BILL NUMBER: S1516
SPONSOR: O'MARA
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to
making technical corrections providing for misdemeanor penalties for
hunting, trapping, or fishing without a valid license
 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
to make a technical correction to current law which increases penalties
for individuals who hunt, fish or trap with a revoked hunting, fishing,
or trapping license.
 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
(1) Modifies subdivision 14 of section 71-0921 of the environmental
conservation law, as added by chapter 532 of the laws of 2019
(2) Removes subparagraph one, two or four of paragraph b of 5 subdivi-
sion one from the 2019 amendment and adds subdivision four.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
In 2019 S.6557/ A.6219 was passed. This legislation amended the Environ-
mental Conservation law to authorize misdemeanor penalties for hunting,
fishing or trapping while in possession of a revoked or suspended
license. The bill was intended to deter individuals from illegally hunt-
ing, fishing or trapping.
S.6557/ A.6219 amended the wrong section of law, and does not allow
offenders to he charged with a misdemeanor as intended. Passing this
bill will make a technical correction to the current law, to allow
misdemeanor penalties for those who hunt, fish or trap with a suspended
license.
 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2022: S7660
2025: S2178
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

Statutes affected:
S1516: 71-0921 environmental conservation law, 71-0921(14) environmental conservation law