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08-31-2005, 09:08 AM

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NY RIFLE BILL IN EFFECT. UPDATE !!!

RELEASE: IMMEDIATELY, August 31, 2005
> WEBSITE: WWW.SENATORVOLKER.COM
>
> SENATOR DALE M. VOLKER ANNOUNCES NEW STATE LAW TO ALLOW HUNTING IN THE
> SOUTHERN TIER
>
>
> (Albany, NY) Senator Dale M. Volker (R-I-C, Depew) today announced
> that Governor George E. Pataki has enacted his bill into law (S.918),
> which
> would allow sportsmen to hunt deer and bear in the southern tier
> counties
> with rifles.
>
> “This new law is a common sense approach to humanely thinning out our
> deer herds, stopping the spread of Lyme Disease in many Southern
> Tier
> counties and allows sportsmen and sportswomen to have
> enhanced
> opportunities in participating in our cultural heritage,” said Senator
> Dale
> M. Volker. For several years, the growth in the population of deer in
> the
> Southern Tier has been profound, Many within our wildlife
> management
> organizations have been urging the State Legislature to enact
> this
> legislation so as to mitigate economic losses to our residents and to
> save
> lives as well,” “By allowing rifle hunting for deer and bear in
> this
> region of our state, we can humanely lower the deer population as
> they
> often die of starvation. It will also prevent human deaths from
> automobile
> accidents that have been rising from vehicles hitting deer on our
> highways,
> and also see a reduction in the spread of Lyme Disease throughout the
> State
> of New York, which is often spread by deer ticks.”
>
> Senator Volker’s bill, which goes into effect immediately, would
> allow hunters to use rifles during open season for deer and bear in
> the
> counties of Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chenango, Herkimer, Montgomery,
> Oneida,
> Oswego, Otsego, Schoharie and Tioga, as well as certain rural towns
> on
> Broome County in those areas east of the Susquehanna River.
>
> There are more deer in New York State than there were 10 years ago
> and there are fewer deer hunters than in previous years. Crop damage
> and
> deer and automotive collision is increasing by significant numbers and
> it
> is costing New York State taxpayers millions of dollars in
> damages.
> Expanding the law to include hunting with rifles in the Southern
> Tier
> counties may help control the deer population in those areas
> and
> simultaneously stimulate economic activity for area
> businesses.
> Additionally, the firearms that have been traditionally legal for
> hunting
> big game have become safer and less damaging to the animal.
>
> This legislation was sponsored and passed in the State Assembly by
> Assemblywoman Francine DelMonte.

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