S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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8471
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
October 9, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. ORTIZ, GUNTHER, COLTON, WEPRIN, HOOPER, COOK --
read once and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the
issuance of deer management permits for certain disabled veterans
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph b of subdivision 1 of section 11-0913 of the
environmental conservation law, as amended by section 46 of part F of
chapter 82 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows:
b. In the issuance of permits, the department may give preference to
resident license holders and may give preference to disabled veterans
having 40 percent or greater disability WHO SHALL ONLY HAVE TO PROVIDE
PROOF OF SERVICE-RELATED DISABILITY ONE TIME AND EVERY YEAR THEREAFTER,
SHALL PROVIDE PROOF OF AN EXPIRED PERMIT, and to the applications of
groups which include a person or the spouse of a person, provided that
such spouse lives in the same household, who owns at least 50 acres of
land in one parcel in the specified area.
S 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediately, the
addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary
for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized
and directed to be made and completed on or before such effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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