§ 11-0713. Procedure in issuing licenses.\n 1. a. All licenses, bowhunting privileges, muzzle-loading privileges,\ntags, permits, registrations, and permit applications authorized by this\ntitle or section 13-0355 of this chapter, and any additional privileges\nauthorized by the department shall be issued by:\n (1) clerks of a county, town or city, except a city having a\npopulation of one million or more, although such clerks may request\nauthorization from the department to cease issuing such licenses or\nregistrations,\n (2) clerks of a village having more than one thousand inhabitants\naccording to the last preceding federal census, or of a village in a\ncounty of less than five hundred thousand inhabitants, adjoining a city\nof over one million inhabitants, both according to such census, although\nsuch clerks may request authorization from the department to cease\nissuing such licenses or registrations, and\n (3) license issuing officers as may be appointed by the commissioner.\nApplicants for designation as license issuing officers shall be over the\nage of eighteen years and shall meet such other requirements of\neligibility, including posting bond, as the department may by regulation\nspecify. Such issuing officers shall be entitled to receive and keep the\nsame fees for issuing licenses and stamps that are specified in section\n11-0715 of this title for issuing clerks, and shall file reports and\nremit license fees to the appropriate regional environmental\nconservation officer or the department as required by regulation.\n b. Special antlerless deer licenses shall be issued by the department\nas provided in subdivision 6 of section 11-0903 of this article.\n c. One-day fishing licenses may be issued by any person who has never\nbeen convicted of or pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor under this chapter\nwithin the past three years, and has not been convicted of a crime under\nany other law. Such licenses shall be issued to any such person\nfollowing payment of the applicable license fee for each license.\nOne-day fishing licenses may be sold by the initial purchaser for no\nmore than the applicable license fee, plus one dollar for the person\nselling such license. In the case of misuse or fraud in handling the\nfishing licenses, the department shall have the authority to revoke the\nprivilege to buy and sell the licenses.\n 2. The issuing officer shall not issue a hunting license or bowhunting\nprivilege or muzzle-loading privilege to a person between the ages of\ntwelve and sixteen years unless, at the time of issuance, the applicant\nis accompanied by his or her parent or legal guardian who shall consent\nto the issuance of the license and shall so signify by signing his or\nher name in ink across the face of it. At no time shall such licenses be\nissued by mail to persons between the ages of twelve and sixteen years.\n 3. a. Subject to the provisions of paragraph b of this subdivision,\nthe issuing officer shall not issue a license, privilege, tag, permit,\nor permit application which authorizes the holder to hunt wildlife, to\nany person unless the applicant presents:\n (1) a license which authorizes the holder to hunt wildlife issued to\nhim previously; or\n (2) an affidavit from a license issuing officer stating that applicant\npreviously has been issued a license which authorizes the holder to hunt\nwildlife; or\n (3) a certificate of qualification in responsible hunting, responsible\nbowhunting and responsible trapping practices, including safety, ethics\nand landowner-hunter relations, issued or honored by the department,\npursuant to this subdivision.\n b. (1) The issuing officer shall not issue a bow hunting privilege to\nany person unless the applicant presents a hunting license issued to\nthat person for the corresponding license year and a New York state\nlicense which authorizes the holder to exercise the privilege of hunting\nwith a longbow issued in 1980 or later, an affidavit as provided in\
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