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Assembly Bill A431

2015-2016 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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2015-A431 (ACTIVE) - Details

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
2011-2012: A5973
2013-2014: A2351
2017-2018: A3383

2015-A431 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2015-A431 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   431

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. RYAN -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Environmental 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.
                                                           LBD00278-01-5

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