NY Env Conserv L § 71-0923 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 71 - Enforcement Title 9 - Enforcement of Articles 11 and 13--the Fish and Wildlife Law 71-0923 - Violations.

§ 71-0923. Violations.1.  Any  offense  specified in section 71-0919 of this article, unless   made a misdemeanor  by  section  71-0921  of  this  article  or  another   provision  of  such chapter, shall be a violation, punishable, except as   otherwise provided in this section, by imprisonment for  not  more  than   fifteen  days,  or by a fine of not more than two hundred fifty dollars,   or by both such fine and imprisonment.2. A violation of subdivision 1 of section  11-0705  of  this  chapter   shall be punishable as follows:a.  As  provided  in  subdivision  1 of this section, if the violation   consisted  of  a  refusal  to  exhibit  a  license  on  demand  of   any   environmental conservation officer or other person;b.  By  forfeiture  of  the  license  and  by  a fine of not more than   twenty-five dollars if the violation was committed while exercising  the   privileges of a special antlerless deer license and consisted of failure   of  the  offender  to have on his person a license held by him entitling   him to exercise those privileges.3. A violation of subdivision 2 of section  11-0705  of  this  chapter   shall  be  punishable by forfeiture of licenses and tags issued pursuant   to this chapter which authorizes the holder to hunt wildlife  and  by  a   fine of not more than twenty-five dollars.4.  When  a  license  or  license tag is forfeited as provided in this   section,  the  licensee  shall  surrender  it   to   any   environmental   conservation  officer,  special  game  protector  or  any  other  person   authorized by the department to receive it.  Such  forfeiture  does  not   prevent the procurement of another license.5.  A violation of subdivision one of section 11-0923 is punishable by   imprisonment for not more than ten days, or by a fine of not  less  than   two hundred dollars, or by both such fine and imprisonment.6.  A first conviction for a violation of subdivision eight of section   13-0309 of this chapter,  involving  devices  for  taking  shellfish  in   uncertified  lands, or a violation of subdivision ten of section 13-0309   of this chapter, involving  possession  of  a  stick  dredge,  shall  be   punishable as a violation under this section.8.  Any  violation  of  sections  13-0329,  13-0330, 13-0331, 13-0333,   13-0334, 13-0335, subdivision one of section 13-0337, 13-0338,  13-0339,   13-0339-a,  13-0340,  13-0340-a  through  13-0340-g,  13-0341,  13-0342,   13-0343, 13-0347, and 13-0349 of this  chapter,  or  of  any  regulation   adopted  pursuant  to  the  foregoing  sections,  shall be punishable by   imprisonment of not more than fifteen days or by a fine of  the  greater   of two hundred fifty dollars or:a.   for   violations   involving  one  to  five  fish,  shellfish  or   crustaceans, twenty-five dollars for each fish, shellfish or  crustacean   taken or possessed in violation of the above sections;b.  for  violations  involving  six  to twenty-five fish, shellfish or   crustaceans, fifty dollars for each fish, shellfish or crustacean  taken   or possessed in violation of the above sections;c.  for  violations involving more than twenty-five fish, shellfish or   crustaceans, one hundred dollars for each fish, shellfish or  crustacean   taken  or  possessed in violation of the above sections; or by both such   fine and imprisonment.For purposes of determining  the  applicable  fine  pursuant  to  this   subdivision,  the  number of fish, crustaceans or shellfish shall be the   aggregate number involved in the violation, regardless of species.9. A violation of section 11-0110 of this  chapter  is  punishable  by   imprisonment  for  not more than ten days, or by a fine of not more than   two hundred fifty dollars, or by both such fine and imprisonment. 10. A violation of subdivision  twelve  of  section  11-1101  of  this   chapter is punishable by imprisonment of not more than ten days, or by a   fine  of  not  more  than  one hundred dollars, or by both such fine and   imprisonment.11.  A  violation  of  subdivision  eight  of  section 11-0505 of this   chapter shall be punishable by a fine of not more than fifty dollars.12. A violation of section 11-1906 of this chapter shall be punishable   by a fine of not more than two thousand five hundred dollars.