New York A 3865: Relates to including the mourning dove within the definition of "migratory game birds" and to allow for their taking

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A03865 Summary:

BILL NOA03865 

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SAME ASSAME AS S01482

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SPONSORMiller

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §11-0103, En Con L

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Allows for the taking of Zenaida macroura, commonly known as the mourning dove, as a migratory bird.

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BILL NOA03865 

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01/30/2025referred to environmental conservation

01/07/2026referred to environmental conservation

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3865

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 30, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. MILLER -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Environmental Conservation

 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to
 including the mourning dove within the definition of "migratory game
 birds" and to allow for their taking

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

 1 Section 1. Subparagraph 1 of paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section
 2 11-0103 of the environmental conservation law, as amended by chapter 47
 3 of the laws of 1976, is amended to read as follows:
 4 (1) "Migratory game birds" means the Anatidae or waterfowl, commonly
 5 known as geese, brant, swans and river and sea ducks; the Rallidae,
 6 commonly known as rails, American coots, mud hens and gallinules; the
 7 Limicolae or shorebirds, commonly known as woodcock, snipe, plover,
 8 surfbirds, sandpipers, tattlers and curlews; the Corvidae, commonly
 9 known as jays, crows and magpies; the Zenaida macroura, commonly known
 10 as the mourning dove.
 11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. Effective immediately,
 12 the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation neces-
 13 sary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are
 14 authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04401-01-5

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