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Senator · Senate District 42
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History
- Signed chap.486
- Delivered to governor
- Returned to senate
- Passed assembly
- Ordered to third reading cal.434
- Substituted for A394A
- Referred to codes
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 62–0
- Ordered to third reading cal.1262
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Referred to environmental conservation
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Relates to yearling buck protection
Assembly Floor Calendar · Sponsor Aileen Gunther
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S5601
Title of bill
An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to establishing the yearling buck protection program
Purpose
To expand the yearling buck protection program, currently undertaken in parts of Sullivan, Ulster, and Orange Counties, to Wildlife Management Unit 3A, also in Sullivan and Ulster Counties, south and West of State Route 28.
Summary of provisions
Provides that taking of antlered deer shall be prohibited in WMU 3A, South and West of State Route 28, except when an antlered deer is taken with at least one antler with at least three points; each point must be at least one inch measured from the main antler beam.
Effects of present law which this bill would alter
Antler restrictions are not presently in place in WMU 3A, South and West of State Route 28. They are in place in other WMUs in Sullivan and Ulster Counties.
Justification
The Presidents of the Federation of Sportsmen in Sullivan and Ulster Counties have requested the expansion of antler restrictions for the taking of deer in WMU 3A, south and west of State Route 28.
Legislative history
New legislation.
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
Immediately.
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