Removes restrictions on crossbow size and draw weight when used for hunting.

New York Assembly Bill A06854 amends the environmental conservation law to remove restrictions on crossbow size and draw weight when used for hunting. The bill specifies that crossbows must have a working safety, a minimum limb width of seventeen inches, a minimum peak draw weight of one hundred pounds, a maximum peak draw weight of two hundred pounds, and a minimum overall length of twenty-four inches from buttstock to front of limbs. The changes take effect immediately.

Removes restrictions on crossbow size and draw weight when used for hunting.

New York Assembly Bill A06854 amends the environmental conservation law to remove restrictions on crossbow size and draw weight when used for hunting. The bill specifies that crossbows must have a working safety, a minimum limb width of seventeen inches, a minimum peak draw weight of one hundred pounds, a maximum peak draw weight of two hundred pounds, and a minimum overall length of twenty-four inches from buttstock to front of limbs. The changes take effect immediately.