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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 county provision to state law: it applies for any period that the State Legislature extends Environmental Conservation Law §11-0935. The law is written to take effect immediately upon filing with the New York Secretary of State.
A public hearing on the proposed local law was held at the start of the meeting; no members of the public spoke and the hearing was closed before the legislature voted. The motion to adopt the local law was called and carried by roll call, with the county clerk reporting 10 ayes, 0 noes and 0 abstentions.
The adopted language extends the county's authorization only insofar as the corresponding state provision remains in force, a change the county said was intended to avoid repeated local amendments should the state Legislature extend or modify the state statute in the future.
Action recorded in the meeting minutes and on the legislative calendar lists the change as an amendment to Local Law No. 4 of 2023 and states the law will be effective on filing with the Secretary of State. No additional conditions, implementation dates beyond filing, or departmental directions were recorded at the time of adoption.
