Local and state representatives held a joint press conference to promote a deer control bill package.

Staten Island Assemblymember Matthew Titone (D - Staten Island) along with Syracuse assemblymember Pamela Hunter spoke Tuesday about the legislation that would combat deer overpopulation and the spreading of tick-borne illnesses like Lyme disease. 

Titone said in the past nine years there has been a 9000% increase in deer population on Staten Island.

That can lead to more traffic accidents, environmental damage along with the tick borne diseases.

Just a couple weeks back A deer made its way into a New Dorp Lane clothing store and ran around for nearly an hour before being caught. 

The incident caused thousands of dollars in damages and the deer was eventually euthanized.

"While the city is trying to do what they can to control the population of the deer on staten island, it has been inadequate," said Titone.

The bills, which passed the assembly, would require the department of environmental conservation to report on deer management techniques, expand the definition of invasive species to include ticks, and authorize certain methods for wildlife damage control.