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Note!  This was just found under NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation web-site:

When will the license requirements become effective?

Beginning October 1, 2009, all anglers, required to do so, must have a recreational marine fishing license.

[Note: there is pending legislation that may delay the effective date of the implementation of the recreational marine fishing license until January 1, 2010.]

Also:

Are there any exemptions whereby I don’t need to purchase a recreational marine fishing license?

The following persons are exempt from the requirement to buy the new recreational marine fishing license: Legally blind persons, veterans who qualify for a permanent military-related disability, and members of the Armed Forces who qualify for a free license under New York’s Patriot Act.

Also, people fishing in the Marine and Coastal District on an appropriately NYSDEC- licensed charter boat or party boat do not need to have a recreational marine fishing license.