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- Referred to environmental conservation
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BILL NUMBER:S6317
Title of bill
An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to prohibiting the discharge of firearms or long bows within one thousand feet of a school or school playground
Purpose or general idea of bill
To increase the distance which hunters may hunt near schools from the current 500 feet to 1,000 feet.
Summary of specific provisions
Environmental Conservation Law Section 11-0931(4)(a)(2) is amended to increase the distance at which a discharge of a firearm is prohibited near a school or school playground to 1,000 feet from the current law which is only 500 feet.
Justification
Hunting within 500 feet of children attending school is simply too dangerous. At least one incident occurred recently in a Monroe County School district where a hunter's bullet shattered a class window and barely missed the children and teacher who were in the classroom. The state needs to help prevent any further shooting incidents such as this so no child or teacher is put at risk again. Increasing the 500 feet "no hunting zone" to 1,000 feet will help prevent future possible fatal shootings.
Prior legislative history
A.3162 of 2011-2012 - Referred to Environmental Conservation A.1765 of 2009-2010 - Referred to Environmental Conservation A.441 of 2007-2008 - Referred to Environmental Conservation A.1374/S.3053 of 2005-2006 - Referred to Environmental Conservation A.485/S.5666 of 2003-2004 - Passed Assembly/Referred to Environmental Conservation A.834/S.980 of 2001-2002 - Passed Assembly/Referred to Environmental Conservation A.4479/S.1471 of 1999-2000 - Referred to Environmental Conservation A 7976/S 4444 - Reported to Codes/Referred to Environmental Conservation
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None.
Effective date
Immediately
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