Rifle Hunting in Livingston County

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From May 20 democrat & Chronicle 

 

Rifle hunting on way to permanent

Livingston County bill clears Senate

LEO ROTH

@LEOROTH

Since 2014, hunters in Livingston County have been able to use a rifle to hunt big game legally.

But the law allowing the use of longer-range weapons to harvest whitetail deer and black bear was only temporary and is scheduled to expire on Oct. 1. The process of making the law permanent is now underway.

New York Sen. Catharine Young, R-Olean, and Sen. Patrick Gallivan, RElma, have announced that legislation they sponsored to authorize use of rifles for big-game hunting permanently in Livingston County has passed the Senate. Young and Gallivan secured passage of the original legislation but as is customary where rifle hunting is newly allowed, it was only on a two-year trial.

“Sportsmen are an invaluable booster to our economy and for many hunting is a way of life,” Young said in a statement. “Permanently allowing rifle hunting will continue to grow Livingston County’s economy and keep local rifle hunters from having to travel to neighboring counties to hunt.”

Livingston followed Wyoming, Allegany, Steuben, Ontario and Genesee in enacting rifle legislation. Statewide, rifle hunting is permanently legal in 43 counties.

For decades, safety concerns regarding the possible use of rifles in the Southern Tier and Finger Lakes Region were hotly debated. Projectiles from rifles travel much farther than shotgun slugs. However, studies have shown that hunters who use rifles tend to be highly safety conscious and more selective in taking a shot because of their gun’s range.

The 2015-16 hunting season was among the safest on record.

According to the Department of Environmental Conservation, there were 23 shooting incidents, third-lowest number since records started being kept in the mid-1950s. And for the first time, there were zero fatalities.

“The temporary law allowing rifle hunting in Livingston County has been a success and it’s time to make the law permanent,” Gallivan said. “This is great news for the sportsmen and sportswomen of our region and the local businesses that support hunting.”

The new Livingston County rifle bill is No. 7187. It has been delivered to the Assembly and referred to the environmental conservation committee.

[moog5050]

Good deal. 

[dbHunterNY]

....The new Livingston County rifle bill is No. 7187. It has been delivered to the Assembly and referred to the environmental conservation committee.

 

bill numbers are assembly: A10037 and senate: S07187.  It through me off for a second because it mentioned the senate bill # and then referenced the assembly.  I went to look at it and it was a horse racing bill because I put in the wrong #. haha

 

that's good news though!  immediate effect is a good thing.  probably that way because it doesn't effect fines and what not? I don't know.  the poaching bill has a 120 day grace period, so it's under a time crunch to get voted in by the senate in time for this fall.

[Lawdwaz]

Not that I had any doubt but I'm very happy to see the two year period close and the law is finalized.