Bill Text: NY S05316 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Amended


Bill Title: Authorizes the use of rifles to take big game in the county of Schenectady.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2015-07-02 - SIGNED CHAP.75 [S05316 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-S05316-Amended.html
                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                        5316--A
           Cal. No. 1085
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                     May 13, 2015
                                      ___________
       Introduced  by  Sens. AMEDORE, FARLEY -- read twice and ordered printed,
         and when printed to be committed to  the  Committee  on  Environmental
         Conservation  --  reported  favorably  from said committee, ordered to
         first and second report, ordered  to  a  third  reading,  amended  and
         ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading
       AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
         authorizing the taking of big game in the county of Schenectady  using
         a rifle; and providing for the repeal of provisions thereof
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Item (d) of paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section 11-0907
    2  of the environmental conservation law, as amended by chapter 141 of  the
    3  laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows:
    4  (d) Eastern region,       Deer, first Monday       Pistol, shotgun,
    5    except Albany,          after November 15        crossbow,
    6    Columbia, Fulton,       through first Tuesday    muzzle loading
    7    Orange, Rensselaer,     after December 7         firearm or
    8    Saratoga, SCHENECTADY,                           long bow only
    9    Washington Counties
   10    and those counties
   11    or portions thereof
   12    listed in item (i)
   13    of this paragraph
   14    S  2.  Item  (d) of paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section 11-0907 of
   15  the environmental conservation law, as amended by section 14 of part  EE
   16  of chapter 55 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows:
   17  (d) Eastern region,       Deer, first Monday       Pistol, shotgun,
   18    except Columbia,        after November 15        crossbow,
   19    Fulton, Orange,         through first Tuesday    muzzle loading
   20    Rensselaer, Saratoga,   after December 7         firearm or
   21    SCHENECTADY,                                     long bow only
   22    Washington Counties
   23    and those counties
   24    or portions thereof
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD10610-03-5
       S. 5316--A                          2
    1    listed in item (i)
    2    of this paragraph
    3    S  3.  Item  (e) of paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section 11-0907 of
    4  the environmental conservation law, as amended by section 14 of part  EE
    5  of chapter 55 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows:
    6    (e) Fulton, Saratoga,   Deer, first Monday       Pistol, rifle,
    7    SCHENECTADY,            after November 15        shotgun, crossbow
    8    Washington (parts       through first Tuesday    or long bow
    9    in the Southern         after December 7
   10    zone), Columbia,
   11    Orange, and
   12    Rensselaer
   13    counties
   14    S  4.  Items  (d)  and  (e) of paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section
   15  11-0907 of the environmental conservation law, as amended by section  15
   16  of  part  EE  of  chapter 55 of the laws of 2014, are amended to read as
   17  follows:
   18    (d) Eastern region,     Deer and bear,           Pistol, shotgun,
   19    except Columbia,        first Monday after       crossbow,
   20    Fulton, Orange,         November 15 through      muzzle loading firearm
   21    Rensselaer, Saratoga,   first Tuesday after      or long bow only
   22    SCHENECTADY,            December 7
   23    Washington Counties
   24    and those counties
   25    or portions thereof
   26    listed in item (i)
   27    of this paragraph
   28  (e) Fulton, Saratoga,     Deer and bear, first     Pistol, rifle,
   29    SCHENECTADY,            Monday after November    shotgun,
   30    Washington (parts       15 through first         crossbow
   31    in the Southern         Tuesday after            or long bow
   32    zone), Columbia,        December 7
   33    Orange, and
   34    Rensselaer
   35    counties
   36    S 5. This act shall take effect immediately, provided that:
   37    (a) the amendments to item (d) of paragraph  a  of  subdivision  2  of
   38  section  11-0907  of the environmental conservation law, made by section
   39  one of this act, shall not affect  the  expiration  and  repeal  of  the
   40  amendments  thereto,  made by chapter 141 of the laws of 2014, and shall
   41  expire and be deemed repealed therewith, when upon such date section two
   42  of this act shall take effect;
   43    (b) the amendments to paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section  11-0907
   44  of the environmental conservation law, made by sections two and three of
   45  this act, shall be subject to the expiration and reversion of such para-
   46  graph  pursuant  to  section  13  of chapter 600 of the laws of 1993, as
   47  amended, when upon such date section four of this act shall take effect;
   48  and
   49    (c) nothing contained in this act shall be construed so as  to  extend
   50  the  provisions  of this act beyond October 1, 2017, when upon such date
   51  this act shall expire and  the  provisions  contained  herein  shall  be
   52  deemed repealed.
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