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                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. DelMONTE, SCHROEDER, MAGEE, TITONE -- Multi-Spon-
  sored  by  --  M. of A.  P. LOPEZ, LUPARDO, MOLINARO, QUINN, TOWNSEND,
  WALKER -- read once and referred to  the  Committee  on  Environmental
  Conservation

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
  reducing the required minimum  age  for  obtaining  a  junior  archery
  license

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Paragraph c of subdivision 2  of  section  11-0701  of  the
environmental  conservation  law,  as  amended by section 7 of part F of
chapter 82 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows:
  c. A junior archery license entitles a resident holder who is  between
the  ages  of  [fourteen] TWELVE and sixteen years to hunt wild deer and
bear with a longbow during the special archery  season  and  during  the
regular  season,  as  provided  in  title  9 of this article, as if such
person held a license which authorizes the holder to hunt big game  with
a bowhunting stamp affixed, subject to the provisions of section 11-0929
and  subdivision  3  of  section  11-0713 of this article. It entitles a
non-resident holder who is between the ages  of  [fourteen]  TWELVE  and
sixteen  years  to  hunt  wild  deer  and bear with a longbow during the
special archery season and during the regular  season,  as  provided  in
title  9 of this article, as if such person held a non-resident bowhunt-
ing license, a non-resident license which authorizes the holder to  hunt
deer  and  a non-resident bear tag, subject to the provisions of section
11-0929 and subdivision 3 of section 11-0713 of this article.
  S 2. Subdivision 2 of section 11-0713 of the  environmental  conserva-
tion  law,  as amended by chapter 344 of the laws of 2008, is amended to
read as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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  2. The issuing officer shall not issue a junior archery license  to  a
person  between  the  ages  of [fourteen] TWELVE and sixteen or a junior
hunting license to a person between the ages of twelve and sixteen years
unless at the time of issuance applicant is accompanied by  his  or  her
parent  or  legal  guardian  who  shall  consent  to the issuance of the
license and shall so signify by signing his OR HER name  in  ink  across
the  face  of  it.  At  no time shall such licenses be issued by mail to
persons between the ages of twelve and sixteen years.
  S 3. Subdivision 3 of section 11-0719 of the  environmental  conserva-
tion  law,  as amended by chapter 344 of the laws of 2008, is amended to
read as follows:
  3. A junior hunting license issued to a person who is at least  twelve
and less than sixteen years of age or a junior archery license issued to
a  person  who  is  [fourteen or fifteen] BETWEEN THE AGES OF TWELVE AND
SIXTEEN years [of age] may be  revoked  by  the  department  upon  proof
satisfactory  to the department that such person, while under the age of
sixteen, has engaged in hunting wildlife  with  a  gun  or  longbow,  in
circumstances  in  which a license is required, while not accompanied by
his or her parent, guardian  or  other  adult  as  provided  in  section
11-0929  of  this  article.  If such license or privilege is revoked the
department shall fix the period of such  revocation,  which  is  not  to
exceed  four years. The department may require that such person success-
fully complete a department sponsored course and obtain a certificate of
qualification in responsible hunting or responsible bowhunting practices
before being issued another hunting or bowhunting license.
  S 4. Subdivision 3 of section 11-0929 of the  environmental  conserva-
tion  law,  as amended by chapter 344 of the laws of 2008, is amended to
read as follows:
  3. A licensee who is BETWEEN THE AGES OF TWELVE AND sixteen [or seven-
teen] years [of age] and who has not  previously  had  a  license  which
authorizes  the holder to hunt big game issued to him or her and engaged
in hunting pursuant to it shall not hunt deer or bear unless he  or  she
is  accompanied  by  his or her parent or legal guardian, or by a person
designated in writing by his or her parent or legal guardian on  a  form
prescribed  by  the department and who is eighteen years of age or older
and who has had at least one year's experience in hunting deer or  bear,
and  such  accompanying parent, guardian or person holds a license which
authorizes the holder to hunt big game.
  S 5. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law.