The New York State Senate

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                                  7082

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 23, 2015
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Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  THIELE, BORELLI, DiPIETRO, FINCH, GARBARINO,
  GRAF, GUNTHER, McKEVITT, MONTESANO, NOJAY, PALMESANO,  RAIA,  ROBERTS,
  SANTABARBARA  --  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, DUPREY, HAWLEY,
  JOHNS, SCHIMMINGER, TITONE -- read once and referred to the  Committee
  on Environmental Conservation

AN  ACT  to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the
  cost of various hunting, fishing and trapping licenses

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  2  of  section  11-0715 of the environmental
conservation law, as amended by section 4 of part R of chapter 58 of the
laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
  2. A member of the Shinnecock tribe  or  the  Poospatuck  tribe  or  a
member  of the six nations, residing on any reservation wholly or partly
within the state, is entitled  to  receive  free  of  charge  a  fishing
license,  a  hunting  license,  a  muzzle-loading  privilege, a trapping
license, and a bowhunting privilege; a resident of the state  who  is  a
member  of  the  United States armed forces in active service who is not
stationed within the state and has not been herein  longer  than  thirty
days on leave or furlough, is entitled to receive free of charge a fish-
ing  license,  a  hunting license, and a trapping license; a resident of
the state who is an active member of the organized militia of the  state
of  New  York  as  defined  by  section  one of the military law, or the
reserve components of the armed forces of the United States, and exclud-
ing members of the inactive national guard and individual ready reserve,
is entitled to receive free of  charge  a  fishing  license,  a  hunting
license, and a trapping license; and a resident who is blind is entitled
to  receive  a  fishing license free of charge. For the purposes of this
subdivision a person is blind only if either: (a)  his  or  her  central
visual  acuity  does not exceed 20/200 in the better eye with correcting
lenses, or (b) his or her visual acuity is greater than  20/200  but  is

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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accompanied  by a limitation of the field of vision such that the widest
diameter of the visual field  subtends  an  angle  no  greater  than  20
degrees.
  A  resident in the state for a period of thirty days immediately prior
to the date of application who has attained the age of [seventy]  SIXTY-
FIVE is entitled to receive a fishing license, a trapping license, and a
hunting license, at a cost of five dollars for each license.
  A  resident in the state for a period of thirty days immediately prior
to the date of application who has attained the age of [seventy]  SIXTY-
FIVE  is entitled to receive free of charge a bowhunting privilege and a
muzzle-loading privilege.
  Each applicant for a license, permit or privilege  shall  pay  to  the
issuing  officer  a  fee,  according to the license, permit or privilege
issued and the residence or other qualification of the applicant.
  S 2. Subdivision 1 of section 11-0702 of the  environmental  conserva-
tion  law,  as amended by section 16 of part R of chapter 58 of the laws
of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
  1. There are hereby created the following lifetime  hunting,  fishing,
trapping,  archery  and  muzzle-loading  privileges  and  fees  therefor
subject to the same privileges and obligations  of  a  comparable  short
term license:

             Licenses                               Fees
      a. Lifetime license
     including a hunting license,
     fishing license and turkey
     permit. If purchased,
     for a  child four years
     of age or younger                              $380.00

      for a child age five through
     eleven years of age                            $535.00

      for a person age twelve through
     [sixty-nine] SIXTY-FOUR
     years of age                                   $765.00

      for a person age [seventy]
     SIXTY-FIVE and over.                           $ 65.00

      b. Lifetime
     hunting license.                               $535.00

      c. Lifetime fishing
     license for a person age
     [sixty-nine] SIXTY-FOUR
     or younger.                                    $460.00

      d. Lifetime fishing license
     for a person age [seventy]
     SIXTY-FIVE and over.                           $ 65.00

      e. Lifetime trapping
     license.                                       $395.00

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      f. Lifetime archery
     privilege.                                     $235.00

      g. Lifetime muzzle-
     loading privilege.                             $235.00

      h. For transfer to a person pursuant
     to section 11-0704 of this title               $ 50.00

  The  holder  of a lifetime hunting license or lifetime fishing license
may, at any time, convert such license to a lifetime license pursuant to
paragraph a of this subdivision for  an  additional  fee  equal  to  the
difference  between  the  current  fee  for  the new license and the fee
originally paid for the license.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.