[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3810 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3810

To permit any individual who has attained 62 years of age to engage in 
recreational fishing in navigable waters in any State without obtaining 
                               a license.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 1, 2000

   Mr. Ney introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                         Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To permit any individual who has attained 62 years of age to engage in 
recreational fishing in navigable waters in any State without obtaining 
                               a license.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. RECREATIONAL FISHING BY SENIORS.

    (a) In General.--Any individual who has attained 62 years of age 
may, without obtaining a license, permit, or other authorization, 
engage in recreational fishing in any State under the same conditions 
and restrictions that apply under the laws of the State to an 
individual who holds a license, permit, or other authorization for that 
fishing issued by the State.
    (b) State Defined.--For purposes of this section, the term 
``State'' includes the several States and the District of Columbia.
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