Requires that a person hold a license, tag or privilege in an electronic or other acceptable format pursuant to regulations for the hunting of deer and bears.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A10565
SPONSOR: Rules (Woerner) TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to elec-
tronic identification of hunting license holders and the tagging of deer
and bears
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL::
Requires that a person hold a license, tag or privilege in an electronic
or other acceptable format pursuant to regulations.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS::
Section 1 amends subparagraph 1 of paragraph a of subdivision 1, subdi-
vision 2 and subdivision 3 of section 11-0705 of the environmental
conservation law, as amended by section 21 of part R of chapter 58 of
the laws of 2013, to permit electronic forms of a hunter's license, tag,
or privilege.
Section 2 amends Paragraphs a and b of subdivision 1 of section 11-0911
of the environmental conservation law, as added by section 8 of part D
of chapter 61 of the laws of 2000, to permit electronic tags for deer
and bear taken from the wild.
Section 3 states the effective date.
JUSTIFICATION::
Many states allow hunters to carry a digital form of their hunting
license as acceptable proof of identification. With advancements in
cellular technology and security, digital licensing is becoming an
acceptable format for identification. In New York state, a hunter must
have their license visibly on their person while engaged in any hunting
activity. This legislation considers the advancements in the online
hunting licensing system and provides that an electronic license will be
an acceptable format of identification for a hunter to carry. The elec-
tronic hunting license will also be an acceptable form of tag when
taking deer or bear from the wild.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY::
New bill.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS::
TBD
EFFECTIVE DATE::
This act shall take effect immediately. Provided that section two of
this act shall take effect August 1, 2025.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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10565
IN ASSEMBLY
June 4, 2024
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Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Woerner) --
read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to elec-
tronic identification of hunting license holders and the tagging of
deer and bears
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subparagraph 1 of paragraph a of subdivision 1, subdivision
2 2 and subdivision 3 of section 11-0705 of the environmental conservation
3 law, as amended by section 21 of part R of chapter 58 of the laws of
4 2013, are amended to read as follows:
5 (1) have such license, tag or privilege on the holder's person in an
6 electronic or other acceptable format pursuant to regulations, while
7 exercising any privilege of that license stated in section 11-0701 of
8 this title, or while assisting or accompanying a minor in hunting as
9 provided in section 11-0929 of this article, and
10 2. [a. Holders of a hunting license while exercising the privileges of
11 such license, shall have the back tag issued with their license attached
12 to and displayed on the back of the outer garment between the shoulders
13 in such manner that all figures are plainly visible at all times.
14 b. The license tag for the current year only shall be displayed.
15 c. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs a and b of this subdi-
16 vision, a license holder shall not be required to display such license
17 tag in the Northern Zone or the Catskill Park.
18 3.] Failure of a licensee to have the holder's license, tag or license
19 with bowhunting and/or muzzle-loading privilege included, on the hold-
20 er's person in an electronic or other acceptable format pursuant to
21 regulations, while hunting, fishing or trapping, is presumptive evidence
22 that the holder is hunting, fishing or trapping, as the case may be,
23 without holding the license, tag or license and bowhunting or muzzle-
24 loading privilege required by subdivision 6 of section 11-0703 of this
25 title.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 § 2. Paragraphs a and b of subdivision 1 of section 11-0911 of the
2 environmental conservation law, as added by section 8 of part D of chap-
3 ter 61 of the laws of 2000, are amended to read as follows:
4 a. When a wild deer is taken the taker shall immediately fill [in,
5 using ink, ball point pen or indelible pencil, the deer tags issued to
6 the taker] out the deer tag in an electronic or other acceptable format
7 as provided in regulations of the department. [The taker shall imme-
8 diately cut out or mark the month and date of kill on the tag and shall
9 attach it to the deer, except that it need not be attached to the deer
10 while it is being dragged or physically carried by the taker to a camp
11 or point where other transportation is available.] The taker shall
12 report details of the location and date of harvest and data on the deer
13 as required by regulation.
14 b. When a bear is taken, the taker shall immediately fill out the bear
15 tag [issued to taker] in an electronic or other acceptable format as
16 provided in regulations of the department. The taker shall report
17 details of the location and date of harvest and data on the bear as
18 required by regulation.
19 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
20 section two of this act shall take effect August 1, 2025.
