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N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law § 11-0705: Failure to carry license, tag or bowhunting and/or muzzle-loading privileges

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  1. Environmental Conservation Law
  2. Article 11. Fish and Wildlife
  3. Title 7. Hunting, Fishing and Trapping Licenses

§ 11-0705. Failure to carry license, tag or bowhunting and/or

muzzle-loading privileges.

1. a. The holder of a license, tag, bowhunting privilege or

muzzle-loading privilege defined in section 11-0701 of this title shall:

(1) have such license, tag or privilege on the holder's person in an

electronic or other acceptable format pursuant to regulations, while

exercising any privilege of that license stated in section 11-0701 of

this title, or while assisting or accompanying a minor in hunting as

provided in section 11-0929 of this article, and

(2) shall exhibit it on demand to any police officer, peace officer or

owner, lessee or person in control of the lands or waters or the

designees of the owner, lessee or person in control of the lands or

waters on which the license holder is present.

2. Failure of a licensee to have the holder's license, tag or license

with bowhunting and/or muzzle-loading privilege included, on the

holder's person in an electronic or other acceptable format pursuant to

regulations, while hunting, fishing or trapping, is presumptive evidence

that the holder is hunting, fishing or trapping, as the case may be,

without holding the license, tag or license and bowhunting or

muzzle-loading privilege required by subdivision 6 of section 11-0703 of

this title.

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