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- Referred to environmental conservation
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BILL NUMBER:S2958
Title of bill
An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to shooting preserves
Summary
This legislation would amend subdivision nine of section 11-1903 of the environmental conservation law by prohibiting individuals from engaging in the killing or injuring of confined animals for the purpose of entertainment, contest or any other reason. This bill would also prohibit premises from being licensed as "shooting preserves" for the purpose of the practice described above, also known as "canned hunting" or "domestic safaris."
Justification
With the growing awareness that animals need to be handled humanely comes the obligation to establish parameters for the proper treatment of animals. As a society, we cannot condone the blatant disregard for life displayed by "canned hunting." Shooting, maiming, and killing confined mammals for the purpose of entertainment is nothing less than callous iniquity and must not be tolerated.
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None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it shall have become a law.
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