Bill Text: NY A02050 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Directs the commissioner of environmental conservation to promulgate rules and regulations establishing gift cards for hunting and fishing licenses in New York State.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Vetoed) 2019-11-20 - tabled [A02050 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A02050-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          2050
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    January 22, 2019
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        Introduced  by  M.  of A. GUNTHER, OTIS -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Environmental Conservation
        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  § 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    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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