S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2023-2024 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
October 27, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. WOERNER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Environmental Conservation
AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to waiv-
ing fishing, hunting and trapping license fees for certain first
responders
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The opening paragraph of 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:
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 fishing 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 excluding 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 trap-
ping license; A RESIDENT OF THE STATE WHO IS A CERTIFIED FIRST RESPONDER
WHO WAS DISABLED AS A RESULT OF A CERTIFIED WORLD TRADE CENTER MEDICAL
CONDITION 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
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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correcting lenses, or (b) his or her visual acuity is greater than
20/200 but is accompanied by a limitation of the field of vision such
that the widest diameter of the visual field subtends an angle no great-
er than 20 degrees.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.