council Documents
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING DATES:
January 21, 2025 - 7pm
February 18, 2025 - 6pm
March 18, 2025 - 7pm
April 15, 2025 - 6pm
May 20, 2025 - 7pm
June 17, 2025 - 6pm
July 15, 2025 - 7pm
August 19, 2025 - 6pm
September 16, 2025 - 7pm
October 21, 2025 - 6pm
November 18, 2025 - 7pm
December 16, 2025 - 6pm
memorandums
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SUPPORT
Amend the environmental conservation law to lower the age for universal hunting licenses from fourteen years old to twelve years old.
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OPPOSITION
Legislation that would raise the minimum age at which individuals are permitted to possess rifles and shotguns to twenty-one from the current age of sixteen.
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SUPPORT
Establish a minimum age ten and define the circumstances for juveniles to possess rifles, shotguns and air guns.
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SUPPORT
Repeal the restrictions, background checking and record keeping requirements for the retail sale of ammunition imposed by the SAFE Act.
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OPPOSITION
Amending the agriculture and markets law by expanding the scope of the aggravated cruelty to animals prohibition to include wildlife.
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OPPOSITION
Imposition by the Adirondacks Park Agency of time limits on occupancy in private campgrounds located in the Adirondack Park.
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OPPOSITION
Prohibiting the operation of all-terrain vehicles in the state forest preserve, Long Island central pine barrens area and Albany pine bush preserve.
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SUPPORT
Amending the vehicle and traffic law to raise the defined maximum weight for all-terrain vehicles.
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SUPPORT
Amending the vehicle and traffic law to exempt from registration all-terrain vehicles used solely on lands owned by or leased to the vehicle owner.
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SUPPORT
Amend the environmental conservation law to permit the use of live restraint cable devices to take coyotes.
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SUPPORT
Amend the penal law in relation to the sale of ammunition by shooting preserves and shooting clubs.
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OPPOSITION
Providing free hunting, fishing and trapping licenses or a refundable tax credit for active sportsman education instructors.
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SUPPORT
Amend the environmental conservation law in relation to crossbow hunting to permit the taking of game with the crossbow analogous to the longbow.
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SUPPORT
Access for the disabled and mobility impaired to state forest lands and wildlife management areas.
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OPPOSITION
Establishing liability for owners of dogs for injuries caused by such dog without any prior reason to believe that the dog was a dangerous dog.
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OPPOSITION
Provide for the regulation of and sets standards for the tether, restraint and sheltering of dogs.
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OPPOSITION
Provides for the imposition of restrictive business practices and additional record keeping requirements on firearms and ammunition dealers.
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OPPOSITION
Prohibition of firearms as prizes in games of chance.
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SUPPORT
Require the Department of Environmental Conservation to review laws and policies pertaining to free or reduced cost hunting and fishing licenses.
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SUPPORT (if amended)
Provision of free or reduced cost hunting, fishing and trapping licenses to disabled persons.
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SUPPORT (WITH CONCERNS)
Provide a tax credit to volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers for hunting and fishing license fees.
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OPPOSITION
Prohibition of competitions involving the taking of wildlife.
Club Liability Insurance
Sportsmen’s & Conservation Club Liability Insurance Program
The Council sponsors a nationwide Sportsmen’s & Conservation Club Liability Insurance Program that offers extremely competitive rates for clubs and shooting preserves. Your organization can put the saved money toward a better use! The plan is administered through the United Insurance Agency, Inc., a company which has considerable experience in shooting, fishing and other outdoor recreation insurance.
One requirement for enrolling in the insurance program is that the insured must be a member of the New York State Conservation Council at the defender level. The feedback from those who have enrolled with this insurance is that they have saved money and the coverage is just what they were looking for in an insurance policy.
For more information on the Sportsmen’s & Conservation Club Liability Insurance Program, or to request an application for a free rate quote, call John Long, Jr. or Colleen Jackson at 1-800-728-4522 or write to the United Insurance Agency, PO Box 850 Getzville, NY 14068-0850.