Bill Text: NY A06802 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | 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 ________________________________________________________________________ 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. LBD10288-03-7A. 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.