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                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
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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
  requiring  the  department  of  environmental  conservation  to  issue
  documentation of hunter safety course completion

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  4  of  section  11-0713 of the environmental
conservation law is amended by adding a  new  paragraph  d  to  read  as
follows:
  D. A PERSON WHO HOLDS A LICENSE OR PRIVILEGE AUTHORIZING THE HOLDER TO
HUNT,  FISH, OR TRAP AND WHO HAS LOST OR ACCIDENTALLY DESTROYED DOCUMEN-
TATION DEMONSTRATING COMPLETION OF A NEW YORK HUNTER  SAFETY  COURSE  AS
REQUIRED  PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION  THREE OF THIS SECTION MAY APPLY FOR
REPLACEMENT EDUCATION CERTIFICATES FOR A COMMISSION OF ONE DOLLAR TO THE
ISSUING AGENT. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ISSUE SUCH A DUPLICATE  WHEN  SATIS-
FIED THE APPLICATION IS MADE IN GOOD FAITH.
  S  2.  Paragraph c of subdivision 3 of section 11-0713 of the environ-
mental conservation law, as amended by section 3 of part R of chapter 58
of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
  c. Certifications of qualification in responsible hunting, responsible
bowhunting and responsible trapping practices may be made by duly quali-
fied and designated persons, whose fitness to give instructions in  said
practices has been determined by an agent of the department. The depart-
ment  may designate any person it deems qualified to act as its agent in
the giving of instruction and the making  of  certification.  No  charge
shall  be  made  for any certificate or instruction given to a person to
qualify him or her to obtain a  license  or  privilege  other  than  for
certain  instruction  and  materials  accredited  by  the  department to
provide preparation for final instruction and testing by agents  of  the

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

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department  [or  for replacement education certificates for a commission
of one dollar to the issuing agent]. The department shall make available
to the public courses without charge which  do  not  require  additional
preparation  at  the  expense  of  students, and may also offer optional
courses which require  preparatory  instruction  which  may  be  at  the
expense  of  the  student. The department may make rules and regulations
which in its opinion effectuate better the purpose of this subdivision.
  S 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.