Coalition to Save the Deer v. Village of North Haven
Court: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York; September 30, 1996; New York; State Appellate Court
Plaintiffs sought a declaration that Local Law No. 3 of 1995 from the Village of North Haven was invalid and unconstitutional. The Supreme Court of Suffolk County, presided over by Judge Can*670navo, issued an order and judgment on May 10, 1995, affirming the validity and constitutionality of the local law. The court found that the defendant, the Board of Trustees of the Village of North Haven, acted within its authority when amending the local law to allow for deer management through nuisance deer permits issued by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, as supported by relevant statutes (ECL 11-0521, Municipal Home Rule Law § 10 [1], and Village Law § 4-412). The court dismissed the plaintiffs' remaining arguments as without merit. The judgment was affirmed with costs, with Justices Bracken, Altman, Krausman, and Goldstein concurring.