NY Env Conserv L § 11-0911 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 11 - Fish and Wildlife Title 9 - Hunting 11-0911 - Procedure on Taking Wild Deer and Bear; Transportation of Wild Deer.

§ 11-0911. Procedure  on  taking  wild  deer and bear; transportation ofwild deer.1. a. When a wild deer is taken the taker shall immediately  fill  in,   using  ink,  ball point pen or indelible pencil, the deer tags issued to   the taker as provided in regulations of the department. The taker  shall   immediately  cut  out  or mark the month and date of kill on the tag and   shall attach it to the deer, except that it need not be attached to  the   deer  while  it is being dragged or physically carried by the taker to a   camp or point where other transportation is available. The  taker  shall   report  details of the location and date of harvest and data on the deer   as required by regulation.b. When a bear is taken, the taker shall fill out the bear tag  issued   to  taker  as provided in regulations of the department. The taker shall   report details of the location and date of harvest and data on the  bear   as required by regulation.c.   The  department  shall  adopt  regulations  for  the  tagging  or   designating by self-locking metal seals or other means of deer of either   sex taken in Westchester county pursuant to the provisions of  paragraph   c  of subdivision 1, of section 11-0907, in addition to the limit of one   deer in a license year.2. The taker shall remove his deer out of the woods or open country to   a camp or other inhabited location by midnight of  the  day  immediately   following  the  expiration of the open season in the county or part of a   county in which the deer was taken.3. A person licensed to hunt deer pursuant to  this  chapter  who  has   filled  all of his/her valid deer tags may assist and/or supervise other   licensed hunters in hunting deer, except  that  such  person  shall  not   shoot or attempt to shoot deer.4. a. The taker may transport the entire carcass of his deer, with the   head  attached  in  a  natural  way  and his license tag attached to the   carcass.b. He may detach the head  of  a  male  deer  for  mounting  only  and   transport  it  to  a  licensed taxidermist. If the head is detached, the   taker shall immediately attach to it a tag supplied by  himself  bearing   his  signature,  address and license number, the name and address of the   taxidermist and the number of points on each antler, and the head  shall   be shipped to the taxidermist immediately. The tag shall remain attached   to  the  head continuously until the head is received by the taxidermist   and retained by him for six months after the head is mounted. If at  any   time  during  transportation the head is in possession of a person other   than the taker or a carrier, his name and address shall  be  written  on   the tag at the time the head comes into his possession.c.  The  head  of a female deer with antlers not less than the minimum   legal length may be detached for mounting.  The detached head  shall  be   handled  in  the manner provided in this subdivision with respect to the   head of a male deer.d. The taker may transport the carcass of a male deer, from  which  he   has  removed  the  head,  if  the  carcass bears evidence of sex, or the   carcass of a female deer from which the head has been  removed,  if  the   metal tag is attached thereto, provided in either case that his deer tag   is  attached  to  the  carcass  and on the reverse side of the tag there   appears the name and address of the taxidermist to whom the head  is  to   be delivered and the number of points on each antler.5. a. The taker may transport by carrier, except parcel post, one deer   to  which  his  deer  tag  is  attached, together with an additional tag   supplied by him stating the name and address of the consignee. He  shall   be  in  personal attendance on the carcass of his deer while it is being   transported by any method other than by carrier, except that if the head    has not been removed, and if there  are  attached  to  the  carcass  the   taker's  deer  tag and a tag supplied by him on which is written legibly   in ink the name and address of the person transporting the deer and  the   name  and  address of the consignee, the deer may be transported for him   by another.b. The taker may cut  portions  of  the  meat  from  the  carcass  and   transport  or cause them to be transported to consignees for consumption   as food only, provided that his deer tag remains attached at  all  times   to  the  portion  of  the carcass retained by him, and that each portion   transported has attached a tag supplied  by  the  taker  and  personally   signed  by him, on which he shall write legibly in ink his name, address   and license number, the date when the portions were cut,  and  the  name   and  address  of the consignee. If at any time during transportation any   such portion is in possession of a person other than the  taker  or  his   consignee,  the name and address of such person shall be written legibly   on the tag in ink. The tag shall remain attached to the meat until it is   prepared for consumption. Where such portions are transported wrapped or   boxed, the outside of the package shall bear the word "venison"  and  be   marked  as provided in this paragraph for tags.  Portions of deer tagged   as provided in this paragraph, and packages containing portions of deer,   so marked, may be transported by carrier except parcel post.6. a. The taker may  transport  the  carcass  of  the  bear,  for  the   purposes of harvesting the gallbladder and/or bile, only if the bear tag   is attached thereto.b.  No  person  taking,  possessing or transporting bear shall fail to   comply with the mandatory  requirements  of  this  section  and  section   11-0917 of this title.7.  No  person taking, possessing or transporting wild deer shall fail   to comply with the mandatory requirements of this section, and no person   shall possess or transport wild deer or  any  portion  of  a  wild  deer   except  as  provided  in  this  section,  or  at a time not permitted by   section 11-0917.