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- Reported and committed to finance
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- Referred to investigations and government operations
- Reported and committed to finance
- Referred to investigations and government operations
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Establishes the venison donation tax credit
In Assembly Committee · Ways And Means · Sponsor Carrie Woerner
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Title of bill
An act to amend the tax law, in relation to establishing the venison donation tax credit
Purpose
This legislation would create a venison donation tax credit.
Summary of provisions
Amends section 606 of the tax law to create a new venison donation tax credit.
Justification
This legislation would provide a refundable tax credit to hunters who donate their entire deer harvest to their local food bank. It would also exclude income received from meat processing facilities for processing venison for food banks from state income tax. The goal of this legislation is to increase the amount of venison donated to food banks to feed those New Yorkers in need of a meal. Venison meat is one of the leanest and healthiest forms of animal protein and it is highly desired by food banks.
At the same time, deer populations in various areas of the state are too dense because hunters do not desire to take as many deer as are required to better control population densities. According to the DEC, while hunters can receive as many as five or more deer tags each year, the hunters on average only desire to take 1.2 deer per season. A major reason for this low harvest rate is that few hunters wish to consume the meat of five deer annually. Providing a significant tax credit will provide a needed incentive for hunters to take more deer.
Even if this program is incredibly successful, the cost of this program will be manageable. For example, tripling venison donations to food banks would result in only $720,000 of tax credits (assuming DEC sets a $3 per pound tax credit).
Legislative history
This is a new bill.
Fiscal implications
To be determined.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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