S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  1909

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 12, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. GIGLIO, CASTELLI, SCHROEDER -- Multi-Sponsored by
  -- M. of A. CORWIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Envi-
  ronmental Conservation

AN  ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to free
  hunting, fishing and trapping licenses  to  state  residents  who  are
  active duty members of the United States armed services

  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 3 of part KK of chapter 59 of
the laws of 2009, 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  small  and big game license, a sportsman license, a muzzle-
loading stamp, a trapping license, and a bow hunting stamp;  a  resident
of the state who is a member of the United States armed forces in active
service  [who is not] REGARDLESS OF WHERE HE OR SHE IS 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
small and big game 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 small and big
game 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

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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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.
  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 is  enti-
tled  to  receive  a  sportsman  license at the cost of ten dollars as a
license fee.
  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 is enti-
tled to receive a fishing license, and a trapping 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 is  enti-
tled  to  receive free of charge a bowhunting stamp and a muzzle-loading
stamp.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.