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A02209 Summary:

BILL NO	A02209
SAME AS	No Same As
SPONSOR	DiPietro
COSPNSR
MLTSPNSR
Amd §11-0707, En Con L
Provides a fishing license exemption for disabled persons that do not live in a group home.

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A02209 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
 submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)



 
BILL NUMBER: A2209
 
SPONSOR: DiPietro

 
TITLE OF BILL:
 
An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to
providing a fishing license exemption for disabled persons that do not
live in a group home
 
 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
 
To allow people with disabilities the ability to more easily enjoy the
therapeutic value of fishing and the outdoors
 
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
 
Section 1. Amends the Environmental Conservation Law to allow any person
who is sixteen years or older to take fish frogs as if they held a fish-
ing license.

Section 2. Establishes the effective date.
 
 
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ORIGINAL AND AMENDED VERSION (IF APPLICABLE):
 
 
JUSTIFICATION:
 
This bill will provide a person with a disability the opportunity to
more easily enjoy the therapeutic benefits of fishing and the outdoors.
 
 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
 
2023-2024 A6133 Referred to Environmental Conservation
 
2021-2022 S0168 Referred to Environmental Conservation
 
2019-2020 S.831/A.5174 Referred to Environmental Conservation
 
2017-2018 S.5435/A.10282 Referred to Environmental Conservation
 
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
 
Undetermined
 
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately

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