in length.
     4    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.