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- Signed chap.25
- Delivered to governor
- Returned to senate
- Passed assembly
- Ordered to third reading cal.199
- Substituted for A2021A
- Referred to codes
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 53–7
- Amended on third reading 177a
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
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- 1st report cal.10
- Referred to environmental conservation
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Reduces the required minimum age for obtaining a junior archery license
Assembly Floor Calendar · Sponsor Aileen Gunther
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BILL NUMBER:S177A
Title of bill
An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to reducing the required minimum age for obtaining a junior archery license
Purpose or general idea of bill
To lower the age from fourteen to twelve required for an individual to obtain a junior archery license.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1: paragraph c of subdivision 2 of section 11-0701 of the environmental conservation law is amended to lower the age for a junior archery license from 14 years old to 12 years old.
Section 2: subdivision 2 of section 11-0713 of the environmental conservation law is amended to lower the age from 14 years old to 12 years old.
Section 3: subdivision 3 of section 11-0719 of the environmental conservation law is amended to clarify that a junior archery license is issued to a person who is between the ages of 12 and 16 years of age.
Section 4: adds a new subdivision 5 to section 11-0929 of the environmental conservation law which states:
A junior archery licensee who is twelve or thirteen years of age shall not hunt deer or bear unless accompanied by his or her parent or legal guardian or other person at least 21 years of age, this parent/guardian or person shall have at least 3 years experience hunting with longbow, this parent/guardian or person holds a big game license and that this parent/guardian or other person maintains physical control over the minor so that the parent/guardian or other person can issue verbal directions/instructions, maintain constant visual contact and provide guidance and supervision to the minor.
Section 5: this act shall take effect on the 90th day after it shall have become law.
Justification
This legislation would make consistent the age needed to obtain a license for both junior hunting and for junior archery.
Prior legislative history
S.6022/A.10598 of 2002; Referred to Senate Committee on Environmental Conservation S.930A/A.1099; Passed Senate in 2003/04; Passed Senate in 2003 and 2004. S.120/A.1537 of 2005/06; Passed Senate in 2005.
S.113/A.4623 Passed Senate in 2008. S.4376/A.824 of 2009/2010; Referred to Environmental Conservation
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect 90 days after it shall have become law.
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