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NY S00193
Bill
Status
1/5/2011
Primary Sponsor
James Alesi
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AI Summary
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Establishes a new lifetime sportsman license category priced at $20.00 for honorably discharged veterans with a service-connected disability rated at 40 percent or greater.
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Modifies existing lifetime sportsman license fee structure, increasing fees for children ages 4-11 ($535.00) and persons ages 12-69 ($765.00), while maintaining $65.00 fee for persons age 70 and over.
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Allows holders of lifetime small and big game licenses or fishing licenses to convert to a lifetime sportsman license and turkey permit by paying the differential fee.
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Applies the same privileges and obligations of comparable short-term licenses to all lifetime licenses for hunting, fishing, trapping, archery, and muzzle-loading activities.
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Effective date tied to section 3 of chapter 507 of the laws of 2010.
Legislative Description
Amends the environmental conservation law, in relation to providing for lifetime sportsman licenses for honorably discharged, disabled veterans.
Last Action
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
1/5/2011