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NY Env Conserv L § 11-0315 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 11 - Fish and Wildlife Title 3 - General Powers and Duties of the Department 11-0315 - Hudson River Shad Fishery.

§ 11-0315.  Hudson River shad fishery.The  department  is  authorized in its discretion to adopt regulations   establishing restrictions as to numbers and lengths and  types  of  nets   and  other  gear,  compulsory  lift  periods,  licenses,  closed season,   protected waters or other like measures,  as  in  its  judgment  may  be   desirable for the protection of the shad fishing in the Hudson River. In   adopting  any such regulation, due regard shall be given to the needs of   persons earning their livelihood by  shad  fishing,  opportunity  to  be   heard  shall  be  given,  and  there  shall be no discrimination in such   additional regulations against the citizens of any other state.
NY Env Conserv L § 11-0317 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 11 - Fish and Wildlife Title 3 - General Powers and Duties of the Department 11-0317 - Seasons and Limits for Taking Fish in Certain Border Waters.

§ 11-0317. Seasons and limits for taking fish in certain border waters.1. After consultation with the appropriate agencies of the neighboring   states or provinces mentioned in this section, the department shall have   power  to  adopt  regulations  establishing  open  seasons, minimum size   limits, manner of taking, creel and seasonal limits for  the  taking  of   fish  in  the  waters of Indian Lake and Mianus Reservoir, both situated   partly in New York and partly in  Connecticut,  and  in  the  waters  of   Greenwood Lake, situate partly in New York and partly in New Jersey, and   in  the  Delaware  River,  situate  partly  in  New  York  and partly in   Pennsylvania and in the waters of Lake Champlain situate partly  in  New   York,  partly in Vermont and partly in the Province of Quebec. Such open   seasons, manner of taking and limits shall, whenever possible,  be  made   uniform,  with  those fixed by the neighboring state or province for the   waters in question with respect to all species upon which agreement  can   be reached with the appropriate agency of that jurisdiction.2.  When  the department shall find that conditions permit restoration   and maintenance  of  the  shad  run  of  the  Delaware  River  and  that   restrictions  imposed  under  the  foregoing  powers  are  inadequate to   cooperate with Pennsylvania and New Jersey in  maintaining  the  maximum   sustained  yield  of  such  fishery,  the department is authorized after   consultation with the  appropriate  agencies  of  Pennsylvania  and  New   Jersey  to  declare  by  regulation  that an emergency exists and in its   discretion to impose such additional restrictions for the taking of shad   in the Delaware River and its tributaries as to numbers and lengths  and   types  of nets and other gear, compulsory lift periods, licenses, closed   season, protected waters or other like measures as may in  its  judgment   be  necessary to maintain such maximum sustained yield.  In adopting any   such regulation, the department shall observe the conditions  prescribed   in section 11-0315.3. After consultation with the appropriate agencies of the neighboring   states  and  the Province of Ontario, the department shall have power to   adopt regulations establishing open seasons, minimum size limits, manner   of taking, and creel and seasonal limits for the taking of fish  in  the   waters  of  Lake  Erie,  Lake  Ontario,  the  Niagara  river and the St.   Lawrence river. Such open seasons, manner of taking  and  limits  shall,   whenever  possible,  be made uniform with those fixed by the neighboring   states and the Province of Ontario, as the case may be, for  the  waters   in  question  with  respect  to  all species upon which agreement can be   reached with the appropriate agency of that jurisdiction.
NY Env Conserv L § 11-0319 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 11 - Fish and Wildlife Title 3 - General Powers and Duties of the Department 11-0319 - Seasons, Limits and Manner of Taking Fish in Waters of New York City Water Supply Open to Public.

§ 11-0319. Seasons,  limits  and  manner of taking fish in waters of NewYork City water supply open to public.Notwithstanding any other provision of this article and subject to the   approval of the New York City Department  of  Environmental  Protection,   the  department  shall have power to adopt regulations establishing open   seasons, minimum size limits, manner of taking and  daily  and  seasonal   limits  for  taking fish in the waters of the New York City water supply   which are open or may be opened in the future to the public for fishing.
NY Env Conserv L § 11-0323 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 11 - Fish and Wildlife Title 3 - General Powers and Duties of the Department 11-0323 - Publication of Fish and Wildlife Law.

§ 11-0323. Publication of Fish and Wildlife Law.* 1.  The  department  shall  compile  and  index  each year after the   adjournment of the legislature the laws relating to fish  and  wildlife,   as  well as invasive species (as defined in section 9-1703 and 9-1710 of   this chapter), as amended to date. Copies of the  compilation  shall  be   printed  in  pamphlet  form  of  pocket size in the number for which the   legislature may appropriate funds.* NB Effective until June 1, 2021* 1. The department shall  compile  and  index  each  year  after  the   adjournment  of  the legislature the laws relating to fish and wildlife,   as well as invasive species  (as  defined  in  section  9-1703  of  this   chapter), as amended to date. Copies of the compilation shall be printed   in  pamphlet form of pocket size in the number for which the legislature   may appropriate funds.* NB Effective June 1, 20212. The department shall also prepare  a  syllabus  of  such  laws  and   information  informing migratory game bird hunters where they can obtain   information regarding open seasons and bag limits,  federal  regulations   pursuant  to  sections  11-1721  and 11-1723 of this article and of laws   relating to invasive species (as  defined  in  section  9-1703  of  this   chapter).  The  department  shall  deliver  copies  of  such syllabus to   county, city, town and village clerks  in  numbers  sufficient  for  the   furnishing  of  one  copy  to each person to whom a hunting, trapping or   fishing license is issued. Each such licensee shall be entitled  to  one   copy of such syllabus.
NY Env Conserv L § 11-0325 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 11 - Fish and Wildlife Title 3 - General Powers and Duties of the Department 11-0325 - Control of Dangerous Diseases.

§ 11-0325. Control of dangerous diseases.1.   Whenever   it   is   jointly  determined  by  the  Department  of   Environmental  Conservation  and  the  Department  of  Health   or   the   Department  of Agriculture and Markets, and certification is made to the   Commissioner of Environmental Conservation by the Commissioner of Health   or the Commissioner of Agriculture and Markets, that  a  disease,  which   endangers  the health and welfare of fish or wildlife populations, or of   domestic livestock or of the human population, exists in any area of the   state, or is in imminent danger of being introduced into the state,  the   department  shall  adopt any measures or regulations with respect to the   taking, transportation, sale, offering for sale or possession of  native   fish  or  feral  animals it may deem necessary in the public interest to   prevent the introduction or spread of such disease. The  department  may   undertake  such  fish or wildlife control measures it may deem necessary   to eliminate, reduce or confine the disease.2. Whenever it  is  determined  by  the  Department  of  Environmental   Conservation  that  an  epizootic disease which endangers the health and   welfare of native fish or feral animal populations only, exists  in  any   area  of  the  state,  or  is  in imminent danger of developing or being   introduced into the state, the department  may  adopt  any  measures  or   regulations  with  respect to the taking, transportation, sale, offering   for sale or possession of native fish or feral animals deemed  necessary   in   the   public   interest  to  prevent  the  development,  spread  or   introduction of such disease.
NY Env Conserv L § 11-0329 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 11 - Fish and Wildlife Title 3 - General Powers and Duties of the Department 11-0329 - Outdoor Recreation and Trail Maintenance; Regulation.

§ 11-0329. Outdoor recreation and trail maintenance; regulation.1.  The  department shall, by rule and regulation, establish the means   or method for the creation of voluntary  outdoor  recreation  and  trail   maintenance   pins   and   patches,   their   administration,  sale  and   distribution, the fee therefor,  and  other  matters  relating  to  such   voluntary pins and patches.2.  The  department  shall  prepare  or cause to be prepared voluntary   outdoor recreation and trail maintenance pins and  patches  and  furnish   such  pins  and  patches annually to license issuing agents and officers   for sale and issuance in the same manner as licenses and other types  of   pins  and  patches.  The  purchase  of  such  pins  and patches shall be   voluntary and need not be possessed in order to participate  in  outdoor   recreational activities.
NY Env Conserv L § 11-0503 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 11 - Fish and Wildlife Title 5 - Fish and Wildlife Management Practices Cooperative Program; Prohibitions; Taking of Fish, Wildlife, Shellfish and Crustacea for Scientific Or 11-0503 - Polluting Streams Prohibited.

§ 11-0503. Polluting streams prohibited.1.  No  dyestuffs,  coal tar, refuse from a gas house, cheese factory,   creamery, condensary or canning factory, sawdust,  shavings,  tan  bark,   lime,  acid,  oil  or  other deleterious or poisonous substance shall be   thrown or allowed to run into any waters, either private or  public,  in   quantities  injurious  to  fish  life,  protected  wildlife or waterfowl   inhabitating those waters or  injurious  to  the  propagation  of  fish,   protected wildlife or waterfowl therein.2.  a.  No person shall place sewage or other matter injurious to fish   where it can find its way into water used by any state fish hatchery  or   allow others to do so on or through premises owned or occupied by him.b.  No person shall erect or maintain any privy, pigsty, inclosure for   poultry, barn or barnyard, or drain from any building,  whence  drainage   or  refuse  may find its way into water used by any state fish hatchery.   Every such privy, pigsty, inclosure, barn, barnyard and drain is  hereby   declared  to  be  a  public  nuisance and may be summarily abated by the   department.3. Oil, acid, sludge, cinders or ashes from a vessel of any type shall   not be thrown, dumped or allowed by any person to run into the waters of   the Hudson or Mohawk rivers.4. No earth, soil, refuse or other solid substances,  except  snow  or   ice,  shall  be  disposed of in any stream or tributary thereto which is   inhabited by trout; nor shall any earth, soil,  refuse  or  other  solid   substance,  except  snow  or  ice,  be disposed of on the banks of trout   streams or  tributaries  thereto  in  such  a  manner  that  such  solid   substance  can  enter  the stream at any stage of water level. Dumps and   disposal  areas  for  refuse  along  the  banks  of  trout  streams,  or   tributaries thereto, shall be operated by the owner or lessee of such an   area  in  such  manner that the solid substances deposited thereon shall   not enter the stream at any stage of water level.5. This section does  not  prohibit  the  control  or  elimination  of   aquatic  vegetation,  insects  and  aquatic  animals,  authorized by the   department in order to effectuate  the  provisions  of  paragraph  a  of   subdivision 2 of section 11-1911 and subdivision 8 of section 11-1913 of   the Fish and Wildlife Law.6.  Nothing  contained in this section shall prohibit the enactment by   the appropriate governing or legislative body of any county, city,  town   or   village   of  local  laws,  not  inconsistent  with  this  chapter,   prohibiting  the  disposal  of  earth,  soil,  refuse,  or  other  solid   substance, in streams, ponds or lakes within its jurisdiction.
NY Env Conserv L § 11-0505 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 11 - Fish and Wildlife Title 5 - Fish and Wildlife Management Practices Cooperative Program; Prohibitions; Taking of Fish, Wildlife, Shellfish and Crustacea for Scientific Or 11-0505 - Interference With Fish and Wildlife.

§ 11-0505. Interference with fish and wildlife.1.  a. Except as permitted by the department, no person shall obstruct   the passage of fish in any stream or river by a screen or otherwise. The   department may order such obstruction removed by the person erecting the   same or by the owner of the land on which it is located. A copy  of  the   order shall be served on such person or owner and failure to comply with   its  terms  within  ten  days  after  service  thereof shall be deemed a   violation of this subdivision. This subdivision shall not apply to  dams   heretofore or hereafter erected.b.  Flumes or raceways in streams stocked with fish by the state shall   be screened as the department may direct.2. No person shall:a. hold back or divert water in any  stream  which  supplies  a  state   hatchery  so  as  to  prevent  the flow of sufficient water for hatchery   purposes, orb. take fish from the waters of any state  hatchery  operated  by  the   department, except under the authority of the department.3.  No  deer  or  bear  traps  shall  be  made,  set or used upon land   inhabited by deer or bear. No salt lick shall be made, set or used  upon   land  inhabited by deer or bear, except that the department may do so on   state wildlife refuges and wildlife management areas.4. No person shall use any device which  prevents  frogs  from  having   free access to and egress from water.5.  No  person  shall  rob or wilfully destroy a nest of any protected   birds unless a permit shall first be obtained from the department.6. Except as permitted by the department, no person shall at any  time   disturb  a  beaver  dam,  house  or den or a muskrat house or den or any   structure constructed by a muskrat in which it can take shelter.7. No person shall at any time disturb a nest  box  or  any  structure   constructed  for the purpose of harboring wild birds whether or not such   structure is inhabited by wild birds, except for annual  maintenance  of   such  structure  or  when  deemed necessary by the owner of the property   whereupon such structure is located.8. No person shall place, give, expose, deposit, distribute or scatter   any substance with the intent to attract or entice deer to  feed  within   three hundred feet of a public highway.  Normal agricultural practice of   planting, cultivating or harvesting and the feeding of deer held captive   for  agricultural  purposes  or the feeding of deer held captive in zoos   and wildlife parks shall not be considered attracting or  enticing  deer   to feed for the purposes of this section.
NY Env Conserv L § 11-0507 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 11 - Fish and Wildlife Title 5 - Fish and Wildlife Management Practices Cooperative Program; Prohibitions; Taking of Fish, Wildlife, Shellfish and Crustacea for Scientific Or 11-0507 - Liberation of Fish, Shellfish and Wildlife.

§ 11-0507. Liberation of fish, shellfish and wildlife.1.  Fish  or  fish eggs shall not be placed in any waters of the state   unless a permit is first obtained from the  department;  but  no  permit   shall be required to place fish or fish eggs in an aquarium.2.  No person shall liberate or import or cause to be imported for the   purpose  of  liberation  within  the  state  any  European  hare  (Lepus   europaeus),  European  or San Juan rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus), Texas   or   jack   rabbit   (Lepus    californicus),    gray    fox    (Urocyon   cinereoargenteus),  including  captive  bred  gray  fox, red fox (Vulpes   vuples), including captive bred red fox or  nutria  (Myocastor  coypus),   whether  taken  from within or without the state. Nutria may be imported   only by permit of the  department  for  scientific,  exhibition  or  for   breeding purposes.3.  No  person  shall willfully liberate within the state any wildlife   except under permit from the department. The department may  issue  such   permit  in  its  discretion,  fix  the  terms  thereof  and revoke it at   pleasure. These  provisions  do  not  apply  to  migratory  game  birds,   importation of which is governed by regulation of the department.4.  No  person  shall  intentionally liberate zebra mussels (Dreissena   polymorpha) into any waters of the state. No person shall buy, sell,  or   offer  to  buy  or  sell,  or  intentionally  possess or transport zebra   mussels except under a license or  permit  issued  pursuant  to  section   11-0515. Zebra mussels, except those lawfully held pursuant to a license   or permit, may be destroyed by any person at any time.
NY Env Conserv L § 11-0509 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 11 - Fish and Wildlife Title 5 - Fish and Wildlife Management Practices Cooperative Program; Prohibitions; Taking of Fish, Wildlife, Shellfish and Crustacea for Scientific Or 11-0509 - Water Chestnut.

§ 11-0509. Water chestnut.No  person  shall plant, transport, transplant or traffic in plants of   the water chestnut or the seeds or nuts thereof nor in any manner  cause   the spread or growth of such plants.
NY Env Conserv L § 11-0511 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 11 - Fish and Wildlife Title 5 - Fish and Wildlife Management Practices Cooperative Program; Prohibitions; Taking of Fish, Wildlife, Shellfish and Crustacea for Scientific Or 11-0511 - Possession and Transportation of Wildlife.

§ 11-0511. Possession and transportation of wildlife.Subject  to  the  provisions  of  section  11-0512 of this article, no   person shall, except under a license or permit first obtained  from  the   department   containing   the  prominent  warning  notice  specified  in   subdivision nine of section 11-0917 of this article, possess,  transport   or cause to be transported, imported or exported any live wolf, wolfdog,   coyote,  coydog,  fox,  skunk,  raccoon,  venomous  reptile,  endangered   species designated pursuant to section 11-0535 of  this  title,  species   named  in  section  11-0536  of this title or other species of native or   non-native live  wildlife  or  fish  where  the  department  finds  that   possession,  transportation,  importation or exportation of such species   of wildlife or fish would present a danger to the health or  welfare  of   the  people  of  the state, an individual resident or indigenous fish or   wildlife population. Environmental conservation officers, forest rangers   and members of the state police may seize every  such  animal  possessed   without such license or permit. No action for damages shall lie for such   seizure, and disposition of seized animals shall be at the discretion of   the department.
NY Env Conserv L § 11-0513 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 11 - Fish and Wildlife Title 5 - Fish and Wildlife Management Practices Cooperative Program; Prohibitions; Taking of Fish, Wildlife, Shellfish and Crustacea for Scientific Or 11-0513 - Pigeons.

§ 11-0513. Pigeons.1. No person shall at any time, by any means or in any manner capture,   kill or attempt to capture or kill any Antwerp or homing pigeon, wearing   a  ring or seamless leg band with its registered number stamped thereon;   nor shall any person remove such mark. No person except the lawful owner   shall detain, possess, or transport Antwerp or homing pigeons wearing  a   ring or seamless leg band with the registered number thereon.2.   Notwithstanding   any  other  law  to  the  contrary,  the  local   legislative body of any city, town or village, or in  the  city  of  New   York  the  Department of Health may take or issue a permit to any person   to  take  pigeons  at  any  time  and  in  any  humane  manner  in  such   municipality,  whenever  such  body or administration finds that pigeons   within such municipality are or may become a menace to public health  or   a  public  nuisance; provided, however, that no pigeon may be taken in a   manner which will endanger other animal life, persons or property.
NY Env Conserv L § 11-0514 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 11 - Fish and Wildlife Title 5 - Fish and Wildlife Management Practices Cooperative Program; Prohibitions; Taking of Fish, Wildlife, Shellfish and Crustacea for Scientific Or 11-0514 - Eurasian Boars Prohibited.

§ 11-0514. Eurasian boars prohibited.1.  For  purposes  of  this  section,  "Eurasian  boar" shall mean any   subspecies, breed, or hybrid  of  swine  recognized  as  Eurasian  boar,   Russian  boar, wild boar, wild hog, razorback, or feral swine. "Eurasian   boar" shall not include domestic pigs (sus scrofa  domestica)  possessed   for  meat  production  or  as  pets,  or animals possessed or owned by a   zoological park accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums.2. No person, firm, partnership,  corporation,  or  government  entity   shall  knowingly  import,  allow  to  breed,  or introduce into the wild   Eurasian boars.3. Beginning September first, two thousand fifteen, no  person,  firm,   partnership,  corporation  or government entity shall knowingly possess,   sell, offer for sale, distribute,  transport,  or  otherwise  market  or   trade live Eurasian boars.4.  The  department  may  adopt  rules  and  regulations  necessary to   implement and administer this section.