Bill Text: NY A03937 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Eliminates the requirement that hunters wear back tags during hunting season in the state.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-05-10 - held for consideration in environmental conservation [A03937 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A03937-Amended.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                        3937--A
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 28, 2015
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       Introduced by M. of A. DiPIETRO, BORELLI, LALOR -- Multi-Sponsored by --
         M. of A.  CROUCH, TENNEY -- read once and referred to the Committee on
         Environmental  Conservation  --  committee  discharged,  bill amended,
         ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
       AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to elim-
         inating the requirement that hunters wear  back  tags  during  hunting
         season in the state
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 11-0705 of the environmental conservation  law,  as
    2  amended  by  section  21 of part R of chapter 58 of the laws of 2013, is
    3  amended to read as follows:
    4  S 11-0705. Failure to carry license, tag or  bowhunting  and/or  muzzle-
    5               loading privileges.
    6    1.  a.  The  holder of a license, tag, bowhunting privilege or muzzle-
    7  loading privilege defined in section 11-0701 of this title shall:
    8    (1) have such license, tag or privilege on the holder's  person  while
    9  exercising  any  privilege  of that license stated in section 11-0701 of
   10  this title, or while assisting or accompanying a  minor  in  hunting  as
   11  provided in section 11-0929 of this article, and
   12    (2) shall exhibit it on demand to any police officer, peace officer or
   13  owner,  lessee or person in control of the lands or waters or the desig-
   14  nees of the owner, lessee or person in control of the lands or waters on
   15  which the license holder is present.
   16    2. [a. Holders of a hunting license while exercising the privileges of
   17  such license, shall have the back tag issued with their license attached
   18  to and displayed on the back of the outer garment between the  shoulders
   19  in such manner that all figures are plainly visible at all times.
   20    b. The license tag for the current year only shall be displayed.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD00672-03-5
       A. 3937--A                          2
    1    c. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs a and b of this subdi-
    2  vision,  a  license holder shall not be required to display such license
    3  tag in the Northern Zone or the Catskill Park.
    4    3.] Failure of a licensee to have the holder's license, tag or license
    5  with  bowhunting  and/or muzzle-loading privilege included, on the hold-
    6  er's person while hunting, fishing or trapping, is presumptive  evidence
    7  that  the  holder  is  hunting, fishing or trapping, as the case may be,
    8  without holding the license, tag or license and  bowhunting  or  muzzle-
    9  loading  privilege  required by subdivision 6 of section 11-0703 of this
   10  title.
   11    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.