Bill Text: NY S09317 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Extends provisions relating to the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage deer and bear to December 31, 2027.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-05-28 - SUBSTITUTED BY A10073 [S09317 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-S09317-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          9317

                    IN SENATE

                                      May 10, 2024
                                       ___________

        Introduced by Sen. MAY -- (at request of the Department of Environmental
          Conservation)  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to
          be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation

        AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
          extending  the  authority of the department of environmental conserva-
          tion to manage deer and bear; and to amend chapter 600 of the laws  of
          1993,  amending  the  environmental  conservation  law relating to the
          management of deer, in relation to the effectiveness of such chapter

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Section 13 of chapter 600 of the laws of 1993, amending the
     2  environmental  conservation  law  relating to the management of deer, as
     3  amended by chapter 207 of the laws  of  2021,  is  amended  to  read  as
     4  follows:
     5    §  13.  This act shall take effect immediately, provided however, that
     6  the amendments made to paragraph c of subdivision 1 of  section  11-0907
     7  of  the environmental conservation law made by section five of this act,
     8  paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section  11-0907  of  the  environmental
     9  conservation  law made by section six of this act, paragraphs a and b of
    10  subdivision 3 of section 11-0907 of the environmental  conservation  law
    11  made  by  section  seven  of  this  act, paragraph b of subdivision 2 of
    12  section 11-0907 of the environmental conservation law  made  by  section
    13  six  of this act, paragraph c of subdivision 3 of section 11-0907 of the
    14  environmental conservation law made by section seven of  this  act,  and
    15  subdivision  3  of section 11-0911 of the environmental conservation law
    16  made by section eight of this act shall expire on  December  31,  [2024]
    17  2027.
    18    § 2. Subdivision 8, paragraph a of subdivision 9 and subdivision 10 of
    19  section  11-0903  of  the  environmental conservation law, as amended by
    20  chapter 207 of the laws of 2021, are amended to read as follows:
    21    8. Notwithstanding any provision of law, rule  or  regulation  to  the
    22  contrary,  the department may, until December thirty-first, two thousand
    23  [twenty-four] twenty-seven, fix by regulation  the  open  seasons,  open
    24  areas,  bag  limit, manner of taking, possession and disposition of bear

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1  and parts of bears, and the intentional and incidental feeding of bears.
     2  Such regulations shall implement the provisions of  this  article.  Such
     3  regulations,  as  the  department  deems  appropriate,  may  provide for
     4  special  permits  and  permit quotas. When a special permit is required,
     5  the department may fix by regulation a fee for each such permit issued.
     6    a. Until December thirty-first, two thousand [twenty-four] twenty-sev-
     7  en, whenever in its opinion deer shall become  numerous  enough  in  any
     8  area  to  cause  substantial  damage to property or overbrowsing of deer
     9  range, the department may fix by regulation  special  open  seasons  for
    10  taking wild deer of either sex. Subject to this subdivision, the depart-
    11  ment may fix the conditions of such seasons.
    12    10.  Notwithstanding  any  inconsistent provision of subdivision 10 of
    13  section 11-0901 or subdivision 2, subdivision  3  or  subdivision  8  of
    14  section 11-0907 of this title, until December thirty-first, two thousand
    15  [twenty-four]  twenty-seven, the department is authorized to adopt regu-
    16  lations with respect to the manner of taking, possession,  open  seasons
    17  and  bag  limits for deer. The authority to adopt such regulations is in
    18  addition to any authority contained in this section or  section  11-0913
    19  of  this  title  respecting regulations fixing open seasons for deer and
    20  the issuance of deer management permits.
    21    § 3. Paragraph a of subdivision 1 of section 11-0913 of  the  environ-
    22  mental  conservation law, as amended by chapter 207 of the laws of 2021,
    23  is amended to read as follows:
    24    a. Until December thirty-first, two thousand [twenty-four] twenty-sev-
    25  en, whenever in its opinion the population of deer in any  area  of  the
    26  state  except  in  the  northern zone is such that additional harvest of
    27  deer is reasonably necessary to properly manage the  deer  herd  in  the
    28  state  in balance with the available deer range and natural food supply,
    29  the department may provide by regulation for issuance of deer management
    30  permits, permitting the taking of one deer for the permit,  in  addition
    31  to  the limit of one deer that may otherwise be taken by one person in a
    32  license year.
    33    § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.