New York A03591 amends the environmental conservation law to change how certain commercial fishing licenses and permits are issued.

New York A03591 amends the environmental conservation law to modify the process for issuing commercial food fish licenses, commercial crab permits, commercial whelk and conch licenses, and marine and coastal district party and charter boat licenses. When the number of applications exceeds the number of available licenses, the Department of Environmental Conservation will randomly select recipients from among those applications received by the first business day of the applicable license year.

New York A03591 amends the environmental conservation law to change how certain commercial fishing licenses and permits are issued.

New York A03591 amends the environmental conservation law to modify the process for issuing commercial food fish licenses, commercial crab permits, commercial whelk and conch licenses, and marine and coastal district party and charter boat licenses. When the number of applications exceeds the number of available licenses, the Department of Environmental Conservation will randomly select recipients from among those applications received by the first business day of the applicable license year.