New York A 2312: Establishes a hunting mentorship program

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A02312 Summary:

BILL NOA02312 

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SAME ASSAME AS S01153

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SPONSORSmullen

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COSPNSRBrown K, Tague, Palmesano, Jensen, Manktelow, Maher, McDonough, Lemondes, Brabenec, DiPietro,
 Giglio, Hawley, DeStefano, Angelino, Brown E, Gallahan

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §11-0936, En Con L

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Allows a person who is at least ten years of age to hunt small game, fowl, deer or bear during applicable seasons without obtaining a hunting license or hunter's education course certification and to possess or control a firearm if the person is within arm's reach of a qualified hunting mentor.

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BILL NOA02312 

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01/16/2025referred to environmental conservation

01/07/2026referred to environmental conservation

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2312

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 16, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. SMULLEN, K. BROWN, TAGUE, PALMESANO, JENSEN,
 MANKTELOW, MAHER, McDONOUGH, LEMONDES, BRABENEC, DiPIETRO, GIGLIO,
 HAWLEY, DeSTEFANO, ANGELINO, E. BROWN -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Environmental Conservation

 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to
 establishing a hunting mentorship program

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a
 2 new section 11-0936 to read as follows:
 3 § 11-0936. Hunting mentorship program.
 4 1. As used in this section, "qualified hunting mentor" or "mentor"
 5 means a person who satisfies all of the following requirements:
 6 (a) the person is twenty-one years of age or older;
 7 (b) the person holds both a valid certificate of completion of a hunt-
 8 ers' education course and a current valid hunting license;
 9 (c) the person is the parent or guardian of the person for whom they
 10 are serving as a mentor or is authorized by the parent or guardian to
 11 serve as a mentor; provided that this requirement does not apply to a
 12 person serving as a mentor for a person who is twenty-one years of age
 13 or older; and
 14 (d) at all times when serving as a qualified hunting mentor, the
 15 person is within arm's reach of the person for whom they are serving as
 16 a mentor.
 17 2. A person who is at least ten years of age may hunt small game,
 18 fowl, deer or bear in this state during applicable seasons without
 19 obtaining a hunting license or hunter's education course certification
 20 and may, while hunting, possess or control a firearm if at all times
 21 when hunting, the person is within arm's reach of a qualified hunting
 22 mentor.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03556-01-5

 A. 2312 2

 1 3. A person who is authorized to hunt with a mentor under this section
 2 and a mentor under this section with whom that person hunts may jointly
 3 have only one firearm, only one bow, or, if hunting with a crossbow,
 4 only one crossbow in their possession or control while hunting.
 5 4. A qualified hunting mentor may serve as a mentor under this section
 6 for only one person at a time on any hunting trip.
 7 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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