Senate Bill S7041

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Authorizes DEC to designate additional fishing events as rehabilitation for armed forces veterans or active members

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-S7041 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10112
Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §11-0305, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
S656, A4263

2009-S7041 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes DEC to designate additional fishing events as rehabilitation for armed forces veterans or active members.

2009-S7041 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S7041 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7041

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              March 9, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. VALESKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation

AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to fish-
  ing events as rehabilitation for members of the  United  States  armed
  forces

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 16 of  section  11-0305  of  the  environmental
conservation  law,  as  added  by chapter 292 of the laws of 1996 and as
renumbered by section 2 of part F of chapter 82 of the laws of 2002,  is
amended to read as follows:
  16. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law, to authorize no
more than four free sport fishing clinics in each year for each separate
administrative  region  of the department, provided however that nothing
in this subdivision shall preclude the department from conducting  addi-
tional  free sport fishing clinics during free sport fishing days desig-
nated by the commissioner pursuant to subdivision [fifteen] FOURTEEN  of
this  section.  A  free  sport  fishing clinic shall include, but not be
limited to, instruction provided  by  employees  of  the  department  in
recreational  angling,  including  its benefits and values, and may also
include instruction and other information relevant to  an  understanding
of  fisheries  management,  ethics  and  aquatic ecology and habitat. No
license is required to take fish by angling  while  participating  in  a
fishing  clinic  conducted by the department that has been designated by
the commissioner as a free sport fishing clinic. Such clinics  shall  be
implemented  in  a  manner  determined by the department to best provide
public notice thereof and to maximize public participation  therein,  so
as  to promote the recreational opportunities afforded by sport fishing.
FURTHER, THE COMMISSIONER MAY DESIGNATE ADDITIONAL FISHING EVENTS ORGAN-
IZED THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT THAT PROVIDE PHYSICAL OR EMOTIONAL REHABILI-
TATION FOR VETERANS OR ACTIVE DUTY MEMBERS OF THE ARMED  FORCES  OF  THE
UNITED  STATES. NO LICENSE SHALL BE REQUIRED FOR SUCH VETERANS OR ACTIVE
DUTY MEMBERS TO TAKE  FISH  BY  ANGLING  WHILE  PARTICIPATING  IN  THESE
EVENTS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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