S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                          I N  A S S E M B L Y
                             March 22, 2012
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Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BURLING,  GUNTHER, RAIA, CALHOUN, LOSQUADRO,
  MONTESANO, BARCLAY,  HAWLEY,  McDONOUGH,  CASTELLI,  FINCH,  SALADINO,
  CORWIN,  SAYWARD,  GIGLIO,  LINARES  -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  BROOK-KRASNY, CERETTO, CROUCH, McENENY, McKEVITT, McLAUGHLIN, D. MILL-
  ER, P. RIVERA -- read once and referred to the Committee  on  Environ-
  mental Conservation
AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
  requiring  the  department  of  environmental  conservation  to  issue
  documentation of hunter safety course completion
  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
  Section 1.  Section 11-0713 of the environmental conservation  law  is
amended by adding a new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
  7.  A  PERSON  WHO  HOLDS A LICENSE OR STAMP AUTHORIZING THE HOLDER TO
HUNT, FISH, OR TRAP AND WHO HAS LOST OR ACCIDENTALLY DESTROYED  DOCUMEN-
TATION DEMONSTRATING COMPLETION OF A HUNTER SAFETY COURSE AS REQUIRED TO
OBTAIN  SUCH  A  LICENSE  OR STAMP MAY REQUEST THE DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE
DOCUMENTATION OF THE COMPLETION OF SUCH A HUNTER  SAFETY  COURSE.    THE
DEPARTMENT SHALL ISSUE A CERTIFICATE STATING THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE
APPLICANT  AND  THAT THE APPLICANT HAS SATISFACTORILY COMPLETED A HUNTER
SAFETY COURSE AS REQUIRED BY THE STATE OF NEW YORK TO OBTAIN  A  LICENSE
OR  STAMP  AUTHORIZING THE HOLDER TO HUNT, FISH, OR TRAP. THE DEPARTMENT
MAY CHARGE A REASONABLE FEE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF SUCH A CERTIFICATE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14838-01-2