N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law § 11-0705
Failure to carry license, tag or bowhunting and/or muzzle-loading privileges
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Current — January 1, 2025
As of January 1, 2015
§ 11-0705. Failure to carry license, tag or bowhunting and/or\n muzzle-loading privileges.\n 1. a. The holder of a license, tag, bowhunting privilege or\nmuzzle-loading privilege defined in section 11-0701 of this title shall:\n (1) have such license, tag or privilege on the holder's person while\nexercising any privilege of that license stated in section 11-0701 of\nthis title, or while assisting or accompanying a minor in hunting as\nprovided in section 11-0929 of this article, and\n (2) shall exhibit it on demand to any police officer, peace officer or\nowner, lessee or person in control of the lands or waters or the\ndesignees of the owner, lessee or person in control of the lands or\nwaters on which the license holder is present.\n 2. a. Holders of a hunting license while exercising the privileges of\nsuch license, shall have the back tag issued with their license attached\nto and displayed on the back of the outer garment between the shoulders\nin such manner that all figures are plainly visible at all times.\n b. The license tag for the current year only shall be displayed.\n c. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs a and b of this\nsubdivision, a license holder shall not be required to display such\nlicense tag in the Northern Zone or the Catskill Park.\n 3. Failure of a licensee to have the holder's license, tag or license\nwith bowhunting and/or muzzle-loading privilege included, on the\nholder's person while hunting, fishing or trapping, is presumptive\nevidence that the holder is hunting, fishing or trapping, as the case\nmay be, without holding the license, tag or license and bowhunting or\nmuzzle-loading privilege required by subdivision 6 of section 11-0703 of\nthis title.\n
§ 11-0705. Failure to carry license, tag or bowhunting and/or\n muzzle-loading privileges.\n 1. a. The holder of a license, tag, bowhunting privilege or\nmuzzle-loading privilege defined in section 11-0701 of this title shall:\n (1) have such license, tag or privilege on the holder's person in an\nelectronic or other acceptable format pursuant to regulations, while\nexercising any privilege of that license stated in section 11-0701 of\nthis title, or while assisting or accompanying a minor in hunting as\nprovided in section 11-0929 of this article, and\n (2) shall exhibit it on demand to any police officer, peace officer or\nowner, lessee or person in control of the lands or waters or the\ndesignees of the owner, lessee or person in control of the lands or\nwaters on which the license holder is present.\n 2. Failure of a licensee to have the holder's license, tag or license\nwith bowhunting and/or muzzle-loading privilege included, on the\nholder's person in an electronic or other acceptable format pursuant to\nregulations, while hunting, fishing or trapping, is presumptive evidence\nthat the holder is hunting, fishing or trapping, as the case may be,\nwithout holding the license, tag or license and bowhunting or\nmuzzle-loading privilege required by subdivision 6 of section 11-0703 of\nthis title.\n
Official source: NYS Open Legislation (New York State Senate). Reproduced from public-domain New York statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.