New York S 9450: Relates to leucistic and melanistic deer

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S09450 Summary:

BILL NOS09450 

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SAME ASSAME AS A10751

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SPONSORHELMING

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COSPNSRBORRELLO, O'MARA

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §11-0901, En Con L

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Prohibits the hunting of leucistic deer, including white deer and albino deer, or melanistic deer; authorizes the hunting of such deer on private property.

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BILL NOS09450 

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03/12/2026REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 9450

 IN SENATE

 March 12, 2026
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 Introduced by Sen. HELMING -- 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
 leucistic and melanistic deer

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 11-0901 of the environmental
 2 conservation law is amended by adding a new paragraph b-1 to read as
 3 follows:
 4 b-1. (1) No person shall hunt leucistic deer, including white deer and
 5 albino deer, or melanistic deer.
 6 (2) The prohibition contained in subparagraph one of this paragraph
 7 shall not apply to: the owner or lessee of the dwelling house, or
 8 members of such owner's or lessee's immediate family residing therein,
 9 or a person in their employ, or the guest of the owner or lessee of the
 10 dwelling house acting with the consent of such owner or lessee.
 11 (3) For the purpose of this paragraph, the following terms shall have
 12 the following meanings:
 13 (i) "leucistic deer" shall mean any deer displaying the recessive
 14 genetic trait of leucism, or the absence of melanin pigment, causing the
 15 deer's coat to be white in color on all parts of the body, excluding the
 16 tarsal glands, head, or parts of the head; and
 17 (ii) "melanistic deer" shall mean any deer displaying the genetic
 18 mutation of melanism, causing the deer's coat to be black or dark brown
 19 in color on all parts of the body, excluding the tarsal glands, head, or
 20 parts of the head.
 21 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14099-01-5

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