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Main Boards => Hunting Legislation & Policies => Topic started by: vermonster13 on January 30, 2007, 08:22:00 PM
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Bill:1561
Proposed by: Carl Marcellino R-Oyster Bay
Phone# 518/455-2390
The language of this one needs to be learned. Any NY residents willing to take a look and share it here?
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I sent an email to sen. volker trying to get a copy emailed, have to see if i get a response.
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Thanks for taking the time. While this legislation can be well intentioned it can also be dangerous if worded wrong.
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Well i did get my response from sen Volker .
1561
2007-2008 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 22, 2007
___________
Introduced by Sens. MARCELLINO, MALTESE, PADAVAN -- read
twice and
ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the
Committee on
Environmental Conservation
AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in
relation to
making contests and competitions to take wildlife unlawful
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate
and
Assem-
bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivisions 14, 15 and 16 of section 11-0901 of
the
envi-
2 ronmental conservation law, subdivision 14 as renumbered by
chapter
486
3 of the laws of 1985, are renumbered subdivisions 15, 16 and 17
and
a new
4 subdivision 14 is added to read as follows:
5 14. It shall be unlawful for any person to organize,
conduct,
promote
6 or participate in any contest or competition where the
objective of
such
7 contest or competition is to take the greatest number of
wildlife.
Any
8 wildlife injured during the course of a contest or competition
conducted
9 in violation of this subdivision shall be transported to a
licensed
10 wildlife rehabilitator or veterinarian for treatment or humane
euthana-
11 sia. The remains of any wildlife killed during the course of
a
contest
12 or competition conducted in violation of this subdivision
shall be
13 forfeited by every organizer, promoter, participant or any
other
person
14 conducting or involved in such contest or competition, and the
remains
15 of such wildlife shall become the property of the department.
16 § 2. Section 71-0921 of the environmental conservation law
is
amended
17 by adding a new subdivision 10-a to read as follows:
18 10-a. Violations of subdivision fourteen of section 11-0901
involving
19 unlawful contests and competitions to take wildlife. Each such
misdemea-
20 nor shall be punishable by imprisonment for not more than one
year
or by
21 a fine of not less than five hundred dollars nor more than two
thousand
22 dollars, or by both such imprisonment and fine.
23 § 3. This act shall take effect on the first of November
next
succeed-
24 ing the date on which it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in
brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01820-01-7
SPONSORS MEMO:
NEW YORK STATE SENATE
INTRODUCER'S MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT
submitted in accordance with Senate Rule VI. Sec 1
BILL NUMBER: S1561
SPONSOR: MARCELLINO
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For the record, and I speak as a person who has fostered a relationship with Senator Marcellino's offices for several years now, he is a champion for hunters rights in NYS. He let the anti-trapping Bill die in committee last year, and he also maintains a strong pro-firearm stance. He aslo helps keep the crossbow from being intoduced by the Lobby. Senator Volker on the other hand has sponsored several pro-crossbow Bils, and refuses to even have a meeting with an NYB rep at any time. We've tried for many years to meet with him, but he ignores us.
Senator Marcellino chairs the EnCon Committee for the Senate. He is a man of reason and wisdom when it comes to wildlife issues.
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So Volker bills should be kept a watch on then Al?
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Wonder if this came about from the coyote hunting contests that have been held in upstate ?????
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I think that is part of the issue. The WHA is another(or anything like it)
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Absolutely. He sponsors or co-sponsors a crossbow every year, and flat out denies any of our members the time of day.
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I just sent an email to Senator Betty O'C. Little, R-45th Senate District, about this piece of legislation. She is a huge supporter of sportsmen and women. The Plattsburgh, NY area enjoys numerous bass fishing tournaments that could be impacted if this bill were to become law. I would imagine she will come down on this bill like a ton of bricks.
Vermonster13 - Thanks for the heads-up on this piece of garbage bill. Oh, by the way, the fly rod got put to good use last year!
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Looks like bow fishing tournaments are out, maybe even your local big buck contest. As above, maybe fishing tourneys as well.
ChuckC
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Now that i have thought about this, outlawing a contest taking the greatest number would not affect most events. A big buck contest largest buck, a fishing tourney most weight and largest fish and so on has anyone seen a contest that the winner was judged by the greatest number taken?
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Stone, I was under the impression that bow fishing tourneys counted total weight of all fish taken. Greatest number of (big) fish is usually a good indicator of who wins.
ChuckC
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I just received a letter from Senator Betty O'C. Little (R-45th District) in reference to our concerns about this proposed legislation. She sits on the Environmental Conservation committee and is the Chairperson on the Local Government committee. She said she WILL NOT support this legislation. She has always been a supporter of NY sportsmen and women and it is obvious she takes our concerns seriously. I plan on staying in touch with Senator Little on the progress of this pending piece of legislation.
Once again, thank you David (vermonster13) for bringing this to our attention.