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                              May 11, 2012
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Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SWEENEY,  GUNTHER, SCHIMEL, LUPARDO, JAFFEE,
  ZEBROWSKI,  THIELE,  GALEF,  CAHILL,  P. RIVERA,  MAGNARELLI,  LAVINE,
  RUSSELL, ROBERTS, M. MILLER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BOYLAND,
  COLTON,  GOTTFRIED,  MAGEE, TITONE -- (at request of the Department of
  Environmental Conservation) -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Environmental Conservation

AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to  free
  sport fishing clinics

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision 16 of  section  11-0305  of  the  environmental
conservation  law,  as  amended  by  chapter  46 of the laws of 2011, is
amended to read as follows:
  16. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of  law,  to  authorize
[no  more  than  four] free sport fishing clinics [in each year for each
separate administrative region of the department, provided however  that
nothing  in this subdivision shall preclude the department from conduct-
ing additional free sport fishing clinics during free sport fishing days
designated by the commissioner pursuant to subdivision fourteen of  this
section].  A free sport fishing clinic shall include, but not be limited
to, instruction provided by employees of the department OR ITS  DESIGNEE
in recreational angling, including its benefits and values, and may also
include  instruction  and other information relevant to an understanding
of fisheries management, ethics and  aquatic  ecology  and  habitat.  No
license  OR RECREATIONAL MARINE FISHING REGISTRATION is required to take
fish by angling while participating in a fishing clinic conducted by the
department OR ITS DESIGNEE that has been designated by the  commissioner
as  a  free  sport  fishing  clinic.  Such  clinics shall be implemented
CONSISTENT WITH DEPARTMENT STANDARDS AND in a manner determined  by  the
department  to best provide public notice thereof and to maximize public
participation therein, so as to promote the  recreational  opportunities
afforded  by  sport  fishing.    Further, the commissioner may designate
additional fishing events organized through the department that  provide
physical  or emotional rehabilitation for veterans, as defined in subdi-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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vision three of section three hundred fifty of  the  executive  law,  or
active duty members of the armed forces of the United States, as defined
in  10 U.S.C. section 101(d)(1). No license OR RECREATIONAL MARINE FISH-
ING  REGISTRATION  shall  be  required  for such veterans or active duty
members to take fish by angling while participating in these events.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.