Frolov v. Delo

This is a CPLR article 78 proceeding in the nature of mandamus. Petitioner, a 75-year-old alien who has resided in the United States for 13 years and in Rockland County for 5 years, seeks a judgment compelling respondents to issue to him a New York State fishing license without payment of any fee. The issue presented is whether section 11-0715 of the Environmental Conservation Law is violative of the equal protection clause of the United States Constitution in that it authorizes the issuance of free hunting and fishing licenses to "citizen residents” over age 70, but *486requires "alien…