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Assembly Bill A5973

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Provides that persons participating in a fishing class or clinic sponsored by a school or university are exempt from fishing license requirements

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2011-A5973 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S794
Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง11-0707, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A10095, S7358
2013-2014: A2351
2015-2016: A431
2017-2018: A3383

2011-A5973 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that persons participating in a fishing class or clinic sponsored by a school or university are exempt from fishing license requirements.

2011-A5973 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5973

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 3, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BURLING,  CROUCH, MURRAY, BARCLAY, SALADINO,
  FINCH, D. MILLER, PALMESANO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CALHOUN,
  CASTRO, CORWIN, HAWLEY, HEVESI, KOLB, P. LOPEZ,  McDONOUGH,  MOLINARO,
  MONTESANO, RAIA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environ-
  mental Conservation

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
  providing that persons participating in a non-commercial fishing class
  or clinic sponsored by a school or university are exempt from  fishing
  license requirements

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

  Section 1. Section 11-0707 of the environmental  conservation  law  is
amended by adding a new subdivision 10 to read as follows:
  10.  PERSONS PARTICIPATING IN A NON-COMMERCIAL FISHING CLASS OR CLINIC
SPONSORED BY A SCHOOL OR UNIVERSITY MAY TAKE FISH AND FROGS AS  IF  THEY
HELD  FISHING LICENSES EXCEPT THAT THEY MAY NOT TAKE BAIT FISH BY NET OR
TRAP.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03421-01-1

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