S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 14, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. ORTIZ, ABBATE, MARKEY, ZEBROWSKI, BENEDETTO,
SCHIMMINGER, SCHROEDER, TOWNS, MAGNARELLI -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
of A. CLARK, COLTON, FARRELL, PHEFFER, WEISENBERG, WRIGHT -- read once
and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to waiv-
ing certain fishing and hunting fees for certain members of the mili-
tary serving during a period of war
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 11-0715 of the environmental
conservation law, as amended by section 3 of part KK of chapter 59 of
the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
2. A member of the Shinnecock tribe or the Poospatuck tribe or a
member of the six nations, residing on any reservation wholly or partly
within the state, is entitled to receive free of charge a fishing
license, a small and big game license, a sportsman license, a muzzle-
loading stamp, a trapping license, and a bow hunting stamp; a resident
of the state who is a member of the United States armed forces in active
service who is not stationed within the state and has not been herein
longer than thirty days on leave or furlough, is entitled to receive
free of charge a fishing license, a small and big game license, and a
trapping license; a resident of the state who is an active member of the
organized militia of the state of New York as defined by section one of
the military law, or the reserve components of the armed forces of the
United States, and excluding members of the inactive national guard and
individual ready reserve, is entitled to receive free of charge a fish-
ing license, a small and big game license, and a trapping license; A
RESIDENT OF THE STATE WHO PERFORMED MILITARY SERVICE DURING A PERIOD OF
WAR AND WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED, IS ENTITLED, FOR THE FIVE YEARS IMME-
DIATELY SUCCEEDING HIS OR HER RETURN TO THE STATE FROM SUCH MILITARY
SERVICE, TO RECEIVE FREE OF CHARGE A FISHING LICENSE, A SMALL AND BIG
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04085-01-1
A. 2172 2
GAME LICENSE, AND A TRAPPING LICENSE; and a resident who is blind is
entitled to receive a fishing license free of charge. For the purposes
of this subdivision a person is blind only if either: (a) his or her
central visual acuity does not exceed 20/200 in the better eye with
correcting lenses, or (b) his or her visual acuity is greater than
20/200 but is accompanied by a limitation of the field of vision such
that the widest diameter of the visual field subtends an angle no great-
er than 20 degrees.
A resident in the state for a period of thirty days immediately prior
to the date of application who has attained the age of seventy is enti-
tled to receive a sportsman license at the cost of ten dollars as a
license fee.
A resident in the state for a period of thirty days immediately prior
to the date of application who has attained the age of seventy is enti-
tled to receive a fishing license, and a trapping license, at a cost of
five dollars for each license.
A resident in the state for a period of thirty days immediately prior
to the date of application who has attained the age of seventy is enti-
tled to receive free of charge a bowhunting stamp and a muzzle-loading
stamp.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.