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NY A00783
Bill
Status
12/8/2023
Primary Sponsor
Pamela Hunter
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AI Summary
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Establishes an urban deer management pilot program in Syracuse allowing certified nuisance wildlife specialists to obtain deer cull permits when the city determines deer are a nuisance or threat to public health and welfare.
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Requires certified specialists to meet minimum standards including marksmanship certification, liability insurance, and reporting requirements as established by the Department of Environmental Conservation.
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Permits certified specialists with valid permits to use practices otherwise prohibited by law, including setting salt licks, using artificial light to entice deer, and discharging firearms within restricted distances of dwellings (with owner notification or consent).
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Requires the Department of Environmental Conservation to report within 30 months on program effectiveness, including deer population estimates, number of permits issued, deer taken, and recommendations for future authorization.
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Establishes a three-year expiration date for the pilot program, after which all authorizations shall automatically repeal.
Legislative Description
Relates to establishing an urban deer management pilot program; authorizes the department of environmental conservation, after a review of the site-specific deer management plan, and upon a finding that deer have become a nuisance, destructive to public or private property or a threat to public health or welfare, to issue a certified nuisance wildlife specialist a deer cull permit; defines terms.
Last Action
approval memo.37
12/8/2023