2023 New York Laws
ENV - Environmental Conservation
Article 11 - Fish and Wildlife
Title 7 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping Licenses
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.