S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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9190
I N S E N A T E
May 12, 2022
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Introduced by Sen. SKOUFIS -- 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
providing free lifetime licenses for New York state's honorably
discharged, disabled veterans
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 11-0702 of the environmental
conservation 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 years of age $765.00
for a person age seventy
and over[.] $65.00
FOR A NEW YORK STATE RESIDENT
WHO HAS BEEN (A) HONORABLY DISCHARGED FROM
SERVICE IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE
UNITED STATES,
OR (B) HAS A QUALIFYING CONDITION,
AS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE OF THE
VETERANS' SERVICES LAW, AND HAS
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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RECEIVED A DISCHARGE OTHER THAN BAD
CONDUCT OR DISHONORABLE FROM SUCH SERVICE,
OR (C) IS A DISCHARGED LGBT
VETERAN, AS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE OF
THE VETERANS' SERVICES LAW, AND HAS
RECEIVED A DISCHARGE OTHER THAN BAD
CONDUCT OR DISHONORABLE FROM SUCH
SERVICE, AND IS CERTIFIED
AS HAVING A FORTY PERCENT OR
GREATER SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY. $0.00
b. Lifetime hunting license. $535.00
c. Lifetime fishing
license for a person age
sixty-nine or younger. $460.00
d. Lifetime fishing license
for a person age seventy
and over. $ 65.00
e. Lifetime trapping
license. $395.00
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.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.