§ 11-0931. Prohibitions on the use and possession of firearms.\n 1. No person except a law enforcement officer in the performance of\nhis official duties shall use in hunting or possess in the fields or\nforests or on the waters of the state for any purpose:\n a. the apparatus known as a silencer;\n b. any automatic firearm, or any firearm which has been converted to\nan automatic type, or any firearm which has a built-in mechanical\nadjustment which will permit it to function as an automatic arm; or\n c. any auto-loading firearm of a construction to contain more than six\nshells in the magazine and chamber combined, except\n (1) such a firearm using twenty-two caliber rim-fire ammunition, or\n (2) such a firearm which has been altered so as to reduce its capacity\nto not more than six shells at one time in the magazine and chamber\ncombined, or\n (3) an auto-loading pistol having a barrel less than eight inches in\nlength.\n d. An automatic firearm is defined as one which will continue to fire\nas long as the trigger is held back. An auto-loading firearm is defined\nas one which reloads itself after each shot and requires that the\ntrigger be pulled back for each shot.\n * 2. a. No crossbow or firearm except a pistol or revolver shall be\ncarried or possessed in or on a motor vehicle unless it is uncocked, for\na crossbow or unloaded, for a firearm in both the chamber and the\nmagazine, except that a loaded firearm which may be legally used for\ntaking migratory game birds may be carried or possessed in a motorboat\nwhile being legally used in hunting migratory game birds, and b. no\nperson except a law enforcement officer in the performance of his\nofficial duties or a nuisance wildlife specialist with a permit issued\npursuant to section 11-0522-a of this article, provided that such\nactivities are in furtherance of the site-specific deer management plan,\nshall, while in or on a motor vehicle, use a jacklight, spotlight or\nother artificial light upon lands inhabited by deer if he or she is in\npossession or is accompanied by a person who is in possession, at the\ntime of such use, of a longbow, crossbow or a firearm of any kind except\na pistol or revolver, unless such longbow or crossbow is unstrung or\nsuch firearm or crossbow is taken down or securely fastened in a case or\nlocked in the trunk of the vehicle. For purposes of this subdivision,\nmotor vehicle shall mean every vehicle or other device operated by any\npower other than muscle power, and which shall include but not be\nlimited to automobiles, trucks, motorcycles, tractors, trailers and\nmotorboats, snowmobiles and snowtravelers, whether operated on or off\npublic highways. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subdivision, the\ndepartment may issue a permit to any person who is non-ambulatory,\nexcept with the use of a mechanized aid, to possess a loaded firearm in\nor on a motor vehicle as defined in this section, subject to such\nrestrictions as the department may deem necessary in the interest of\npublic safety. Nothing in this section permits the possession of a\npistol or a revolver contrary to the penal law.\n * NB Effective until January 1, 2027\n * 2. No crossbow or firearm except a pistol or revolver shall be\ncarried or possessed in or on a motor vehicle unless it is uncocked, for\na crossbow or unloaded, for a firearm in both the chamber and the\nmagazine, except that a loaded firearm which may be legally used for\ntaking migratory game birds may be carried or possessed in a motorboat\nwhile being legally used in hunting migratory game birds, and no person\nexcept a law enforcement officer in the performance of his official\nduties shall, while in or on a motor vehicle, use a jacklight, spotlight\nor other artificial light upon lands inhabited by deer if he or she is\nin possession or is accompanied by a person who is in possession, at the\ntime of such use, of a longbow, crossbow or a firearm of any kind except\na pistol or revolver,
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