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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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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

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

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