Assembly Bill A723

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Directs the commissioner of environmental conservation to create gift cards for hunting and fishing licenses

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A723 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S754
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §11-0706, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A7576, S5161
2013-2014: A1627, S6574
2015-2016: A7467, S3106
2019-2020: A2050, S5547

2017-A723 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of environmental conservation to promulgate rules and regulations establishing gift cards for hunting and fishing licenses in New York State.

2017-A723 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    723
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. GUNTHER, OTIS -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
   directing  the  commissioner  of  environmental conservation to create
   gift cards for hunting and fishing licenses

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section 11-0706 of the environmental conservation law, as
 amended by section 22 of part R of chapter 58 of the laws  of  2013,  is
 amended to read as follows:
 § 11-0706. Gift cards for hunting and fishing licenses.
   1.  The  commissioner  [is  authorized  to establish] SHALL PROMULGATE
 RULES AND REGULATIONS ESTABLISHING  gift  cards  for  the  licenses  and
 bowhunting and muzzle-loading privileges set forth in section 11-0701 of
 this title.
   2.  For  the purposes of this title, the term "gift card" shall mean a
 restricted monetary equivalent or voucher that,  when  redeemed  by  the
 holder,  entitles  such  person  to a valid license or bowhunting and/or
 muzzle-loading privilege as set forth in section 11-0701 of this title.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03782-01-7

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