NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Chair of the St. Lawrence County Board of Legislators that the Chair and the members of the Board of Legislators of the County of St. Lawrence will meet at the Board of Legislators’ Chambers, Court House, located at 48 Court Street, Canton, New York, at 5:50p.m. on Monday, October 7, 2024, for the purpose of conducting a public hearing regarding:
PROPOSED LOCAL LAW G (NO. _) FOR THE YEAR 2024, AMENDING LOCAL LAW 1 FOR THE YEAR 2023, “ALLOWING 12 AND 13 YEAR OLD LICENSED HUNTERS TO HUNT DEER WITH A FIREARM OR CROSSBOW DURING HUNTING SEASON WITH THE SUPERVISION OF AN ADULT LICENSED HUNTER”
BE IT ENACTED by the Board of Legislators of the County of St. Lawrence as follows:
The County hereby amends Local Law 1 for the Year 2023, a local law allowing 12 and 13 year old licensed hunters to hunt deer with a firearm or crossbow during hunting season with the supervision of an adult licensed hunter, specifically, Section 1., omitting “through 2025”, to now state as follows:
Section 1. Pursuant to Environmental Conservation Law, ECL 11-0935, St. Lawrence County elects to participate in the temporary program to allow for young hunters, ages twelve (12) and thirteen (13), to hunt deer with a firearm, to include rifles, shotguns, and muzzle loaded firearms or crossbow.
Section 2. This local law shall take effect immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State.