Live in New York? Going hunting or fishing? Cuomo’s going to let you link your fishing or hunting license to your driver’s license, but it’s gonna cost you:
The price of lifetime hunting and fishing licenses passes varies depending on the type of permit. A lifetime bow-hunting license, for example, costs $235, while a freshwater fishing license is $460 for adults under the age of 70. A lifetime “sportsman” license — which combines game, turkey and freshwater fishing licenses — costs $769 for those age 12 to 69.
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Cuomo has been heavily criticized by gun-rights activists for the Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act, a series of stricter gun-control laws he shepherded through the Legislature last January. But he’s a known sportsman, having made semi-regular trips to the Adirondacks to fish since taking office in 2011.
Last year, Cuomo lowered fees for annual hunting and fishing permits, tweaking the fee schedule in a budget plan approved by the Legislature.
Source: http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/local/2014/01/05/cuomo-to-add-hunting-fishing-options-on-drivers-license/4332733/
Sure, when it comes to his sport, he’ll protect it. Good thing Cuomo’s not a vegetarian, then those licenses would cost three times as much.