S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                        3580--A
           Cal. No. 181
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   February 6, 2013
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  LIBOUS -- 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, passed by Senate and delivered  to
         the  Assembly, recalled, vote reconsidered, restored to 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 big
         game hunting in the counties of Broome, Chenango and Tioga
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  The  opening paragraph of paragraph a of subdivision 2 of
    2  section 11-0907 of the environmental conservation  law,  as  amended  by
    3  chapter 600 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as follows:
    4    Regular open hunting seasons for [deer] BIG GAME are established sepa-
    5  rately  for  the  named  regions  or parts of regions, or named counties
    6  listed in column one of the table set forth in this subdivision, and are
    7  specified as seasons for taking by pistol, rifle, shotgun, or long  bow,
    8  or  for  taking  by  shotgun or long bow only, or for taking by long bow
    9  only, as indicated in column three entitled "Manner  of  Taking".  Where
   10  taking  of big game by shotgun is permitted by this chapter such shotgun
   11  may contain rifling in all or a portion of the barrel, provided,  howev-
   12  er,  if the barrel or a portion thereof does contain rifling only shells
   13  having non-metallic cases, except for the base,  may  be  used.  In  the
   14  areas identified in column one except in the "closed areas" specified in
   15  subdivision  5 the game specified in column two may be taken in the open
   16  season stated in column two immediately following the  specification  of
   17  the game, in the manner specified in column three.
   18    S  2.  Items  (f)  and  (i) of paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section
   19  11-0907 of the environmental conservation law, item (f)  as  amended  by
   20  chapter  323  of the laws of 2011 and item (i) as amended by chapter 231
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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    1  of the laws of 2012, are amended and a new item (k) is added to read  as
    2  follows:
    3  (f) Southern tier,        Deer, first Monday      Pistol, shotgun,
    4    central and Western     after November 15       crossbow,
    5    region, except those    through first Tuesday   muzzle loading firearm
    6    counties or portions    after December 7        or long bow only
    7    thereof listed in
    8    item (i) [or],
    9    (j) OR (K)
   10    of this paragraph
   11  (i) The counties of       Deer, the first Monday  Pistol, shotgun,
   12    Allegany, Cattaraugus,  after November 15       muzzle loading
   13    Cayuga, Chautauqua      through first Tuesday   firearm, rifle or
   14    except that portion     after December 7        long bow only
   15    of the county north
   16    of route 20, Chemung,
   17    [Chenango,] Herkimer,
   18    Madison,
   19    Montgomery, Oneida,
   20    Oswego, Otsego,
   21    Schoharie, Schuyler,
   22    Steuben, [Tioga,]
   23    Wyoming and Yates
   24    [and that portion of
   25    the county of
   26    Broome east of the
   27    Susquehanna river]
   28  (K) THE COUNTIES          DEER AND BEAR,          PISTOL, SHOTGUN,
   29    OF BROOME EXCEPT        THE FIRST MONDAY        CROSSBOW, MUZZLE
   30    WITHIN THE CITY         AFTER NOVEMBER 15       LOADING FIREARM,
   31    OF BINGHAMTON,          THROUGH THE FIRST       RIFLE OR LONG
   32    CHENANGO AND            TUESDAY AFTER           BOW ONLY
   33    TIOGA                   DECEMBER 7
   34    S  3.  Items  (f)  and  (i) of paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section
   35  11-0907 of the environmental conservation law, item  (f)  as  separately
   36  amended  by chapter 108 of the laws of 1995 and section 1 of chapter 600
   37  of the laws of 2005 and item (i) as separately amended by chapter 441 of
   38  the laws of 2009 and chapter 231 of the laws of  2012,  are  amended  to
   39  read as follows:
   40  (f) Southern tier,        Deer, first             Pistol, shotgun,
   41    central and Western     Monday after November   muzzle loading firearm
   42    region, except those    15 through first        or long bow only
   43    counties or portions    Tuesday after
   44    thereof listed in       December 7
   45    item (i) OR (K)
   46    of this paragraph
   47  (i) The counties of       Deer, the               Pistol, shotgun,
   48    Allegany, Cattaraugus,  first Monday after      muzzle loading
   49    Cayuga, Chemung,        November 15 through     firearm, rifle or
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    1    [Chenango,] Herkimer,   first Tuesday after     long bow only
    2    Madison, Montgomery,    December 7
    3    Oneida, Oswego,
    4    Otsego, Schoharie,
    5    Schuyler, Steuben[,
    6    Tioga] and Yates
    7    [and that portion of
    8    the county of
    9    Broome east of the
   10    Susquehanna river]
   11    S  4.  Item  (i) of paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section 11-0907 of
   12  the environmental conservation law, as amended by section 2  of  chapter
   13  600 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows:
   14  (i) The counties of       Deer and bear, the      Pistol, shotgun,
   15    Allegany, BROOME        first Monday after      muzzle loading
   16    EXCEPT WITHIN THE CITY  November 15 through     firearm, rifle or
   17    OF BINGHAMTON,          first Tuesday after     long bow only
   18    Cattaraugus,            December 7
   19    Chenango, Herkimer,
   20    Montgomery, Oneida,
   21    Oswego, Otsego,
   22    Schoharie and Tioga
   23    [and that portion
   24    of the county
   25    of Broome east of the
   26    Susquehanna river]
   27    S  5. This act shall take effect immediately, provided that the amend-
   28  ments to the opening paragraph  of  paragraph  a  of  subdivision  2  of
   29  section  11-0907  of  the environmental conservation law made by section
   30  one of this act shall be subject to the expiration and reversion of such
   31  paragraph pursuant to chapter 600 of the  laws  of  1993  and  shall  be
   32  deemed to expire therewith; the amendments to item (f) of paragraph a of
   33  subdivision  2  of section 11-0907 of the environmental conservation law
   34  made by section two of this act shall be subject to the  expiration  and
   35  reversion  of  such item pursuant to chapter 323 of the laws of 2011, as
   36  amended, and to item (i) of paragraph a  of  subdivision  2  of  section
   37  11-0907  of  the  environmental  conservation law made by section two of
   38  this act shall be subject to the expiration and reversion of  such  item
   39  pursuant  to  chapters  321  and 326 of the laws of 2011, when upon such
   40  date the provisions of section three of  this  act  shall  take  effect;
   41  provided  further, that the amendments to items (f) and (i) of paragraph
   42  a of subdivision 2 of section 11-0907 of the environmental  conservation
   43  law  made by section three of this act and item (k) of such paragraph as
   44  added by section two of this act, shall be subject to the expiration and
   45  reversion of such paragraph pursuant to section 13 of chapter 600 of the
   46  laws of 1993, as amended, when upon such date the provisions of  section
   47  four of this act shall take effect.