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                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 27, 2013
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       Introduced by M. of A. CROUCH -- read once and referred to the Committee
         on Environmental Conservation
       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
   21  of the laws of 2012, are amended and a new item (k) is added to read  as
   22  follows:
   23  (f) Southern tier,        Deer, first Monday      Pistol, shotgun,
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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    1    central and Western     after November 15       crossbow,
    2    region, except those    through first Tuesday   muzzle loading firearm
    3    counties or portions    after December 7        or long bow only
    4    thereof listed in
    5    item (i) [or],
    6    (j) OR (K)
    7    of this paragraph
    8  (i) The counties of       Deer, the first Monday  Pistol, shotgun,
    9    Allegany, Cattaraugus,  after November 15       muzzle loading
   10    Cayuga, Chautauqua      through first Tuesday   firearm, rifle or
   11    except that portion     after December 7        long bow only
   12    of the county north
   13    of route 20, Chemung,
   14    [Chenango,] Herkimer,
   15    Madison,
   16    Montgomery, Oneida,
   17    Oswego, Otsego,
   18    Schoharie, Schuyler,
   19    Steuben, [Tioga,]
   20    Wyoming and Yates
   21    [and that portion of
   22    the county of
   23    Broome east of the
   24    Susquehanna river]
   25  (K) THE COUNTIES          DEER AND BEAR,          PISTOL, SHOTGUN,
   26    OF BROOME, CHENANGO     THE FIRST MONDAY        CROSSBOW, MUZZLE
   27    AND TIOGA               AFTER NOVEMBER 15       LOADING FIREARM,
   28                            THROUGH THE FIRST       RIFLE OR LONG
   29                            TUESDAY AFTER           BOW ONLY
   30                            DECEMBER 7
   31    S  3.  Items  (f)  and  (i) of paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section
   32  11-0907 of the environmental conservation law, item  (f)  as  separately
   33  amended  by chapter 108 of the laws of 1995 and section 1 of chapter 600
   34  of the laws of 2005 and item (i) as separately amended by chapter 441 of
   35  the laws of 2009 and chapter 231 of the laws of  2012,  are  amended  to
   36  read as follows:
   37    (f) Southern tier,      Deer, first             Pistol, shotgun,
   38    central and Western     Monday after November   muzzle loading firearm
   39    region, except those    15 through first        or long bow only
   40    counties or portions    Tuesday after
   41    thereof listed in       December 7
   42    item (i) OR (K)
   43    of this paragraph
   44  (i) The counties of       Deer, the               Pistol, shotgun,
   45    Allegany, Cattaraugus,  first Monday after      muzzle loading
   46    Cayuga, Chemung,        November 15 through     firearm, rifle or
   47    [Chenango,] Herkimer,   first Tuesday after     long bow only
   48    Madison, Montgomery,    December 7
   49    Oneida, Oswego,
   50    Otsego, Schoharie,
   51    Schuyler, Steuben[,
   52    Tioga] and Yates
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    1    [and that portion of
    2    the county of
    3    Broome east of the
    4    Susquehanna river]
    5    S  4.  Item  (i) of paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section 11-0907 of
    6  the environmental conservation law, as amended by section 2  of  chapter
    7  600 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows:
    8  (i) The counties of       Deer and bear, the      Pistol, shotgun,
    9    Allegany, BROOME,       first Monday after      muzzle loading
   10    Cattaraugus,            November 15 through     firearm, rifle or
   11    Chenango, Herkimer,     first Tuesday after     long bow only
   12    Montgomery, Oneida,     December 7
   13    Oswego, Otsego,
   14    Schoharie and Tioga
   15    [and that portion
   16    of the county
   17    of Broome east of the
   18    Susquehanna river]
   19    S  5. This act shall take effect immediately, provided that the amend-
   20  ments to the opening paragraph  of  paragraph  a  of  subdivision  2  of
   21  section  11-0907  of  the environmental conservation law made by section
   22  one of this act shall be subject to the expiration and reversion of such
   23  paragraph pursuant to chapter 600 of the  laws  of  1993  and  shall  be
   24  deemed to expire therewith; the amendments to item (f) of paragraph a of
   25  subdivision  2  of section 11-0907 of the environmental conservation law
   26  made by section two of this act shall be subject to the  expiration  and
   27  reversion  of  such item pursuant to chapter 323 of the laws of 2011, as
   28  amended, and to item (i) of paragraph a  of  subdivision  2  of  section
   29  11-0907  of  the  environmental  conservation law made by section two of
   30  this act shall be subject to the expiration and reversion of  such  item
   31  pursuant  to  chapters  321  and 326 of the laws of 2011, when upon such
   32  date the provisions of section three of  this  act  shall  take  effect;
   33  provided  further, that the amendments to items (f) and (i) of paragraph
   34  a of subdivision 2 of section 11-0907 of the environmental  conservation
   35  law  made by section three of this act and item (k) of such paragraph as
   36  added by section two of this act, shall be subject to the expiration and
   37  reversion of such paragraph pursuant to section 13 of chapter 600 of the
   38  laws of 1993, as amended, when upon such date the provisions of  section
   39  four of this act shall take effect.