N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law § 11-0701: Definitions of licenses and privileges of licensees

§ 11-0701. Definitions of licenses and privileges of licensees.

1. A hunting license:

a. entitles a holder who is twelve or thirteen years of age to hunt

wildlife, except big game, as provided in title 9 of this article

subject, specifically, to the provisions of section 11-0929 of this

article. It entitles such holder to possess firearms as provided in

section 265.05 of the penal law. A holder who is twelve or thirteen

years of age shall not hunt with a crossbow.

b. entitles a holder who is fourteen or fifteen years of age to hunt

wildlife, including wild deer and bear, as provided in title 9 of this

article, subject, specifically, to the provisions of section 11-0929 of

this article. It entitles such holder to possess firearms as provided in

section 265.05 of the penal law.

2. a. A hunting license entitles the holder to hunt wildlife subject

to the following:

(1) a holder who is eighteen years of age or older may hunt wildlife

as provided in title 9 of this article,

(2) a holder who is sixteen years of age or older may hunt wildlife,

except big game, as provided in title 9 of this article, and

(3) a holder who is between the ages of sixteen and eighteen may hunt

big game pursuant to the provisions of title 9 of this article while the

holder is accompanied by a parent, guardian or person over the age of

eighteen as required by section 11-0929 of this article.

A holder may take fish with a longbow as provided in titles 9 and 13

of this article.

b. A special antlerless deer license is applicable to the hunting of

wild antlerless deer in a special open season fixed pursuant to

subdivision 6 of section 11-0903 of this article in a tract within a

Wilderness Hunting Area and entitles the holder of a hunting license to

hunt antlerless deer in such special open season, as provided in title 9

of this article if he or she has on his or her person while so hunting

both his or her hunting license and his or her special antlerless deer

license.

3. A bowhunting privilege when included on a hunting license entitles

a holder:

(1) who is between the ages of twelve and sixteen years to hunt wild

deer and bear with a longbow during the special archery season and

during the regular season, as provided in title 9 of this article,

subject to the provisions of section 11-0929 and subdivision 3 of

section 11-0713 of this article;

(2) who is eighteen years of age or older to hunt wild deer and bear

with a longbow, as provided in title 9 of this article, in a special

longbow season; and

(3) who is sixteen or seventeen years of age to exercise the same

privileges subject to the provisions of section 11-0929 and subdivision

3 of section 11-0713 of this article.

4. A fishing license entitles the holder to take fish by angling,

spearing, hooking, longbow and tipups, to take frogs by spearing,

catching with the hands or by use of a club or hook, and to take bait

fish for personal use, as provided in titles 9 and 13 of this article,

except that such license shall not entitle the holder to take migratory

fish of the sea or to take fish from the waters of the marine district.

5. A non-resident bear tag entitles a person who has not been a

resident of the state for more than thirty days who also possesses a

hunting license to hunt bear during the regular open season therefor or

in an open season fixed by regulation pursuant to subdivision eight of

section 11-0903 of this article. It entitles a non-resident holder who

also possesses a hunting license with bowhunting privilege to hunt bear

with a longbow during the open bear season. It entitles a non-resident

holder who also possesses a hunting license with muzzle-loading

privilege to hunt bear with a muzzleloader during the open bear season.

6. A seven-day fishing license entitles the holder to exercise the

privileges of a fishing license for the seven consecutive days specified

in the license.

7. A one-day fishing license entitles the holder to exercise the

privileges of a fishing license on the day specified on the license.

8. A trapping license entitles the holder to trap beaver, otter,

fisher, mink, muskrat, skunk, raccoon, bobcat, coyote, fox, opossum,

weasel, pine marten and unprotected wildlife except birds, as provided

in title 11, subject to the provisions of section 11-0713 of this

article.

9. A muzzle-loading privilege when included on a hunting license

entitles a holder who is fourteen years of age or older to hunt wild

deer and bear with a muzzle-loading firearm or crossbow, as provided in

title 9 of this article, in a special muzzle-loading firearm season.