Bill Text: NY A01627 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Directs the commissioner of environmental conservation to create gift cards for hunting and fishing licenses.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 13-8)

Status: (Vetoed) 2014-12-17 - tabled [A01627 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A01627-Amended.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                        1627--A
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 9, 2013
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       Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER, TITONE, ROBERTS, RAIA, HAWLEY, SALADINO,
         STECK, CORWIN, COOK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ABBATE, BARCLAY,
         BOYLAND,  CERETTO,  DUPREY,  FINCH,  GIGLIO,  KATZ, MAGEE, McLAUGHLIN,
         OAKS, ROBINSON, STEC -- read once and referred  to  the  Committee  on
         Environmental Conservation -- recommitted to the Committee on Environ-
         mental Conservation in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2
       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:
    1    Section 1. Section 11-0706 of the environmental conservation  law,  as
    2  amended  by  section  22 of part R of chapter 58 of the laws of 2013, is
    3  amended to read as follows:
    4  S 11-0706. Gift cards for hunting and fishing licenses.
    5    1. The commissioner [is  authorized  to  establish]  SHALL  PROMULGATE
    6  RULES  AND  REGULATIONS  ESTABLISHING  gift  cards  for the licenses and
    7  bowhunting and muzzle-loading privileges set forth in section 11-0701 of
    8  this title.
    9    2. For the purposes of this title, the term "gift card" shall  mean  a
   10  restricted  monetary  equivalent  or  voucher that, when redeemed by the
   11  holder, entitles such person to a valid  license  or  bowhunting  and/or
   12  muzzle-loading privilege as set forth in section 11-0701 of this title.
   13    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD02684-02-4