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Greene County Legislature adopts local law allowing supervised 12- and 13-year-old hunters to use firearms or crossbows
Summary
After a public hearing with no speakers, the Greene County Legislature adopted Local Law No. 2 of 2025, amending Local Law No. 4 of 2023 to authorize 12- and 13-year-old licensed hunters to hunt deer with a firearm or crossbow while supervised by a licensed adult; the law takes effect on filing with the New York Secretary of State.
The Greene County Legislature on Aug. 20, 2025, adopted Local Law No. 2 of 2025, which amends Local Law No. 4 of 2023 to permit licensed 12- and 13-year-old hunters to hunt deer with a firearm or crossbow during the regular hunting season when supervised by a licensed adult.
The local law changes the county ordinance that previously limited those privileges and ties the…
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