2010 RESOLUTIONS
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Subject: Reinstate Dove Season Position
Small Game Committee Resolution 2010
This resolution PASSED at the NYSCC Annual Meeting on September 18, 2010.
NYSCC Reinstate Position with Regard to Establishment of a Dove Season in New York
WHEREAS in 1993, NYSC approval of Oneida County Resolution R93-11 resulted in an official Council Position to support and seek legislation for a dove season;
WHEREAS in 2002, NYSCC approval of Seneca County Resolution 02-16 to continue to support and seek legislation to establish a dove season was approved by NYSCC by a vote of 43/3/1, resulting in the continued inclusion of this issue as an official Council position;
WHEREAS the official Council Position with regard to doves was included in the NYSCC Positions until 2005 but was removed shortly thereafter for reasons that have not been adequately explained and has not been an official NYSCC position since;
WHEREAS in 2008, Onondaga County Resolution 08-19 calling for a DEC survey to ascertain sportsman interest in the establishment of a dove season in New York was approved by a vote of 35/13/2 and was subsequently conducted by DEC;
WHEREAS there has been, and continues to be, continuing interest, activity, and evident Council support with regard to reclassification of the mourning dove to a game bird status in New York, a necessary step toward the establishment of a dove season in New York;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that NYSCC reestablish its official position to support and seek legislation for a dove season in New York and that this position be included in the Council Positions until no longer feasible or necessary.
Contact: Dick Habes (Co-Chair), 41 Tall Tree Drive, Penfield, NY 14526 (585)-586-0111 Robert Crane (Co-Chair), PO Box 416, Otego, NY 13825 (607)-988-7411 rcrane2@stny.rr.com
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