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Assembly Bill A3470

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Provides for the promotion and marketing of hunting and fishing in N.Y. state

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2013-A3470 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Tourism, Parks, Arts And Sports Development
Law Section:
Economic Development Law
Laws Affected:
Add §167, Ec Dev L; amd §§11-0305 & 11-1307, add §11-0902, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A7077
2011-2012: A2708

2013-A3470 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the promotion and marketing of hunting and fishing in NYS; requires tourist promotion agencies to publish on website information regarding hunting and fishing, and to distribute brochures and maps at local offices; provides for a fishing promotion program and a hunting promotion program.

2013-A3470 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  3470

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 25, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. RABBITT, CERETTO -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  economic  development law and the environmental
  conservation law, in relation to promoting and marketing  hunting  and
  fishing in New York state

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

  Section 1. The economic development law is amended  by  adding  a  new
section 167 to read as follows:
  S  167.  ADDITIONAL  REQUIREMENTS FOR TOURIST PROMOTION AGENCIES.  (A)
EACH TOURIST PROMOTION AGENCY, IN CONSULTATION  WITH  THE  COMMISSIONER,
SHALL  MARKET  AND  PROMOTE  NEW YORK STATE AS A PREMIER DESTINATION FOR
HUNTING AND  FISHING.  SUCH  PROMOTION  AGENCY  SHALL  MAINTAIN  ON  ITS
WEBSITE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
  (1) PUBLIC FISHING SECTIONS OF STREAMS, PONDS AND LAKES;
  (2) MAPS OF SUCH PUBLIC FISHING SECTIONS OF STREAMS, PONDS AND LAKES;
  (3)  INFORMATION  REGARDING  TYPES  OF GAME SPECIES HUNTED IN NEW YORK
STATE AND REGIONS WHERE SUCH GAME ARE LOCATED;
  (4) WILDLIFE RECREATION  MAPS  INDICATING  HUNTING  AREAS  LOCATED  ON
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LANDS;
  (5)  THE  LOCATION  OF STATE LANDS, INCLUDING FORESTS, PARKS, WILDLIFE
MANAGEMENT AREAS, TRAILS, CAMPSITES BY TYPE, SKI AREAS, HATCHERIES,  AND
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTERS AND CAMPS;
  (6)  HANDICAPPED ACCESS POINTS FOR ALL SUCH WILDLIFE RECREATION SITES,
INCLUDING SUCH HUNTING AND FISHING SITES; AND
  (7) LINKS TO THE NEW YORK STATE  DEPARTMENT  OF  ECONOMIC  DEVELOPMENT
WEBSITE.
  (B)  EACH TOURIST PROMOTION AGENCY SHALL MAKE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC,
BROCHURES AND MAPS REGARDING HUNTING AND FISHING IN NEW YORK  STATE,  AT
ALL TOURIST PROMOTION AGENCY LOCATIONS.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05084-01-3

              

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