Senate Bill S8644

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires that a person hold a license, tag or privilege in an electronic or other acceptable format pursuant to regulations

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Current Bill Status - Signed by Governor


  • 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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2023-S8644 - Details

Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§11-0705 & 11-0911, En Con L

2023-S8644 - Summary

Requires that a person hold a license, tag or privilege in an electronic or other acceptable format pursuant to regulations for the hunting of deer and bears.

2023-S8644 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S8644 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8644
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 26, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- 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 elec-
   tronic identification of hunting license holders and  the  tagging  of
   deer and bears
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subparagraph 1 of paragraph a of subdivision 1, subdivision
 2 and subdivision 3 of section 11-0705 of the environmental conservation
 law, as amended by section 21 of part R of chapter 58  of  the  laws  of
 2013, are amended to read as follows:
   (1)  have  such license, tag or privilege on the holder's person IN AN
 ELECTRONIC OR OTHER ACCEPTABLE FORMAT  PURSUANT  TO  REGULATIONS,  while
 exercising  any  privilege  of that license stated in section 11-0701 of
 this title, or while assisting or accompanying a  minor  in  hunting  as
 provided in section 11-0929 of this article, and
   2. [a. Holders of a hunting license while exercising the privileges of
 such license, shall have the back tag issued with their license attached
 to  and displayed on the back of the outer garment between the shoulders
 in such manner that all figures are plainly visible at all times.
   b. The license tag for the current year only shall be displayed.
   c. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs a and b of this subdi-
 vision, a license holder shall not be required to display  such  license
 tag in the Northern Zone or the Catskill Park.
   3.] Failure of a licensee to have the holder's license, tag or license
 with  bowhunting  and/or muzzle-loading privilege included, on the hold-
 er's person IN AN ELECTRONIC OR  OTHER  ACCEPTABLE  FORMAT  PURSUANT  TO
 REGULATIONS, while hunting, fishing or trapping, is presumptive evidence
 that  the  holder  is  hunting, fishing or trapping, as the case may be,
 without holding the license, tag or license and  bowhunting  or  muzzle-
 loading  privilege  required by subdivision 6 of section 11-0703 of this
 title.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14632-01-4
 S. 8644                             2
              

2023-S8644A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§11-0705 & 11-0911, En Con L

2023-S8644A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that a person hold a license, tag or privilege in an electronic or other acceptable format pursuant to regulations for the hunting of deer and bears.

2023-S8644A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S8644A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8644--A
     Cal. No. 645
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 26, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
   -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first and second
   report, amended on second report, ordered to a third reading,  and  to
   be  reprinted  as  amended,  retaining its place in the order of third
   reading

 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to elec-
   tronic identification of hunting license holders and  the  tagging  of
   deer and bears
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subparagraph 1 of paragraph a of subdivision 1, subdivision
 2 and subdivision 3 of section 11-0705 of the environmental conservation
 law, as amended by section 21 of part R of chapter 58  of  the  laws  of
 2013, are amended to read as follows:
   (1)  have  such license, tag or privilege on the holder's person IN AN
 ELECTRONIC OR OTHER ACCEPTABLE FORMAT  PURSUANT  TO  REGULATIONS,  while
 exercising  any  privilege  of that license stated in section 11-0701 of
 this title, or while assisting or accompanying a  minor  in  hunting  as
 provided in section 11-0929 of this article, and
   2. [a. Holders of a hunting license while exercising the privileges of
 such license, shall have the back tag issued with their license attached
 to  and displayed on the back of the outer garment between the shoulders
 in such manner that all figures are plainly visible at all times.
   b. The license tag for the current year only shall be displayed.
   c. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs a and b of this subdi-
 vision, a license holder shall not be required to display  such  license
 tag in the Northern Zone or the Catskill Park.
   3.] Failure of a licensee to have the holder's license, tag or license
 with  bowhunting  and/or muzzle-loading privilege included, on the hold-
 er's person IN AN ELECTRONIC OR  OTHER  ACCEPTABLE  FORMAT  PURSUANT  TO
 REGULATIONS, while hunting, fishing or trapping, is presumptive evidence
 that  the  holder  is  hunting, fishing or trapping, as the case may be,
 without holding the license, tag or license and  bowhunting  or  muzzle-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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