What's happening
The bill waives fishing and hunting license fees for active duty U.S. armed forces members, including certain non-residents stationed in New York.
Why it matters
Expands free licenses to more service members. The bill removes previous restrictions, making all active duty U.S. armed forces members (regardless of where they are stationed) eligible for free fishing and hunting licenses if they are New York residents, and extends this benefit to non-resident active duty members stationed in New York.
Supports military families and morale. By waiving fees for both resident and certain non-resident service members, the bill lowers barriers for recreation and relaxation, which can improve quality of life and support for those serving away from home.
Could encourage military personnel to participate in NY’s outdoor activities. The expanded access may lead to increased participation by military members in hunting and fishing, potentially fostering stronger connections to local communities and New York’s natural resources.
May have fiscal and administrative implications. The state could see a minor decrease in revenue from license fees, and agencies may need to update procedures to verify eligibility for a broader group of applicants.
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Free Licenses for Active Military
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History
- Referred to environmental conservation
- Referred to environmental conservation
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STATE OF NEW YORK
1593
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 12, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. ZEBROWSKI, DiPIETRO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. LUPINACCI -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to waiving certain fishing and hunting fees for members of the United States armed forces in active service
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. 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:
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 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,] and a non-resident who is a member of the United States armed forces and is stationed within the state, 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 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
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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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 greater 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 entitled to receive a fishing license, a trapping license, and a hunting 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 entitled to receive free of charge a bowhunting privilege and a muzzle-loading privilege.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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