RESOLUTIONS 2010
Please note: Following are the resolutions as written at this time.
Resolutions are discussed at the annual NYSCC Spring Meeting, to be held in Herkimer on April 18, 2010.
Any modifications will be posted along with committee comments after that date.
Committee comments are recommendations only;
all resolutions will be voted on at the NYSCC Annual Meeting in September
to determine a resolution’s passage or failure.
YATES COUNTY FEDERATION OF CONSERVATION CLUBS
STEPHEN WECKELMAN, PRESIDENT
340E ELM ST
PENN YAN NY 14527
CHUCK PARKER, RESOLUTION CHAIR NYSCC
8 EAST MAIN ST
ILION NY 13357
JANUARY 2010
WHEREAS, hunting promotes responsible use of firearms and of New York State's natural resources;
WHEREAS, hunting promotes a political climate that supports New York State's outdoor traditions;
WHEREAS, hunting in New York State generates a large economic impact providing $788,000,000 in revenue and creates 11,500 jobs (NSSF);
WHEREAS, hunter safety teaches responsibility to the land, landowners, other hunters, wildlife, the public and oneself;
WHEREAS, hunter safety highlights the hunter's importance to conservation and wildlife management;
WHEREAS, hunter safety encourages strong ethical values and teaches the qualities of a responsible hunter;
WHEREAS, hunter safety students are taught valuable lessons regarding how DEC programs are funded and the importance of the Pittman Robertson tax to that funding;
WHEREAS, hunter safety students learn that the interaction with family and friends . provided in the hunting experience has a strong social value which adds to their growth and development;
WHEREAS, lessons taught in hunter safety go far beyond harvesting game--they are essentially life's lessons and are valuable to all New Yorkers;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the New York State Conservation Council introduce and promote the passage of legislation that would make instruction of the New York State Department of Environmental• Conservation's Hunter Education Course mandatory in New York State's public schools when ten or more students request the course during the school year.
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