Bill > A09674

This bill establishes a town of Huntington deer management pilot program. The key provisions are: 1. The bill defines a "nuisance wildlife specialist" as an employee or contractor of the federal or state government responsible for wildlife management, who must meet certain criteria such as marksmanship qualifications, liability insurance, and reporting requirements. 2. The Department of Environmental Conservation may issue a deer cull permit to the Town of Huntington, authorizing nuisance wildlife specialists to take deer pursuant to a site-specific deer management plan, if the town determines that deer have become a nuisance, destructive to property, or a threat to public health or welfare. 3. The bill allows nuisance wildlife specialists with a permit to engage in certain activities, such as using salt licks, enticing deer, and discharging firearms within restricted areas, as long as these activities are in furtherance of the site-specific deer management plan. 4. The Department of Environmental Conservation is required to prepare a report examining the effectiveness of the pilot program and provide recommendations for potential future programs, to be delivered to the state government within 30 months of the bill's effective date. 5. The bill is set to expire and be repealed three years after its effective date, with some provisions subject to earlier expiration or reversion as per existing laws.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A9674