What's happening
This bill waives fishing and hunting license fees for five years for New York residents honorably discharged after combat military service.
Why it matters
Expands state recognition of combat veterans. by providing a tangible, five-year benefit to New Yorkers who served in combat or under hostile fire, potentially improving their post-service quality of life and supporting their reintegration into civilian society.
Could incentivize veterans to return or remain in New York. after military service by offering a meaningful financial incentive, which may help the state retain residents with valuable skills and experiences.
Signals state appreciation and support for military service. beyond existing benefits, placing those who faced the highest risks (combat or imminent danger) in a special category, which may encourage broader veteran engagement with outdoor and conservation programs.
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Who cares
Honorably discharged combat veterans living in New York
The bill would provide free fishing, small and big game, and trapping licenses for five years immediately after their return to the state from qualifying service.
Honorably discharged veterans exposed to hostile fire or imminent danger
New York residents with qualifying duty would also be eligible for the five-year license fee waiver.
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
The bill would expand eligibility for free sporting licenses to include these qualifying veterans.
Headline styles
Free Licenses for Combat Veterans
Plain English, a few words. Used as the page title.
Sponsors
2 Multi-sponsors
History
- Referred to environmental conservation
- Referred to environmental conservation
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
3843
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 31, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. ORTIZ, ABBATE, ZEBROWSKI, BENEDETTO, SCHIMMINGER, MAGNARELLI -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COLTON, WRIGHT -- 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 certain members of the military serving in combat or subject to hostile fire
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, 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; a resident of the state who performed military service in combat or duty subject to hostile fire or imminent danger, as defined in 37 USC § 310 (a)(4), and was honorably discharged, is entitled, for the five years immediately succeeding his or her return to the state from such military service, to receive free of charge a fishing license, a small and big game license, and a trapping license;
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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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 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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