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A 7551: Limits the department of environmental conservation's ability to fix special open seasons for taking wild deer to ending no later than the 3rd Sunday of December of each year; allows the department to issue regulations for special seasons for particular counties or designated wildlife management units after consultation with local governments and stakeholders.
What A 7551 does, verified January 8, 2026
The proposed law aims to limit the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation's ability to set special open seasons for hunting wild deer. Currently, the department can set these seasons at any time during a specific period, but the proposed law would restrict this ability to a narrower timeframe, starting from the eleventh day after a regular open season for deer and ending on the third Sunday of December. The department would still have the authority to issue regulations for special seasons in specific counties or designated wildlife management units, but only after consulting with local governments and stakeholders. The proposed law would take effect immediately.
Bill journey
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Last action: referred to environmental conservation (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 7551
- What is the current status of A 7551?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 7551 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to environmental conservation".
- Did A 7551 pass?
- Not yet. A 7551 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 7551, and where is it now?
- A 7551 was authored by Asm. Al Stirpe. Its committee of record is Assembly Environmental Conservation.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to environmental conservation |
| Apr. 01, 2025 | referred to environmental conservation |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, April 1, 2025 · 223 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7551 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY April 1, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. STIRPE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to limiting the department of environmental conservation's ability to fix special open seasons for taking wild deer 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 9 of section 11-0903 of the 2 environmental conservation law, as amended by chapter 911 of the laws of 3 1990, is amended to read as follows: 4 c. Such seasons may be fixed for any number of days during the period 5 beginning on the eleventh day after the close of a regular open season 6 for deer established by law and ending on [February 10] the third Sunday 7 of December immediately following; provided, however that the department 8 may, upon consultation with local governments and stakeholders, issue 9 regulations for special seasons for particular counties or designated 10 wildlife management units. 11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD03128-03-5
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