NY State Senate Bill 2009-S6314

Senate Bill S6314

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Authorizes the owner or operator of a fleet of livery boats to acquire a recreational marine fishing license for its patrons

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- Passed Assembly
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Delivered to Governor
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Jan 06, 2010	referred to environmental conservation
Nov 24, 2009	referred to rules

2009-S6314 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A9438
Current Committee:: Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:: Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:: Add §13-0336-a, amd §13-0355, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:: A5660

2009-S6314 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a marine and coastal district livery boat recreational marine fishing license which shall be held by the owner or operator of a fleet of livery boats, and which authorizes lessors of such boats to engage in recreational marine fishing.

2009-S6314 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S6314

 TITLE OF BILL :
An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to
marine and coastal district livery boat recreational marine fishing
license


 PURPOSE :
This bill would amend the environmental conservation law to allow
livery boat rental companies to purchase a bulk salt water fishing
license, which will cover all rental boats in their fleet and the
passenger who rent said boats.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :
The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new section
13-0336-a creating a marine and coastal district livery boat
recreational marine fishing license and price of said license, as well
as, defining the term "livery boat". The environmental conservation
law is also amended to include a new paragraph c of subdivision 5 of
section 13-0355 allowing recreational fishing passengers of "livery
boats" to take fish as if they held a recreational marine fishing
license.

 JUSTIFICATION :
The 2009-10 New York State Budget included the imposition of a

saltwater recreational marine fishing license. Within the budgetary
language, Charter and Party boats are able to purchase one bulk
license for four hundred dollars that will cover all passengers on the
boat. However, individual boat rental companies are expected to
require that each fisher going on a rented boat purchase an individual
license at the cost of ten dollars for in-state residents and fifteen
dollars for out-of-state residents. Due to this provision, the "livery
boat" industry would be decimated because of the added cost imposed by
this license. Industry leaders have noted that this cost will
effectively put them out of business as fishers would be more likely
to utilize charter and party boats at a lower cost.

This legislation puts livery boat rental companies on the same
competitive level as charter and party boat companies by providing
them with the same ability to purchase the bulk license at the cost of
four hundred dollars. As a result, the livery boat companies will
include the cost of the bulk license in the rental fees allowing them
to spread the cost of license fee over the course of the year.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :
This is a new bill.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :
Minimal to the state if any.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately.

2009-S6314 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6314

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            November 24, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  SKELOS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
  marine  and  coastal  district livery boat recreational marine fishing
  license

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

  Section  1.  The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a
new section 13-0336-a to read as follows:
S 13-0336-A. MARINE AND COASTAL DISTRICT LIVERY BOAT RECREATIONAL MARINE
               FISHING LICENSE.
  1. EVERY OWNER OR OPERATOR OF LIVERY VESSELS  WHICH  LEASES  ANY  SUCH
VESSEL  IN THE MARINE AND COASTAL DISTRICT FOR USE BY RECREATIONAL FISH-
ING PASSENGERS SHALL HOLD A  LIVERY  BOAT  RECREATIONAL  MARINE  FISHING
LICENSE  ISSUED  BY  THE  DEPARTMENT  FOR  AN ANNUAL FEE OF FOUR HUNDRED
DOLLARS FOR THE ENTIRE FLEET OF LIVERY BOATS OF AN  OWNER  OR  OPERATOR.
SUCH  LICENSES SHALL ONLY BE ISSUED TO PERSONS DOMICILED IN THE STATE OR
IN A STATE WHICH AFFORDS RECIPROCAL FISHING PRIVILEGES TO PERSONS  DOMI-
CILED  IN  NEW  YORK.  A  LICENSE  ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL
AUTHORIZE ALL PASSENGERS ABOARD A LIVERY BOAT, OWNED OR  OPERATED  BY  A
LICENSEE,  TO  ENGAGE IN RECREATIONAL MARINE FISHING. SUCH LICENSE SHALL
BE POSTED AND MADE AVAILABLE AT THE LICENSEE'S PLACE OF BUSINESS, AND  A
COPY  THEREOF  SHALL  BE  POSTED  AND MADE AVAILABLE ON EACH LIVERY BOAT
OWNED OR OPERATED BY THE LICENSEE. FOR THE  PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SECTION,
"LIVERY BOAT" SHALL MEAN A VESSEL OF TWENTY OR LESS FEET IN LENGTH WHICH
IS  LEASED FOR USE BY PASSENGERS FOR THE PURPOSE OF TAKING OR ATTEMPTING
TO TAKE MARINE FISH FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES.
  2. LIVERY BOAT RECREATIONAL MARINE FISHING LICENSES  SHALL  EXPIRE  ON
THE THIRTY-FIRST DAY OF DECEMBER OF EACH YEAR.
  S  2.  Subdivision 5 of section 13-0355 of the environmental conserva-
tion law is amended by adding a new paragraph c to read as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15109-01-9

S. 6314                             2

  C. RECREATIONAL FISHING PASSENGERS ON A MARINE  AND  COASTAL  DISTRICT
LIVERY  BOAT  LICENSED  PURSUANT  TO SECTION 13-0336-A OF THIS TITLE MAY
TAKE FISH AS IF THEY HELD A RECREATIONAL MARINE FISHING LICENSE.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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