NY Env Conserv L § 11-2111 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 11 - Fish and Wildlife Title 21 - Conservation Areas and Facilities; Private Refuges and Posted Lands 11-2111 - Posting; Service of Notice.

§ 11-2111. Posting; service of notice.1. An area protected pursuant to this title and title nineteen of this   article shall be posted with signs not less than eleven inches by eleven   inches, bearing a conspicuous statement as described in subdivision 2 of   this  section  which  shall cover a space of not less than eighty square   inches. Such signs shall be posted not more than six hundred sixty  feet   apart, close to and along the boundaries of the area protected. At least   one  sign shall be posted on each side of the protected area and on each   side of each corner of the protected area, provided the  corner  can  be   reasonably  ascertained.  Illegible or torn-down signs shall be replaced   at least once a year. Replacement of notices on state game refuges shall   be made in March, July, August or September.2. Signs shall  bear  the  name  and  address  of  the  owner,  lawful   occupant,  or  other  person  or  organization  authorized  to  post the   protected area.  Signs shall bear a conspicuous  statement  which  shall   either  (a)  consist of the word "posted", or (b) warn against entry for   specified purposes or all purposes without the consent of the person  or   organization   authorized  to  post  the  protected  area.  A  statement   consisting of the word "Posted" shall  have  the  effect  of  a  warning   against  all  such  acts.    The  department may by regulation authorize   additional contents of such signs, including but not limited to  symbols   indicating the acts which are prohibited.3.  Signs  to  prohibit  the  taking  of  fish  may  be  posted by the   department up to one thousand feet from a fishway or dam erected by  the   state  in  public waters, and shall read substantially: "All persons are   prohibited by law from fishing in this stream between this point and the   fishway (or dam)."4. Personal service upon any person, in the name of the owner,  lawful   occupant,  or  other  person or organization authorized to post signs as   provided  in  this  section,  of  a  notice  in  writing  containing   a   description of the premises and a warning provided by this section for a   posted sign, shall, after the service, have the same effect with respect   to  the  person  served  as if the premises described in the notice were   posted with such warning as provided in this section.5. Private lands constituting the bed,  banks  and  shores  of  waters   stocked  with  fish  by the department, with the consent of the owner of   such lands, shall not be posted against public fishing within five years   from the date of such stocking, except where  an  alternate  arrangement   has  been  agreed to in writing by the department. Owner shall mean, for   purposes of this subdivision,  the  owner,  lawful  occupant,  or  other   person or organization having authority to post such lands.6.  The  provisions  of this section shall not apply to the posting or   erection of notices identifying a restricted area  pursuant  to  section   11-0321.