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Senate Bill S5451

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to authorizing proxy hunting and fishing

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2015-S5451 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง11-0708, En Con L

2015-S5451 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to authorizing proxy hunting and/or fishing; provides certain conditions under which a resident holding a valid hunting and/or fishing license may take fish and/or game for another resident holding a valid hunting and/or fishing license who is either visually impaired, physically disabled or over the age of sixty-five.

2015-S5451 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S5451 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5451

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 14, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. GALLIVAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation

AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to proxy
  hunting and fishing licenses

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

  Section  1.  The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a
new section 11-0708 to read as follows:
S 11-0708. PROXY LICENSES.
  1. A RESIDENT (PROXY) HOLDING A VALID HUNTING AND/OR  FISHING  LICENSE
MAY  TAKE FISH AND/OR GAME FOR ANOTHER RESIDENT (BENEFICIARY) ALSO HOLD-
ING A VALID HUNTING AND/OR FISHING LICENSE WHO SUFFERS  FROM  FUNCTIONAL
VISUAL  IMPAIRMENT,  AS  DEFINED  BY  PARAGRAPH  B OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF
SECTION TWO HUNDRED FIFTEEN-A OF THE ELDER LAW, IS  PHYSICALLY  DISABLED
AS  AFFIRMED  BY  A  PHYSICIAN  ON  AN AFFIDAVIT TO BE PRESCRIBED BY THE
COMMISSIONER, OR IS SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER.
  2. BOTH THE PROXY AND  THE  BENEFICIARY  SHALL  POSSESS  COPIES  OF  A
COMPLETED  PROXY AUTHORIZATION ON A FORM TO BE PRESCRIBED BY THE COMMIS-
SIONER WHICH SHALL INCLUDE THE NAMES, ADDRESSES AND  SIGNATURES  OF  THE
PROXY   AND   BENEFICIARY,  APPLICABLE  HUNTING  LICENSE  IDENTIFICATION
NUMBERS, AND DATES DURING WHICH  SUCH  AUTHORIZATION  IS  APPLICABLE.  A
PROXY  AUTHORIZATION  MAY  NOT  BE USED TO TAKE A SPECIES OF FISH AND/OR
GAME FOR A BENEFICIARY OUTSIDE  OF  THE  TIME  SPECIFIED  ON  THE  PROXY
AUTHORIZATION.
  3.  A  PERSON  MAY  NOT  BE A PROXY FOR MORE THAN ONE BENEFICIARY AT A
TIME.  A PROXY WHO TAKES FISH AND/OR GAME FOR  A  BENEFICIARY  SHALL  BE
SUBJECT  TO  ALL THE CONDITIONS AND REQUIREMENTS THAT WOULD APPLY TO THE
BENEFICIARY IF THE BENEFICIARY PERSONALLY HUNTED AND/OR FISHED THE  FISH
AND/OR  GAME.    NO LATER THAN THIRTY DAYS AFTER TAKING SUCH FISH AND/OR
GAME, A PROXY SHALL PERSONALLY DELIVER ALL PARTS OF THE FISH AND/OR GAME
TO THE BENEFICIARY. A PROXY WHO TAKES FISH AND/OR GAME FOR A PERSON  MAY

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11142-01-5

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