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April 17, 2015
Honorable Scott Russell
Town Supervisor
Town of Southold
53095 Main Road
PO Box 1179
Southold, NY 11971
Dear Supervisor Russell:
SUPERVISOR'S OFFICE
TOWN OF SOFT _,
On December 31st, 2014, the Department of Environmental Conservation (Department)
adopted regulations that expanded deer hunting opportunities in Suffolk County. The
regulations were implemented as a result of legislation signed into law in August by
Governor; uomo that amended NYS Environmental Conservation Law (NYS ECL § 11-
0903). Thi new law provides for an expansion of the archery and firearms deer hunting
seasons and simplifies firearms deer hunting in Suffolk County. The expanded seasons
are necessary to help increase recreational deer harvest to better manage increasing
deer populations in Suffolk County.
The changes to the Suffolk County deer hunting seasons and permit requirements are
summarized as follows:
• Extends the regular (bowhunting) season for deer in Suffolk County from October
1through January 31.
• Expands the special firearms season for deer in Suffolk County to run from the first
Sunday in January through January 31 including weekends.
• Clarifies Town permit requirements, landowner permission requirements and legal
hunting Implements (firearms and archery). The adopted regulations also include a
provision waiving the Town Permit requirement in any town which by local law has
waived the town permit requirement.
• Increases permit quotas for each town to reflect current deer management needs
and allow for additional access opportunities on state land.
Previously, New York State law required hunters in Suffolk County to obtain a special
hunting permit issued by town clerks. This req,Lfirement was established in the 1960s
when the January Firearms season originated and was designed to limit the number of
hunters in each town. Applicant rates and subsequent permits issued have been well
below permit quotas. The town permit requirement is cumbersome for hunters,
municipalities and the Department and is inconsistent with hunting requirements
NEW YORK Department of
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Conservation
elsewhere in New York. Elimination of these permits will reduce the regulatory burden
on hunters while still allowing effective deer and hunter management.
The Department wanted to make the Town aware of the approaching deadline should
your municipality choose to waive the town permit requirement. In order for the Town to
waive the town permit requirement, a local law must be passed by the Town Board prior
to June 1 to be effective for the following hunting season.
Please feel free to contact Michelle Gibbons, Regional Wildlife Manager (631.444.0306)
or michelle.gibbons@dec.ny.gov) if you have any questions or if you would like
additional information.
Sincerely,
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PETER A. SCULLY
Regional Director
STATE OF NEW YORK
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
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ALBANY. NY 12231-0001
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June 1, 2015
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Lynda M Rudder SUN 1 2015
Deputy Town Clerk
Town Hall, 53095 Main Road
PO Box 1179 Southold Town Clerk
Southold NY 11971
RE: Town of Southold, Local Law 3 & 4 2015, filed on May 29. 2015
Dear Sir/Madam:
The above referenced material was filed by this office as indicated. Additional
local Jaw filing forms can be obtained from our website, www,dos.ny.gov.
Sincerely,
State Records and Law Bureau
(518) 473-2492
NEW YORK Department
STATE OF
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SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD
PUBLIC HEARING
May 28, 2015
12:00 PM
Present: Councilman William Ruland
Councilwoman Jill Doherty
Councilman James Dinizio, Jr.
Councilman Bob Ghosio, Jr.
Town Clerk Elizabeth Neville
Assistant Town Attorney Stephen Kiely
Absent: Supervisor Scott Russell
Justice Louisa Evans
This hearing was opened at 12:04 PM
COUNCILMAN GHOSIO: Notice is hereby given that there has been presented to the Town
Board of the Town of Southold, Suffolk County, New York, on the 5th day of May, 2015, a Local
Law entitled "A Local Law in relation to Waiving New York State DEC Deer Hunting
Permits", and
Notice is hereby further given that the Town Board of the Town of Southold will hold a public
hearing on the aforesaid Local Law at Southold Town Hall, 53095 Main Road, Southold, New
York, on the 28th day of May, 2015 at Noon at which time all interested persons will be given
an opportunity to be heard.
The proposed Local Law entitled, "A Local Law in relation to Waiving New York State DEC
Deer Hunting Permits" reads as follows:
LOCAL LAW NO. 2015
A Local Law entitled, "A Local Law in relation to Waiving New York State DEC Deer
Hunting Permits".
BE IT ENACTED by the Town Board of the Town of Southold as follows:
I. A new Chapter 36 of the Code of the Town of Southold is hereby adopted as follows:
§36-1. Title. This law shall be known as the "Hunting."
§36-2. Purpose. The State of New York has recently amended the New York
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Environmental Conservation Law to allow Towns in Suffolk County to waive the State
requirement that Town Clerks issue NYS DEC hunting permits. The Town Board of the Town
of Southold has determined that it would be in the best interest of the Town of Southold to
reduce the regulatory burden placed on Town departments by exercising the option of waiving
the requirement that hunters obtain a NYS DEC permit from the Town Clerk.
§36-3. Pursuant to New York ECL Section 11-0903(7)(c) and Chapter 266 of the 2014
Laws of New York, the Town of Southold does hereby waive the New York State requirement
that deer hunters in the Town of Southold obtain a New York State Department of
Environmental'Conservation special permit to hunt deer during the Suffolk County deer hunting
season.
II. SEVERABILITY
If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or part of this Local Law shall be adjudged by any
court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the judgment shall not affect the validity of this law
as a whole or any part thereof other than the part so decided to be unconstitutional or invalid.
III. EFFECTIVE DATE
This Local Law shall take effect immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State as provided
by law.
I do have here a sworn affidavit of publication in the Suffolk Times for this hearing. I also have
an affidavit notarized that this has been noticed on the Town Clerk's bulletin board. I have the
notice of the public hearing and that is it. That's all I have on this.
COUNCILMAN RULAND: Thank you, Bob. Mr. Standish, would you like to speak first,
please.
JEFFERY STANDISH, EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS:
As Councilman Ghosio just said, the Deer Management Committee had asked the Town Board if
they would waive the DEC deer management hunting permit. New York State changed the law
to waive the permit process for hunters to obtain a town permit. The bill was sponsored by
Assemblyman Thiele and passed by Governor Cuomo. The current process is a burden to the
hunter and also the Town Clerk's office. There have been many other laws changed in this past
year, some of the laws that the DEC had changed was changing from 150 feet for hunting within
the area of a dwelling from 500 feet. They also extended the bow season to the 3 l st, shotgun
season is also opened now on the weekends. This is a way the DEC is promoting more hunting
and making it easier to harvest more deer. This, again, this law is being changed for the shotgun
season. There is a process that most hunters would have to come into the Town Clerk's office,
which as you can see here, there are two different types of permits. One is the town permit and
one is the DEC landowners endorsement permit. This is what the DEC looks for when they
come to a spot where you are hunting. So what the DEC is looking to do is waive the town's
ability, not the ability because they could still keep it but to allow the hunter to no longer have to
go through this burden, to have to come and get this permit, take a day off or whatever. It is a
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way that the DEC is promoting hunting a lot easier for the hunter, because there have been a lot
of different things in the past that has made hunting difficult and the DEC has worked in the last
five years to help the local towns to make hunting a lot easier'. So this is another way the DEC is
working with the towns and with the hunters to make things a lot easier.
COUNCILMAN RULAND: It is my understanding that any hunter still needs a New York State
hunting permit, is that correct?
MR. STANDISH: Correct. They still have to come here and get their hunting license. This
isn't a hunting license, this is a special permit that, again I can explain this more that if someone
really wants it. You need to have 10 acres to shotgun, this is the shotgun season permit. They
would have to come into the town, show them this landowners endorsement. With that, the Town
Clerk would have to look up the property and also make sure that it is signed by the landowner.
Again, that is just another process that makes the Town Clerk have to go through that is not even
really needed out in the field. When you are pulled over by the DEC, they don't even look at
that permit. They would have if the law was, if the town had the law. This year, the adopt to do
away with that part of law which will make it a lot easier for the DEC officers just to see the one
part of the permit. It is another way to make hunting a lot easier.
COUNCILMAN GHOSIO: As I understand it, the Clerk's office is only allowed to charge $1
per permit. Is that correct? And I would assume that the cost to process is more than $1 ? I hate
to state the obvious; but it is a hearing.
MR., STANDISH: I have got a breakdown. In 2013, the Town Clerk's office issued 138
permits; 2014, 159 permits. This past year, 79. That number is going to continue to drop also
due to the fact that the bow season now is extended to the 31st also. So the guys that will go
because at that time there was only, the hunting season ended on December 31St. Now you can
bowhunt until January 31St, it has changed so most people are going to continue to bowhunt and
not shotgun, so there's another thing that's not even worth going through. Again, I recommend
it to the Town Board and so does the Deer Management Committee. I think it is a good thing and
I appreciate the DEC, Assemblyman Thiele and Governor Cuomo for passing it, because again,
we have been trying to get a lot of things passed to improve hunting out here, to try to eliminate
some of the heard.
COUNCILMAN RULAND: Thank you, sir.
ASSISTANT TOWN ATTORNEY KIELY: May I just make a comment to flesh out what Mr.
Standish was saying? Since the year 2000 there has been 1,,951 permits issued. That's only 951
more than the cap of 1,000 permits a year that can be issued in the Town of Southold. You can
issue up to 1,000 per year in the Town of Southold. Since 2,000 only 1,951 permits were issued.
That's a grand total of $1,951 in 15 years that the Town has received from this. I can guarantee
you that the cost to the Town of employee's processing this far outweighs that number. And
also, I would just like to state for the record, the Towns of Riverhead, Brookhaven, East
Hampton and Huntington have waived the town permit. The Towns of Shelter Island,
Smithtown, Southampton and Islip are currently considering it.
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COUNCILMAN RULAND: Thank you, sir. Is there anyone else that would like to speak to this
public hearing?
LINDA GOLDSMITH: Hi, my name is Linda Goldsmith from East Marion. I don't know if
this is appropriate place to comment on this and if it isn't, just ask me to sit down. I am
wondering if there is anything the Town Board can do regarding the codes for fencing when it
comes to deer? It is going to be, there is no doubt that this is a good idea, I do agree with this.
This is a good idea. I am just wondering if it is at all possible to amend the fencing code so that
homeowners can put up 6 foot fencing in their front yards. Maybe just make it for a couple of
years like the farmers do, because those people that grow their own gardens or have a great deal
of flora in their yard, even those people that have swimming pools; you know, I have seen deer
hop over the fences and go into swimming pools and I am wondering if there could be some kind
of amendment made until this is under control which is going to take a number of years, you
can't do it in one year, it didn't happen in one year, it is not going to be fixed in one year. And I
am wondering if there could be some kind of amendment of Southold Town code at least for X
amount of years or for two years and then look into it, that fences could be made a little bit
higher. I am not purporting that everyone put 8 foot fencing up so that we can't see anything.
the other thing is also, if people are going to be hunting closer to your homes now, if you are
surrounded by open land, like I was when I had a house in East Marion, you know, they can hunt
closer. We had a 28 acre parcel, it sort of tells you where the house is, so there is no...
COUNCILMAN RULAND: That is something we can certainly take under advisement.
MS. GOLDSMITH: I just hope that you will think about that. I don't expect the town to say
forever oh, yeah, you ,can put 8 or 6 foot fences in your yard but even I think that maybe with the
steps that are being taken, this will come under control but it is going to take a few years and you
know, it is costing a lot of money not only to farmers but it is costing money to homeowners, a
lot of money and we are trying, you know, to keep our houses, it doesn't affect me, it does affect
my children but it doesn't affect me. I don't grow a garden and the deer don't seem to like my
property much except I did have a doe come in and have a fawn on the front yard but I think she
was lost. But if you could think about that, I truly would appreciate it.
COUNCILMAN RULAND: We will certainly look into it.
MS. GOLDSMITH: Thank you.
COUNCILMAN RULAND: Is there anyone else?
COUNCILMAN DINIZIO: Can I just comment on this?
COUNCILMAN RULAND: Sure, Jim.
COUNCILMAN DINIZIO: I think we addressed 8 foot fences in the rear yard for deer fencing
and we have that. the problem with it in the front yard is aesthetically it doesn't look very good.
MS. GOLDSMITH: I am not asking for forever.
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COUNCILMAN DINIZIO: Well, when we addressed it, we had all those comments. You
know, we listened to all of them and yes, it was suggested that the whole entire yard and we
compromised letting them put the 8 foot fence in the backyard. You know, 6 foot fence in the
front yard doesn't do anything, evidently, because the just jump right over it. we have addressed
it. I think that going back to it probably wouldn't be fruitful. I think that if, you know, we need
to get along more, we need to get along better with the deer. We have to stop planting things that
they like to eat, you know what I mean? I have been reading books on this, there are plenty of
plants you can plant that they don't like, you know, that they tend to stay away from that can
make your yard look just as well. A lot of it is native vegetation as opposed to what we are
bringing in and planting which they seem to love, which are the expensive plants but besides
that, I would hate to see 8 foot fences in the front yard even temporarily. There's other ways
around that and I think those ways are how you plant your front yard.
COUNCILMAN RULAND: Sir?
ALBIE DEKIRILLIS: Good afternoon, Town Board. My name is Albie DeKirillis from East
Marion. And Mr. Standish, so the bottom line is so I have an understanding, if the town waives
this process, this would allow outsiders, non -locals to come over to Southold and effectively do
deer management? Just so I have an understanding.
MR. STANDISH: No. This is, again, this is during the special shotgun season. Outsiders can
hunt if they have the landowners endorsement of 10 acres. It is up to the owner of the property
to allow the hunter to hunt the property. It has nothing to do with the town. A hunter would
have to go to the farmer, the owner of the property fills out the landowners endorsement, signs it
and he has it in his pocket. The DEC shows up, the guy doesn't have the endorsement, he gets a
ticket. So yes, anyone can deer hunt, it's the landowner who owns the property that fills out the
form.
MR. DEKIRILLIS: Very good. Thank you.
COUNCILMAN RULAND: And they have a valid deer hunting license.
ALICE AIRS: My name is Alice Airs, I live in Greenport and I want to say I think this is a
fantastic idea. I am a charter member of the Wilton Connecticut deer management committee
which was authorized 10 years ago. We had been working for 10 years to get authority to cull
deer. We got authority to cull deer and now it has blossomed into a whole Fairfield County deer
alliance committee. Many of the towns in Fairfield County now belong to it and are culling deer.
It is the only way, as you know, and I know all of you have done research on how to manage
deer and it is the only successful way of controlling deer that are over -populated. They are over
populating, they are over -eating everything and I will tell you they are eating peonies and
lavender which they do not eat and cannot digest well. They are eating everything, the young
fawns eat everything because they do not know any better and it is causing environmental
collapse -in a number of places as you know. They have over -browsed and the things are just not
returning. So thank you, anything you can do to help get rid of the poor deer, they are starving
because there is not enough for them to eat, there are too many of them and they are just causing
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so many other problems with the deer ticks and the automobile accidents and everything else. So
thank you, I hope you do approve this.
COUNCILMAN RULAND: Thank you. Is there someone else that would like to address this?
MS. GOLDSMITH: I don't want to belabor the point, I understand what you are saying Mr.
Dinizio but you are disenfranchising those people who grow gardens. Deer do like anything you
grow in a garden. Deer don't know where the front yard, back yard and the side yard are. They
don't have that kind of a sense of direction. I don't think they are that evolved yet and you also
make it difficult for people who have a corner lot because then they are going to have two sides
where the deer are just going to come and visit. So I do hope that you will look at it again. You
look at many codes over again, you are revisiting the master plan and that certainly isn't the first
time for that. I think it would behoove you to take a look and I would ask you to do so. Thank
you.
COUNCILMAN RULAND: Thank you.
ASSISTANT TOWN ATTORNEY KIELY: If I may address that point, property owners can
always seek a variance and get relief in the front yard and get an 8 foot fence, if on a case by
case basis it is determined to be in the best interest of the homeowner and the surrounding
neighbors. So there is an avenue for them to pursue already.
COUNCILMAN RULAND: Is there someone else that would like to speak to this? (No
response) Motion to close the hearing?
This hearing was closed at 12:20 PM
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NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF STATE
41 STATE STREET
Local Law Filing ALBANY, NY 12231
(Use this form to file a local law with the Secretary of State.)
Text of law should be given as amended. Do not include matter being eliminated
and do not use italics or underlining to indicate new matter.
❑ County
❑ City
0 Town of SOUTHOLD
❑ Village
Local Law No. 4 of the year 2015 .
A Local Law entitled, A Local Law in relation to Waiving New York State DEC Deer Hunting Permits
Be it enacted the Town Board of the:
❑ County
❑ City
0 Town of SOUTHOLD
❑ Village
I. A new Chapter 36 of the Code of the Town of Southold is hereby adopted as follows:
§36-1. Title. This law shall be known as the "Hunting."
§36-2. Purpose. The State of New York has recently amended the New York Environmental
Conservation Law to allow Towns in Suffolk County to waive the State requirement that Town Clerks issue
NYS DEC hunting permits. The Town Board of the Town of Southold has determined that it would be in the
best interest of the Town of Southold to reduce the regulatory burden placed on Town departments by
exercising the option of waiving the requirement that hunters obtain a NYS DEC permit from the Town Clerk.
§36-3. Pursuant to New York ECL Section 11-0903(7)(c) and Chapter 266 of the 2014 Laws of New
York, the Town of Southold does hereby waive the New York State requirement that deer hunters in the Town
of Southold obtain a New York State Department of Environmental Conservation special permit to hunt deer
during the Suffolk County deer hunting season.
II. SEVERABILITY
If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or part of this Local Law shall be adjudged by any court of
competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the judgment shall not affect the validity of this law as a whole or any part
thereof other than the part so decided to be unconstitutional or invalid.
III. EFFECTIVE DATE
This Local Law shall take effect immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State as provided by law.
(If additional space is needed, attach pages the same size as this sheet, and number each.)
DOS-239(Rev.05/05)
+ (Complete the certification in the paragraph that applies to the filing of this local law and
strike out that which is not applicable.)
(Final adoption by local legislative body only.)
I hereby certify that the local law annexed hereto, designated as local law No. 4 of 20 15 . of the
(Town) (gam) of SOUTHOLD was duly passed by the
TOWN BOARD—on—May 28 , 20 15 , in accordance with the applicable provisions of law.
2. (Passage by local legislative body with approval, no disapproval or re -passage after disapproval by the Elective
Chief Executive Officer*.)
I hereby certify that the local law annexed hereto, designated as local law No. of 20
of the (County)(City)(Town)(Village) of
on
disapproval) by the
in accordance with the applicable provisions of law.
3. (Final adoption by referendum.)
was duly passed by the
_20 , and was (approved)(not approved)(re-passed after
and was deemed duly adopted on 20
I hereby certify that the local law annexed hereto, designated as local law No. of 20
of the (County)(City)(Town)(Village) of was duly passed by the
on 20 , and was (approved)(not approved)(repassed after
disapproval) by the on 20 . Such local law was submitted
to the people by reason of a (mandatory)(permissive) referendum, and received the affirmative vote of a majority of
the qualified electors voting thereon at the (general)(special)(annual) election held on 20 , in
accordance with the applicable provisions of law.
4. (Subject to permissive referendum and final adoption because no valid petition was filed requesting
referendum.)
I hereby certify that the local law annexed hereto, designated as local law No. of 20 of the
(County)(City)(Town)(Village) of was duly passed by the
on 20 , and was (approved)(not approved) (repassed after
disapproval) by the on 20 Such local law was subject to
permissive referendum and no valid petition requesting such referendum was filed as of 20 , in
accordance with the applicable provisions of law.
* Elective Chief Executive Officer means or Includes the chief executive officer of a county elected on a county- wide
basis or, If there be none, the chairperson of the county legislative body, the mayor of a city or village, or the supervisor of
a town where such officer is vested with the power to approve or veto local laws or ordinances.
2
5. (City local law concerning Charter revision proposed by petition.)
I hereby certify that the local law annexed hereto, designated as local law No. of 20
of the City of having been submitted to referendum pursuant to the provisions of
section (36)(37) of the Municipal Home Rule Law, and having received the affirmative vote of a majority of the qualified
electors of such city voting thereon at the (special)(general) election held on 20 ,
became operative.
6. (County local law concerning adoption of Charter.)
I hereby certify that the local law annexed hereto, designated as local law No of 20
of the County of State of New York, having been submitted to the electors
at the General Election of November 20 , pursuant to subdivisions 5 and 7 of section 33 of the
Municipal Home Rule Law, and having received the affirmative vote of a majority of the qualified electors of the cities of
said county as a unit and a majority of the qualified electors of the towns of said county considered as a unit voting at said
general election, became operative.
(If any other authorized form of final adoption has been followed, please provide an appropriate certification.)
I further certify that I have compared the preceding local law with the original on file in this office and that the same is a
correct transcript there from and of the whole of such original local law, and was finally adopted in the manner indicated
in paragraph 1 , above.
Clerk of County legislative body. City. Town or
(Seal) Village Clerk or officer designated by local legislative body
Elizabeth A. Neville, Town Clerk
Date: May 28, 2015
(Certification to be executed by County Attorney, Corporation Counsel, Town Attorney, Village Attorney or
other authorized attorney of locality.)
STATE OF NEW YORK
COUNTY OF SUFFOLK
I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing local law contains the correct text and that all proper proceedings
have been had or taken for the enactment of the local law annexed hereto.
Signature
William Duffy, Town Attorney
Stephen F. Kiely, Assistant Town Attorney
Title
Town of SOUTHOLD
Date: May 28, 2015
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#12238
STATE OF NEW YORK)
) SS:
COUNTY OF SUFFOLK)
Karen Kine of Mattituck, in said county, being duly sworn, says that she is
Principal Clerk of THE SUFFOLK TIMES, a weekly newspaper, published at
Mattituck, in the Town of Southold, County of Suffolk and State of New York, and that
the Notice of which the annexed is a printed copy, has been regularly published in
said Newspaper once each week for 1 week(s), successfully commencing on the
14th day of May, 2015.
Principal Clerk
Sworn to before me this day of 2015.
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that there has
been presented to the Town Board of the
Town of Southold, Suffolk County, New
York, on the 5th day of May, 2015, a Lo-
cal Law entitled "A Local Law in relation
to Waiving New York State DEC Deer
Hunting Permits", and
Notice is hereby further, given that the
Town Board of the Town of Southold will
hold a public hearing on the aforesaid
Local Law at Southold Town Hall, 53095
Main Road, Southold, New York, on the
28th day of May, 2015 at Noon at which
time all interested persons will be given
an opportunity to be heard.
The proposed Local Law entitled, "A
Local Law in relation to Waiving New
York State DEC Deer Hunting Permits"
reads as follows:
LOCAL LAW NO. 2015
A Local Law entitled, "A Local Law
in relation to Waiving New York State
DEC Deer Hunting Permits".
BE IT ENACTED by the Town Board
of the Town of Southold as follows:
L A new Chapter 36 of the Code of
the Town of Southold is hereby adopted
as follows:
§364. Title. This law shall be known
as the "Hunting."
§36-2. Purpose. The State of New York
has recently amended the New York En-
vironmental Conservation Law to allow
Towns in Suffolk County to waive the
State requirement that Town Clerks issue
NYS DEC hunting permits The Town
Board of the Town of Southold has deter-
mined that it would be in the best inter-
est of the Town of Southold to reduce the
regulatory burden placed on Town depart-'
ments by exercising the option of waiving
i the requirement that hunters obtain a
NYS DEC permit from the Town Clerk.
§36-3. Pursuant to New York ECL
Section 11-0903(7)(c) and Chapter 266
of the 2014 Laws of New York, the Town
of Southold does hereby waive the New
York State requirement that deer hunt-
ers in the Town of Southold obtain a New
York State Department of Environmen-
tal Conservation special permit to hunt
deer during the Suffolk County deer
hunting season.
II. SEVERABILITY
If any clause, sentence, paragraph,
section, or part of this Local Law shall
be adjudged by any court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid, the judgment
shall not affect the validity of this law as a
whole or any part thereof other than the
part so decided to be unconstitutional or
invalid.
W. EFFECTIVE DATE
This Local Law shall take effect imme-
diately upon filing with the Secretary of
State as provided by law.
Dated: May 5, 2015
BY ORDER OFTHE
TOWN BOARD OFTHE
TOWN OF SOUTHOLD
- Elizabeth A, -Neville
Southold Town Clerk
CHRISTINA VOLINSKI
NOTARY PUBLIC -STATE OF NEW YORK
No. 01V06106050
Qualified in Suffolk County
My Commission Expires February 26, 2016
SUMMARY OF "HUNTING" CHAPTER
THE PROPOSED LOCAL LAW THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF THIS
AFTERNOON'S PUBLIC HEARING WOULD CREATE A NEW
CHAPTER OF THE SOUTHOLD TOWN CODE, CHAPTER 36, TO
BE ENTITLED, "HUNTING".
THE PURPOSE OF THIS CHAPTER IS TO, EXERCISE THE
OPTION, PURSUANT TO STATE LAW, TO WAIVE THE
REQUIREMENT FOR A SPECIAL DEER SEASON TOWN ISSUED
PERMIT.
THE SOUTHOLD TOWN DEER MANAGEMENT TASK FORCE
RECCOMENDS THAT WE WAIVE THIS REQUIREMENT BECAUSE
THE UNNECSSARY AND REDUNDANT ISSUANCE OF A TOWN
PERMIT DOES NOT JUSTIFY THE REGULATORY AND
ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN ON THE TOWN AND THE HUNTERS.
THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED LOCAL LAW IS AVAILABLE
FOR REVIEW IN THE TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE AND ON THE
TOWN'S WEBSITE.
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that there has been presented to the Town Board of the Town of
Southold, Suffolk County, New York, on the 5 1 day of May, 2015, a Local Law entitled "A
Local Law in relation to Waiving New York State DEC Deer Hunting Permits", and
Notice is hereby further given that the Town Board of the Town of Southold will hold a public
hearing on the aforesaid Local Law at Southold Town Hall, 53095 Main Road, Southold, New
York, on the 281h day of May, 2015 at Noon at which time all interested persons will be given
an opportunity to be heard.
The proposed Local Law entitled, "A Local Law in relation to Waiving New York State DEC
Deer Hunting Permits" reads as follows:
LOCAL LAW NO. 2015
A Local I.aw entitled, "A Local Law in relation to Waiving New York State DEC Deer
Hunting Permits".
BE IT ENACTED by the Town Board of the Town of Southold as follows:
I. A new Chapter 36 of the Code of the Town of Southold is hereby adopted as follows:
§36-1. Title. This law shall be known as the "Hunting."
§36-2. Purpose. The State of New York has recently amended the New York
Environmental Conservation Law to allow Towns in Suffolk County to waive the State
requirement that Town Clerks issue NYS DEC hunting permits. The Town Board of the Town
of Southold has determined that it would be in the best interest of the Town of Southold to
reduce the regulatory burden placed on Town departments by exercising the option of waiving
the requirement that hunters obtain a NYS DEC permit from the Town Clerk.
§36-3. Pursuant to New York ECL Section 11-0903(7)(c) and Chapter 266 of the 2014
Laws of New York, the Town of Southold does hereby waive the New York State requirement
that deer hunters in the Town of Southold obtain a New York State Department of
Environmental Conservation special permit to hunt deer during the Suffolk County deer hunting
season.
II. SEVERABILITY
If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or part of this Local Law shall be adjudged by any
court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the judgment shall not affect the validity of this law
as a whole or any part thereof other than the part so decided to be unconstitutional or invalid.
III. EFFECTIVE DATE
This Local Law shall take effect immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State as provided
by law.
STATE OF NEW YORK)
SS:
COUNTY OF SUFFOLK)
ELIZABETH A. NEVILLE, Town Clerk of the Town of Southold, New York being
duly sworn, says that on the 111h day of May , 2015, she affixed a notice of which
the annexed printed notice is a true copy, in a proper and substantial manner, in a most
public place in the Town of Southold, Suffolk County, New York, to wit: Town Clerk's
Bulletin Board, 53095 Main Road, Southold, New York.
LL in relation to waiving NYSDEC deer hunting permits
Sworn before me this
11th day of
Notary Public
LYNDA M. RUDDER
Notary Public, State of New York
No. 01 RU6020932
Qualified in Suffolk County
Commission Expires March 8.20j3
alA (2-n-uAa)
lizabeth A. Neville
Southold Town Clerk
Southold Town Board - Letter
RESOLUTION 2015-433
ADOPTED
Board Meeting of May 5, 2015
Item # 5.37
DOC ID: 10809
THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION NO. 2015-433 WAS
ADOPTED AT THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD ON
MAY 5,2015:
WHEREAS there has been presented to the Town Board of the Town of Southold, Suffolk
County, New York, on the 5th day of May, 2015, a Local Law entitled "A Local Law in relation
to Waiving New York State DEC Deer Hunting Permits".
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold will hold a public hearing on the
aforesaid Local Law at Southold Town Hall, 53095 Main Road, Southold, New York, on the 28tH
day of May, 2015 at Noon at which time all interested persons will be given an opportunity to
be heard.
The proposed Local Law entitled, "A Local Law in relation to Waiving New York State DEC
Deer Hunting Permits" reads as follows:
LOCAL LAW NO. 2015
A Local Law entitled, "A Local Law in relation to Waiving New York State DEC Deer
Hunting Permits".
BE IT ENACTED by the Town Board of the Town of Southold as follows:
I. A new Chapter 36 of the Code of the Town of Southold is hereby adopted as follows:
§36-1. Title. This law shall be known as the "Hunting."
§36-2. Purpose. The State of New York has recently amended the New York
Environmental Conservation Law to allow Towns in Suffolk County to waive the State
requirement that Town Clerks issue NYS DEC hunting permits. The Town Board of the Town
of Southold has determined that it would be in the best interest of the Town of Southold to
reduce the regulatory burden placed on Town departments by exercising the option of waiving
the requirement that hunters obtain a NYS DEC permit from the Town Clerk.
§36-3. Pursuant to New York ECL Section 11-0903(7)(c) and Chapter 266'of the 2014
Laws of New York, the Town of Southold does hereby waive the New York State requirement
that deer hunters in the Town of Southold obtain a New York State Department of
Environmental Conservation special permit to hunt deer during the Suffolk County deer hunting
season.
Generated May 5, 2015 Page 55
Southold Town Board - Letter
II. SEVERABILITY
Board Meeting of May 5, 2015
If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or part of this Local Law shall be adjudged by any
court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the judgment shall not affect the validity of this law
as a whole or any part thereof other than the part so decided to be unconstitutional or invalid.
III. EFFECTIVE DATE
This Local Law shall take effect immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State as provided
by law.
Elizabeth A. Neville
Southold Town Clerk
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Robert Ghosio, Councilman
SECONDER: William P. Ruland, Councilman
AYES: Ghosio, Dinizio Jr, Ruland, Doherty, Evans, Russell
Generated May 5, 2015 Page 56
Dated: May 5, 2015 BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD
OF THE TOWN OF SOUTHOLD
Elizabeth A. Neville
Southold Town Clerk
Please publish on May 14, 2015 and forward one affidavit of publication to Elizabeth A. Neville,
Town Clerk, Town Hall, P O Box 1179, Southold, NY 11971.
Copies to:
The Suffolk Times Town Board Town Attorney
TC Bulletin Bd Website
Rudder, Lynda
From: Rudder, Lynda
Sent: Monday, May 11, 2015 10:40 AM
To: oim@jamesdinizio.com); Beltz, Phillip; Cushman, John; Doherty, Jill; Duffy, Bill; Ghosio,
Bob; Kiely, Stephen; Krauza, Lynne; Louisa Evans; Michaelis, Jessica; Reisenberg, Lloyd;
Russell, Scott; Standish, Lauren; Tomaszewski, Michelle; Tracey Doubrava
(tdoubrava@timesreview.com); William Ruland
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Please publish the attached in the May 14th edition of the Suffolk Times and the Town Website
Lynda M Rudder
Deputy Town Clerk
Principal Account Clerk
Southold Town Clerk's Office
53095 Main Road, PO Box 1179
Southold, NY 11971
631/765 -1800 ext 210
631/765-6145
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From: <Rudder>, Lynda Rudder <lynda.rudder@town.southold.nv.us>
Date: Monday, May 11, 2015 10:39 AM
To: Jim Dinizio <iim@lamesdinizio.com>, "Beltz, Phillip" <Phillip.Beltz@town.southold.ny.us>, "Cushman, John"
<John.Cushman@town.southold.nv.us>, "Doherty, Jill" <iill.doherty town.southold.nv.us>, "Duffy, Bill"
<billd@southoldtownny.gov>, "Ghosio, Bob" <bob.ghosio@town.southold.nv.us>, "Kiely, Stephen"
<stephen.kiely@town.southold.ny.us>, "Krauza, Lynne"<lynne.krauza@town.southold.nv.us>, Louisa Evans
<lpevans06390@gmail.com>, "Michaelis, Jessica" <iessicam southoldtownnv.gov>, "Reisenberg, Lloyd"
<Llovd.Reisenberg@town.southold.nv.us>, "Russell, Scott" <Scott.Russel I@town.southold.ny.us>, "Standish, Lauren"
<Lauren.Standish@town.southold.nv.us>, "Tomaszewski, Michelle" <michellet town.southold.nv.us>, Times Review
<tdoubrava@timesreview.com>, William Ruland <rulandfarm@vahoo.com>
Subject: for publication 5/14
Please publish the attached in the May 14th edition of the Suffolk Times and the Town Website
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Lynda M Rudder
Deputy Town Clerk
Principal Account Clerk
Southold Town Clerk's Office
53095 Main Road, PO Box 1 179
Southold, NY 1 ] 971
631 /765-1800 ext 210
631/765-6145