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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.
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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.