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hammer4reel · #1 10-15-2009, 04:22 PM

has anyone else here purchased the new License ?
According to the NY DEC site the license runs from January to December,
Just recieved mine in the mail, and its dated from Ocotober 09 good till September 2010.
wondering if they changed the license to the format they use for all the rest of their licenses ??

tropics · #2 10-15-2009, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by hammer4reel

has anyone else here purchased the new License ?
According to the NY DEC site the license runs from January to December,
Just recieved mine in the mail, and its dated from Ocotober 09 good till September 2010.
wondering if they changed the license to the format they use for all the rest of their licenses ??

maybe they sent you the fresh water too see if ya have a sence of humor..

hammer4reel · #3 10-15-2009, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by tropics

maybe they sent you the fresh water too see if ya have a sence of humor..

HA HA thats the first thing I checked LOL
fresh water license is ALOT more money

hartattack · #4 10-16-2009, 08:24 AM

Hey Dan. There's lots of confusion on this issue because, as you point out, the license says one thing and the regulations say another.

According to my NY fishing friends the 2009 license expires on 12/31/09. Furthermore, my NY friends who bought a lifetime license were also surprised when they received their "lifetime" licences which had an expiration date !!

From the NY DEC website FAQs section (http://www.dec.ny.gov/permits/54950.html) :

"If I purchase a recreational marine fishing license for Fall 2009, do I need to purchase another one to fish in 2010?
Yes. Since the license year runs the same as a calendar year, all recreational marine fishing licenses expire on midnight December 31 of a given year."

I don't know about the format the NY DEC uses for the rest of their licenses, but I hope this info helps those who may be unaware of the ambiguity.

If a NJ party or charter boat is fishing NY waters, they'd better be NYSDEC- licensed. I'd hate to think of the maelstrom it would cause if NJ boats are boarded by NY DEC enforcers and confiscate equipment

BTW - I understand that it's already being enforced. Even though the regs were just put in force on 10/1/2009, there's NO grace period. I lifted this from quote from a NY fishing site:

". . . NYC Park Police were confiscating people's fishing equipment who didnt have licenses & were fishing off the FDR drive . . . . "

1captainron · #5 10-16-2009, 10:56 AM

Dan,
Yes, we are screwed once again!! The licence is only good Oct. to the end of Dec. Then you gotta start from scratch! For us it's $650. Only wish that came with a promise of MORE FISH.
With this though, you get the pleasure of the D.E.C. boarding you with 45's, going through every nook and cranny on your boat looking for short fish. Guess it wouldn't be so bad, if they only smiled while greasing you!!! Enjoy.....Capt.ron

hammer4reel · #6 10-16-2009, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by 1captainron

Dan,
Yes, we are screwed once again!! The licence is only good Oct. to the end of Dec. Then you gotta start from scratch! For us it's $650. Only wish that came with a promise of MORE FISH.
With this though, you get the pleasure of the D.E.C. boarding you with 45's, going through every nook and cranny on your boat looking for short fish. Guess it wouldn't be so bad, if they only smiled while greasing you!!! Enjoy.....Capt.ron

Ron , I recieved my license its not showing the dates as shown on ther DEC site,
its dated VALID 10-01-2009 thru 9-30-2010
so im wondering if they made a mistake or made a change ?
guess NOBODY else here purchased one ?