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NY Env Conserv L § 11-0919 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 11 - Fish and Wildlife Title 9 - Hunting 11-0919 - Aid to Wildlife in Distress.

§ 11-0919. Aid to wildlife in distress.1.  Notwithstanding  any  provision  of law, rule or regulation to the   contrary, any person who may discover protected  wildlife  in  distress,   except  foxes and skunks, may capture the same and render necessary aid.   For the purposes of this section "in distress" shall mean  the  apparent   inability  to  survive in the wild thus requiring human assistance. Such   person shall, as soon  as  possible  after  capture  of  such  wildlife,   deliver  it  to  a  person  licensed  pursuant  to  section  11-0515  to   rehabilitate wildlife.2. Notwithstanding any provision of law, rule  or  regulation  to  the   contrary,  a wildlife rehabilitator licensed pursuant to section 11-0515   of this article shall be authorized to capture, transport, rehabilitate,   release and euthanize rabies vector species, provided that such wildlife   rehabilitator  has  completed  a  training  course   approved   by   the   commissioner  or  provided  by  the  department. A rabies vector species   exhibiting signs or symptoms of central  nervous  system  disorder  when   first encountered by a wildlife rehabilitator or while under the care of   a  wildlife  rehabilitator  shall  be  euthanized  immediately  by  such   rehabilitator and disposed of as directed by  the  local  county  health   department  office.  The  commissioner  shall,  in consultation with the   commissioner of health, promulgate  regulations  as  necessary  for  the   implementation of this subdivision.
NY Env Conserv L § 11-0921 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 11 - Fish and Wildlife Title 9 - Hunting 11-0921 - Surrender of Game Unfit for Human Consumption; Permit for Taking Another of Species Surrendered.

§ 11-0921. Surrender  of  game  unfit  for human consumption; permit fortaking another of species surrendered.When a wild turkey, wild deer or  wild  bear  is  taken  by  a  person   holding  a  license or permit and, upon presentation to an environmental   conservation officer or other authorized employee of the department,  it   is shown to the satisfaction of such officer or authorized employee that   its flesh was unfit for human consumption at the time it was killed, the   taker  may  surrender  the carcass to the officer or authorized employee   and the officer or authorized employee shall issue the taker  a  special   permit  to  take another specimen of the same species as surrendered and   for which the season is still open.
NY Env Conserv L § 11-0923 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 11 - Fish and Wildlife Title 9 - Hunting 11-0923 - Dogs.

§ 11-0923. Dogs.1. No owner or trainer of a dog shall:a.  allow  it  to  hunt  deer, or to run at large on enclosed lands on   which wildlife or  domestic  game  is  possessed  under  license  issued   pursuant  to  the Fish and Wildlife Law or in any state park, state park   reservation, state-owned game farm or wildlife refuge or state-owned  or   leased wildlife management area;b.  allow  it  to  run  at  large in fields or woods inhabited by deer   outside the limits of any city or  village,  except  on  lands  actually   farmed  or  cultivated by the owner or trainer of the dog or a tenant of   such owner or trainer.2. No owner or trainer of a dog shall take it afield for  training  on   wild game except from August 16 to April 15 or as otherwise permitted by   department order.3.  Dogs  may  be  trained  on  artificially  propagated game which is   shackled, or led or confined game, legally  possessed,  or  on  training   dummies or other artificial devices at any time on lands owned or leased   by  the owner or trainer of the dog or on lands for which he has written   permission of the owner or lessee, provided such training is done  in  a   manner to preclude any disturbances injurious to wildlife.4.  During  the  training  of a dog, the trainer and any person in his   company shall not possess afield a firearm loaded with ammunition  other   than  blank shells or blank cartridges, or inflict any injury to animals   or game birds contrary to law.5. Dogs hunting deer, or hunting any  wildlife  or  domestic  game  on   enclosed  lands  described in paragraph a of subdivision 1 or on a state   game farm or wildlife refuge or wildlife management area, may be  killed   as provided in section 11-0529.6. Wildlife, except skunk, deer and bear, may be taken with the aid of   a dog, provided, however, that the department is authorized to establish   a  training  season during which only persons licensed by the department   pursuant to section 11-0928 of this article may train tracking  dogs  on   bear.  Such  season  shall  not begin before July first and shall end at   least eight days in advance of any open hunting season for bear  and  no   person  participating  in  such  training shall possess a firearm of any   kind or a longbow. Nothing in this subdivision  shall  be  construed  to   invalidate  or  otherwise  affect  a permit to track or take bear issued   pursuant to subdivision one of section 11-0521 of this article.
NY Env Conserv L § 11-0925 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 11 - Fish and Wildlife Title 9 - Hunting 11-0925 - Special Dog Training Areas.

§ 11-0925. Special dog training areas.1.  a. A dog owner or trainer may establish and maintain a special dog   training area on land which the owner  or  trainer  owns  or  has  legal   control.b.  The operator of a special dog training area may at any time during   the year train the operator's own dogs or the dogs of other  persons  on   such  area, and permit others to train dogs. The operator may hold field   trials on wild game, or on liberated game, or on liberated  artificially   propagated  game,  or  on led or confined game, or may in writing permit   others to hold such trials, under such conditions  as  shall  be  agreed   upon  by  the operator and such other person; but no game shall be taken   by shooting at such field trial. No persons  shall,  on  a  special  dog   training  area,  train a dog, hold a field trial, enter accompanied by a   dog, or permit a dog of which he is  the  owner  or  trainer  to  enter,   except  as provided in this section or in rules adopted pursuant hereto.   A permit from the department must be obtained before liberation  of  any   wildlife,  and  such  a permit may be withheld if, in the opinion of the   department, granting it would endanger the  health  of  native  wildlife   species.2.  The  department  may adopt rules regulating the use of special dog   training areas.3. No person shall hunt on a  special  dog  training  area  except  as   provided in this section or rules adopted pursuant thereto. The owner of   the  lands  may  hunt  unprotected wildlife thereon at any time, and the   owner of the land and others authorized by  such  owner  may  hunt  deer   thereon during the open season but at no other time.
NY Env Conserv L § 11-0927 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 11 - Fish and Wildlife Title 9 - Hunting 11-0927 - Field Trials.

§ 11-0927. Field trials.1.  No  person  shall  hold  a  field trial except as provided in this   section or take part in a field trial not conducted in  accordance  with   the provisions of this section.2.  a.  A  field  trial  may  be  held  on  liberated  game, liberated   artificially propagated game, led or confined game legally possessed, or   on wild game on a  licensed  dog  training  area  at  any  time  without   license,  provided  such  game  is  not  taken  by shooting or otherwise   killed; and, on areas other than a  licensed  dog  training  area,  such   field trials may be held on wild game from August 16 to April 15 without   license,  or  at  such  other times when licensed by the department from   April 16 to August 15.b. A permit from the department is  required  for  liberation  of  any   wildlife.3. Wild game shall not be taken by shooting or otherwise killed in the   course  of  a field trial. Other game on which a field trial may be held   as provided in this section may be taken by shooting in the course of  a   field  trial, except a field trial held on a licensed dog training area,   provided a  license  for  such  shooting  has  been  procured  from  the   department.  Game  so  taken  shall  be  immediately identified on forms   provided by the department  until  the  game  is  finally  prepared  for   consumption.4.  Game  so identified may be possessed, transported, bought and sold   at any time, without limitation by section 11-0917 of this article.
NY Env Conserv L § 11-0928 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 11 - Fish and Wildlife Title 9 - Hunting 11-0928 - Tracking Dogs.

§ 11-0928. Tracking dogs.Notwithstanding  any  other  provision of this chapter, the department   may by regulation provide for the certification of leashed tracking dogs   and may authorize the use of  such  dogs  by  persons  licensed  by  the   department  to track and find dead, wounded or injured big game, and for   the certification of trained tracking dogs and may authorize the use  of   such  dogs  by persons licensed by the department to track bear pursuant   to subdivision one of section 11-0521 of this article.
NY Env Conserv L § 11-0933 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 11 - Fish and Wildlife Title 9 - Hunting 11-0933 - Taking Small Game by Crossbow.

§ 11-0933. Taking small game by crossbow.Notwithstanding   any   provision   of  this  chapter,  or  any  prior   notwithstanding  language  in  this  article,  the  department  may,  by   regulation,  authorize  the  taking  of  small game and wild upland game   birds by the use of a crossbow by any licensed person fourteen years  of   age  or older, in any small game season, in any area designated in items   (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (i),  (k),  and  (l)  of  paragraph  a  of   subdivision  two  of section 11-0907 of this title in which a shotgun or   muzzle loader is permitted.
NY Env Conserv L § 11-0935 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 11 - Fish and Wildlife Title 9 - Hunting 11-0935 - Deer Hunting Pilot Program.

* § 11-0935. Deer hunting pilot program.   1.  Notwithstanding  subdivision  one-a  of  section  11-0701  and the crossbow prohibition of subdivision one of section  11-0929,  a  hunting license holder who is twelve or thirteen years of age may hunt deer with a  crossbow,  rifle,  shotgun,  or muzzle-loading firearm as provided in this title in an eligible area provided that:  (a) such minor is accompanied by their parent or legal guardian, or by a person designated in writing by such parent or  legal  guardian  on  a form  prescribed  by  the  department  who is twenty-one years of age or older; and  (b) such parent, guardian or person has  had  at  least  three  year's experience in hunting deer; and  (i) such parent, guardian or person holds a hunting license; and  (ii)  such  parent, guardian or person maintains physical control over the minor at all times while hunting. For the purposes of this paragraph "physical control" shall mean that the physical proximity of such  minor to  the  parent, guardian or person is such that the parent, guardian or person is reasonably able to issue verbal directions  and  instructions, maintain  constant  visual  contact,  and otherwise provide guidance and supervision to the minor; and  (iii) such parent, guardian or person and the minor remain  at  ground level at all times while hunting; and  (c)  such  parent, guardian or person and the minor shall each display either a minimum total of two  hundred  fifty  square  inches  of  solid fluorescent  orange  or  pink  or  patterned  fluorescent orange or pink consisting of no less than fifty  percent  fluorescent  orange  or  pink material  worn above the waist and visible from all directions, or a hat or cap with no less than fifty percent of  the  exterior  consisting  of solid   fluorescent  orange  or  pink  material  and  visible  from  all directions.   2. For the purposes of this section "eligible area"  shall  include  a county  that  has  passed  a  local law authorizing participation in the pilot program and has notified the  department  of  such  participation, provided,  however,  that the following counties: Westchester; Richmond; Bronx; New York; Kings; Queens; Nassau; and Suffolk shall not be  deemed to be eligible.   3.  The  department  shall  prepare a report by February first of each year including  the  following  information  at  a  minimum:  number  of violations;  hunting  related  incidents  and  revocations  pursuant  to section 11-0719; the number of counties  participating;  the  number  of minors participating; and the number of deer taken.   * NB Repealed December 31, 2023
NY Env Conserv L § 11-1001 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 11 - Fish and Wildlife Title 10 - Falconry 11-1001 - Definitions.

§ 11-1001. Definitions.  (1)  "Raptors"  means  all  species  of  the  orders  Strigiformes and Falconiformes and shall include but not be limited  to  falcons,  hawks, owls  and  eagles  except  the golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetor) and bald eagle (Haliaetus leucocephalus) and all birds listed  as  endangered  or threatened  pursuant  to  section  11-0535  of  this  article.  However, properly banded  peregrine  falcons  which  are  the  progeny  of  birds lawfully  acquired  prior to 1978 are raptors within the meaning of this section. (2) "Falconry" means the sport of hunting by the use of trained raptors and includes the training, feeding and handling  of  such  birds and their recapture after being released for hunting or training.
NY Env Conserv L § 11-1003 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 11 - Fish and Wildlife Title 10 - Falconry 11-1003 - Falconry License.

§ 11-1003. Falconry license.Any  resident  of  this  state  may  be issued a falconry license. The   department shall prescribe and furnish forms for  application  for  such   license.  The  fee  for  the  license  shall  be forty dollars. Falconry   licenses shall expire on December 31  every  fifth  year  and  shall  be   renewable  at the discretion of the department. A falconry license shall   authorize the licensee to obtain, buy, sell, barter, possess  and  train   raptors  for  falconry  and to engage in falconry, provided that no game   shall be taken or killed except during  an  open  season  therefor,  and   further  provided  that  such  licensee  shall  also  possess  a license   pursuant to this chapter which authorizes the holder to  hunt  wildlife.   Any non-resident, who legally possesses a raptor where he or she resides   and  who  may  legally  engage  in falconry where he or she resides, may   engage in falconry in New York without a falconry license provided he or   she possesses a valid non-resident hunting license.
NY Env Conserv L § 11-1005 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 11 - Fish and Wildlife Title 10 - Falconry 11-1005 - Falconry Advisory Board.

§ 11-1005. Falconry advisory board.The  commissioner  shall appoint a falconry advisory board of not less   than five members who are residents of the state and who shall serve  at   the pleasure of the commissioner and who shall be qualified by reason of   their  association  with state or national organizations or institutions   with  primary   interests   in   ornithology,   falconry   or   wildlife   conservation.    The duties of the falconry advisory board shall include   (i)  recommending  qualifications  for  eligibility  of  applicants  for   falconry   licenses,  (ii)  reviewing  and  screening  applications  for   falconry  licenses  and  recommending  action  to  be  taken   on   each   application,  (iii) recommending the species and number of raptors which   may be possessed or taken from the wild by each applicant and the manner   of such taking, and  (iv)  recommending  falconry  hunting  seasons  and   regulations for various game species.
NY Env Conserv L § 11-1007 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 11 - Fish and Wildlife Title 10 - Falconry 11-1007 - Department Authority.

§ 11-1007. Department authority.The  department  shall  make  such rules and regulations governing the   issuance and use of falconry  licenses  as  it  shall  deem  proper  and   necessary,  giving  due  consideration  to  the  recommendations  of the   falconry advisory board. The department may fix  by  regulation  special   open  seasons  for  the  taking  of  small  game or upland game birds by   falconry. The department may revoke any falconry license and  may  seize   raptors  held  pursuant  thereto  if  the  licensee (i) fails to provide   proper care for the raptors in the licensee's  possession,  (ii)  allows   raptors  in the licensee's possession to become a public nuisance, (iii)   is convicted of or settles by civil  compromise  any  violation  of  any   provision of this chapter or regulation of the department, or (iv) fails   to comply with any of the terms or conditions of the falconry license.
NY Env Conserv L § 11-1009 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 11 - Fish and Wildlife Title 10 - Falconry 11-1009 - Prohibitions.

§ 11-1009. Prohibitions.  (1) Raptors for use in falconry shall not be bought, sold or bartered, or  offered for sale or barter, except that this section shall not apply to the captive bred progeny of lawfully acquired raptors.  (2) No person shall possess or maintain in  captivity  any  raptor  or raptors,  except  as  otherwise  provided  by law, unless he shall first obtain a falconry license.
NY Env Conserv L § 11-1103 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 11 - Fish and Wildlife Title 11 - Trapping 11-1103 - Open Trapping Seasons.

§ 11-1103. Open trapping seasons.1. The department may by regulation permit trapping of beaver, fisher,   otter,  bobcat,  coyote,  fox, raccoon, opossum, weasel, skunk, muskrat,   pine marten and mink, or any  of  them,  in  specified  areas,  and  may   regulate  the  taking,  possession and disposition of such animals.  The   periods in which trapping of such  animals  is  so  permitted  are  open   seasons  for  the trapping of the species for which the period is fixed,   in the area or areas for which it is so fixed.2. When an investigation made by the department in the month of  March   of  any year reveals that during the current open season for muskrats in   any  county  or  part  thereof  in   the   Southern   Zone,   reasonable   opportunities  were not afforded to trappers to harvest the muskrat crop   of such season because of abnormal trapping conditions,  the  department   shall  have power to extend by regulation the open season in such county   or part thereof for a period not to exceed twenty days.
NY Env Conserv L § 11-1105 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 11 - Fish and Wildlife Title 11 - Trapping 11-1105 - Procedure.

§ 11-1105. Procedure.1.  Traps  set  for  taking wildlife shall bear the name and residence   address or the assigned identification number of the operator legibly at   all times, provided, that state, county and  municipal  law  enforcement   agencies  shall have access to the name, address and telephone number of   such operator who was assigned such identification number. They shall be   visited once in each twenty-four hours,  except  in  the  Northern  Zone   where  they shall be visited once in each forty-eight hours or a shorter   interval of no less than twenty-four hours as  the  department  may,  by   regulation,  require, and all wildlife held captive shall immediately be   removed from the traps.2. Wildlife lawfully taken alive in traps may be killed in any manner,   except that where the taking is pursuant to a permit or special license,   it may not be killed in violation of any term of such permit or license.
NY Env Conserv L § 11-1107 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 11 - Fish and Wildlife Title 11 - Trapping 11-1107 - Possession, Transportation and Sale.

§ 11-1107. Possession, transportation and sale.Wildlife  taken  by trapping may be possessed, transported, bought and   sold as provided  in  section  11-0917,  and  shall  not  be  possessed,   transported, bought or sold except as so provided.
NY Env Conserv L § 11-1109 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 11 - Fish and Wildlife Title 11 - Trapping 11-1109 - Registered Muskrat Marshes.

§ 11-1109. Registered muskrat marshes.1.  Applicability.  A  registered  muskrat  marsh is an enclosed marsh   which was registered with the department prior to  September  1  of  the   year  previous  to  the  year  in  which  a  privilege granted or a rule   provided by this section is invoked or applied.2. Registration. Application for registration of a muskrat marsh shall   be made upon forms supplied for such purpose by the department.  If  the   department  is  satisfied  that  the marsh covered by the application is   being managed in accordance with sound management  practices,  it  shall   issue  a  certificate  of registration which shall entitle registrant to   apply for the permission provided for in this  section.  The  department   shall be entitled to receive ten dollars as a registration fee.3. Control of muskrats on registered marshes. The owner or lessee of a   registered  marsh  may  apply  to  the department for permission to trap   within specified dates during the closed season in order  to  allow  the   removal of surplus muskrats, not required for breeding stock.4.  Investigation; permit. The department shall cause an investigation   to be made of the allegations of all trapping applications filed with it   by registered applicants, and may, in its discretion, issue a permit  to   such  applicant,  allowing  him,  and  persons  whom he may designate in   writing, to trap muskrats  within  specified  dates  during  the  closed   season,  except  that no such permit shall be issued for the trapping of   muskrats during the period from May 1 through October 31. The  name  and   address  of  every  person designated in writing to trap shall, prior to   the time designee begins to trap, be forwarded by the registrant to  the   Department   of   Environmental   Conservation,  Albany,  New  York,  by   registered mail.5. Regulations. Notwithstanding any other provisions of the  Fish  and   Wildlife  Law  to  the  contrary,  the  department  may make regulations   governing  the  manner  of  trapping  muskrats  on  registered  marshes;   provided, however, that no such regulations shall be made which are more   restrictive  than  provisions  of  this chapter expressly regulating the   manner of taking muskrats.6. Reports. Registrants shall, not later than  May  1  of  each  year,   furnish  the  department  with  a report covering the number of muskrats   trapped.7. License. No person other than the owner  or  lessee  thereof  shall   engage  in  trapping  on  a  registered marsh unless he holds a trapping   license.