What's happening
This bill prohibits New York State from participating in or funding artificial pheasant propagation and mandates closure of state-run pheasant production facilities.
Why it matters
Ends state support for pheasant hunting programs. By banning all state involvement in breeding, raising, and releasing pheasants, the bill would likely end the long-standing practice of stocking pheasants for hunting, which could impact hunting traditions and related local economies.
Potential environmental and ethical impacts. The closure of state pheasant facilities may address concerns about animal welfare, invasive species management, and ecological disruption linked to artificially propagated game birds being released into the wild.
Budgetary implications. The prohibition on using state funds for pheasant propagation could free up resources for other conservation or wildlife management priorities, but may also affect organizations and communities that previously benefited from state-run pheasant programs.
Preserves certain hunting rights. The bill specifically states it does not affect rights under section 11-1901, signaling that while propagation is banned, some hunting or possession rights for pheasants may remain intact under other provisions of law.
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End State-Bred Pheasant Programs
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- Referred to environmental conservation
- Referred to environmental conservation
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STATE OF NEW YORK
888
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled)
January 8, 2025
Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, KELLES, DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to prohibiting the state's participation in artificial pheasant propagation activities
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new section 11-0532 to read as follows: § 11-0532. Artificial pheasant propagation.
1. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, or any other law, rule or regulation to the contrary, it shall be unlawful for any department or division of this state, or any political subdivision thereof, to participate in or to promote the hatching, breeding, rearing, propagating, possessing, purchasing, distributing, transporting, selling, exchanging, or giving away of artificially propagated pheasants or to support, financially or in any other manner, through the Conservation Fund or any other source, any program or activity involving artificially propagated pheasants.
2. Additionally, any state-owned or operated pheasant production facility shall be closed.
3. Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect rights provided under section 11-1901 of this article.
§ 2. This act shall take effect February 28, 2026.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03233-01-5
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