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Senator · Senate District 57
1 Co-sponsor
History
- Signed chap.142
- Delivered to governor
- Returned to senate
- Passed assembly
- Ordered to third reading rules cal.293
- Substituted for A9201A
- Referred to environmental conservation
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 57–2
- Amended on third reading (t) 5855b
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
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- 1st report cal.622
- Print number 5855a
- Amend and recommit to environmental conservation
- Referred to environmental conservation
- Referred to rules
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Relates to hunting in the county of Livingston
Assembly Floor Calendar · Sponsor Bill Nojay
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S5855B
Title of bill
An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to authorizing hunting in the county of Livingston; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
Purpose
This bill authorizes hunting of big game with rifles in the county of Livingston.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 adds item (m) to paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section 11-0907 of the environmental conservation law, to add Livingston county to the list of counties that are authorized to hunt big game with rifles.
Section 2 amends item (f) of paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section 11-0907 of the environmental conservation law, as separately amended by section 14 of chapter 55 of the laws of 2014, to add Livingston county to the list of counties that are authorized to hunt big game with rifles.
Section 3 Provides the effective date.
Justification
This bill was requested by the Livingston County Board of Supervisors in resolution number 2013-203.
In several areas of the State, sportsmen are allowed to hunt big game with rifles and this change in law would allow the use of rifles in Livingston County.
Legislative history
This is a new bill.
Fiscal implications
None to the state.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately, provided that the amendments to paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section 11-0907 of the environmental conservation law made by sections one and two of this act shall be subject to the expiration and reversion of such paragraph pursuant to section 13 of chapter 600 of the laws of 1993, as amended.
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