New York S 8693: Excludes certain amphibians and reptiles from the definition of small game; repealer

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S08693 Summary:

BILL NOS08693 

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SAME ASSAME AS A06581-A

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SPONSORSALAZAR

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COSPNSRADDABBO, BRISPORT, HARCKHAM

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§11-0103, 11-0701, 11-0703, 11-0707, 11-0901, 11-0903 & 11-0905, rpld §11-0905 sub 2 ¶¶t & u, En Con L

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Excludes certain amphibians and reptiles from the definition of small game and makes conforming changes.

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BILL NOS08693 

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01/07/2026REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 8693

 IN SENATE

 January 7, 2026
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 Introduced by Sen. SALAZAR -- 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
 excluding certain amphibians and reptiles from the definition of small
 game; and to repeal certain provisions of such law relating thereto

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

 1 Section 1. Paragraph c of subdivision 2 of section 11-0103 of the
 2 environmental conservation law, as amended by chapter 706 of the laws of
 3 2005, is amended to read as follows:
 4 c. "Small game" means black, gray and fox squirrels, European hares,
 5 varying hares, cottontail rabbits, [native frogs] bullfrogs, [native
 6 salamanders, native] common snapping turtles, [native lizards,] native
 7 snakes, coyotes, red fox (Vulpes vulpes) and gray fox (Urocyon ciner-
 8 eoargenteus) except captive bred red fox or gray fox, raccoon, opossum,
 9 or weasel, skunk, bobcat, lynx, muskrat, mink, except mink born in
 10 captivity, fisher, otter, beaver, sable and marten but does not include
 11 coydogs.
 12 § 2. Subdivision 4 of section 11-0701 of the environmental conserva-
 13 tion law, as amended by section 1-a of part R of chapter 58 of the laws
 14 of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
 15 4. A fishing license entitles the holder to take fish by angling,
 16 spearing, hooking, longbow and tipups, to take [frogs by spearing,
 17 catching with the hands or by use of a club or hook,] bullfrogs in a
 18 manner determined by the department in regulation and to take bait fish
 19 for personal use, as provided in titles 9 and 13 of this article, except
 20 that such license shall not entitle the holder to take migratory fish of
 21 the sea or to take fish from the waters of the marine district.
 22 § 3. Paragraph a of subdivision 6 of section 11-0703 of the environ-
 23 mental conservation law, as amended by section 2 of part R of chapter 58
 24 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
 25 a. Except as provided in section 11-0707 and section 11-0709 of this
 26 title, no person shall (1) hunt wildlife unless such person holds and is
 27 entitled to exercise the privileges of a hunting license; (2) hunt
 28 antlerless deer in a special open season therefor pursuant to subdivi-
 29 sion 6 of section 11-0903 of this article unless such person holds and
 30 is entitled to exercise the privileges of and has on [his or her] their

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10326-07-5

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 1 person while so hunting a hunting license, bowhunting privilege or
 2 muzzle-loading privilege, and a special antlerless deer license; (3)
 3 take fish or [frogs] bullfrogs in the manner described in subdivision 4
 4 of section 11-0701 of this title unless such person is entitled to exer-
 5 cise the privileges of a fishing license; (4) trap wildlife unless such
 6 person holds a trapping license.
 7 § 4. Paragraph c of subdivision 1 of section 11-0707 of the environ-
 8 mental conservation law, as amended by chapter 721 of the laws of 1975,
 9 is amended to read as follows:
 10 c. to take fish and [frogs] bullfrogs, except that they may not take
 11 bait fish by net or trap, all as if they held the licenses defined in
 12 section 11-0701 and required by subdivision six of section 11-0703[,
 13 subdivision 6].
 14 § 5. Paragraph c of subdivision 3 of section 11-0901