NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
LOCAL LAW INTRO. NO. 2 OF 2025
LOCAL LAW AUTHORIZING 12- AND 13-YEAR OLD LICENSED HUNTERS
TO HUNT DEER WITH A FIREARM OR CROSSBOW
DURING HUNTING SEASON
WITH THE SUPERVISION OF AN ADULT LICENSED HUNTER
Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the Delaware County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday, October 8, 2025 at 1:05 p.m. in the Board of Supervisors’ Room of the Senator Charles D. Cook County Office Building, 111 Main Street, Delhi, New York, concerning proposed Local Law Intro. No. 2 of 2025 entitled, Local Law Authorizing 12- and 13- Year Old Licensed Hunters to Hunt Deer With a Firearm or Crossbow During Hunting Season With the Supervision of an Adult Licensed Hunter. The intent of this Local Law is to authorize Delaware County to permit 12- and 13- year-old individuals to participate in the new and safe hunting opportunities in accordance with Environment Conservation Law § 11-0935.
All persons interested in speaking concerning the proposed local law will be heard at the aforementioned time and place. Disabled citizens who require assistance in attending said public hearing or in furnishing comments or suggestions should contact the Clerk of the Board’s office to request assistance at (607) 832-5110.
Dated: September 26, 2025
Penny A. Bishop
Clerk of the Board
Delaware County Board of Supervisors
