Emilia Teasdale reports in the Columbia Paper that the Kinderhook Town Board voted on January 9, amending the town code to prohibit hunting on town land. Town Attorney Andy Howard said it is a gray area in state law whether people can hunt on state land, and the law now makes it explicit that they cannot shoot at deer in the town park. The town’s Volunteer Park off State Farm Road includes 77 acres, but now, “it shall be unlawful to engage in any type of hunting, including but not limited to hunting with a bow, shotgun and/or rifle, upon the town park, playground or recreational areas.” The penalty for offenses “shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $250 or by imprisonment for not more than 15 days or both.” Read the full story in the Columbia Paper.