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History
- Signed chap.74
- Delivered to governor
- Returned to senate
- Passed assembly
- Ordered to third reading rules cal.387
- Substituted for A7357B
- Referred to environmental conservation
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 58–4
- Ordered to third reading cal.1557
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Print number 5181b
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- Amend and recommit to environmental conservation
- Print number 5181a
- Amend (t) and recommit to environmental conservation
- Referred to environmental conservation
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Relates to authorizing hunting in the county of Wayne
Assembly Floor Calendar · Sponsor Robert Oaks
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S5181B
Title of bill
An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to hunting in Wayne county; and to amend chapter 159 of the laws of 2013, amending the environmental conservation law relating to authorizing hunting in the county of Wayne, in relation to making such provisions permanent
Purpose or general idea of bill
This bill would make permanent provisions permitting the use of rifles for big game hunting in Wayne County.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1 Amends subdivisions b, c, and d of section 4 of chapter 159 of the laws of 2013, authorizing rifle hunting for big game in Wayne County
Section 2 Paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section 11-0907 of the environmental conservation law is amended
Section 3 Effective date
Justification
Rifles have been successfully used for the past two big game hunting seasons in Wayne County. This legislation is necessary to allow the permanent use of rifles for big game hunting in all of Wayne County.
Prior legislative history
New bill
Fiscal implications
None
Effective date
Immediately, provided, however, that section two of this act shall take effect upon the expiration and reversion of paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section 11-0907 of the environmental conservation law, as provided in section 13 of chapter 600 of the laws of 1993, as amended.
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