Allows children aged ten and older to hunt small game, fowl, deer, or bear during applicable seasons without a license or hunter's education.

New York Assembly Bill A02312 proposes a hunting mentorship program allowing children aged ten and older to hunt small game, fowl, deer, or bear during applicable seasons without needing a hunting license or hunter's education course certification. The child must be within arm's reach of a qualified hunting mentor at all times. A qualified hunting mentor is defined as someone who is at least twenty-one years old, holds a valid certificate of completion of a hunter's education course and a current valid hunting license, and is either the parent or guardian of the child or authorized by the.

Allows children aged ten and older to hunt small game, fowl, deer, or bear during applicable seasons without a license or hunter's education.

New York Assembly Bill A02312 proposes a hunting mentorship program allowing children aged ten and older to hunt small game, fowl, deer, or bear during applicable seasons without needing a hunting license or hunter's education course certification. The child must be within arm's reach of a qualified hunting mentor at all times. A qualified hunting mentor is defined as someone who is at least twenty-one years old, holds a valid certificate of completion of a hunter's education course and a current valid hunting license, and is either the parent or guardian of the child or authorized by the.