BILL NUMBER: S2413

SPONSOR: KAPLAN
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the
suspension or revocation of fishing, hunting and trapping licenses
pursuant to the interstate wildlife violator compact

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Environmental Conservation Law (ECL)§ 71-0919(1) is amended-by adding a
new paragraph g to provide that when a license privilege is revoked or
suspended by a participating state in the IWVC, the violation and subse-
quent revocation or suspension in that state shall constitute the basis
for revocation or suspension in this state for the same privilege and
period of time.

 
EXISTING LAW:

Title 25 of ECL Article 11 enacted the IWVC. ECL § 71-0919 sets for the
              

punishments for violations of the Fish and Wildlife Law

 
STATEMENT IN SUPPORT:

The text of the IWVC is found at ECL § 11-2503. Article V of the IWVC
provides reciprocal recognition of suspensions requiring that all
participating states recognize the suspension of license privileges of
any person by any participating state as though the violation resulting
in the suspension had occurred in their state and could have been the
basis for suspension of license privileges in their state. Each partic-
ipating state is responsible for communicating suspension information to
the other participating states.

New York State-joined the IWVC in 2005; at that time there were 16
participating states in the Compact, today there are 30. Currently, each
revocation notice posted on the IWVC Web page must be painstakingly
reviewed for content and applicability to New York revocable violations.
Other participating states eliminate this large administrative burden by
simply adopting all revocations and suspensions posted by other partic-
ipating states.

The purpose of the IWVC is to prevent offenders from farming around for
sporting privileges when they have been revoked in another state, it is
also intended to prevent member States from becoming a dumping ground
for all the violators that can't get a sporting license any where else.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

3185 of 2018, Passed Assembly.

 
FISCAL IMPACT:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.