Livingston County adopts Local Law 4-2025 to extend youth deer hunting pilot program through 2028

The Livingston County Board of Supervisors adopted Local Law 4-2025, which extends the county's youth deer hunting pilot program through Dec. 31, 2028, with automatic annual continuations while the pilot remains in effect under Environmental Conservation Law section 11-0935.

County staff opened a public hearing on the proposed local law; no members of the public came forward to speak. After the public hearing remained open for comment and no speakers were recorded, a motion to adopt Local Law 4-2025 was made and approved by roll call. The clerk recorded the vote as 4,987 ayes and 67 absent.

Why it matters: the extension maintains the county program that permits youth deer hunting under the parameters set by state environmental conservation law. Without action, the pilot would have expired under the county's existing local law schedule.

What the law does

Local Law 4-2025 amends and restates Local Law No. 7 of 2023 to extend the effective date of the county's youth deer hunting pilot program to Dec. 31, 2028. The text as read into the record cites Environmental Conservation Law section 11-0935 as the enabling statute for the pilot's continuation; the local law also specifies that every subsequent year the pilot program remains in effect under that state law.

Public input and board action

The board opened and recessed the public hearing to receive comment; no public commenters were recorded. A supervisor moved adoption and a second was recorded. With no discussion following, the clerk called the roll and the local law was adopted with the recorded tally.

Record and next steps

The local law was filed for adoption on the record at the board's regular meeting. County staff will incorporate the adopted local law into the county code and notify relevant state agencies as required by law.