New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION › Chapter I - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Subchapter G - Fish and Wildlife Management Areas and Facilities › Part 51 - Public Use Of State Wildlife Management Areas › Section 51.0 - Applicability and Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) Except
				  as otherwise provided, the provisions of this Part shall apply to all persons
				  entering upon or using State lands under the Department's jurisdiction that are
				  administered by the Division of Fish and Wildlife, including but not limited to
				  wildlife management areas, fish and wildlife management areas, and the
				  following unique areas and multiple use areas: Bog Brook Unique Area, Seward's
				  Island Unique Area, Junius Ponds Unique Area, Harwood Lake Multiple Use Area,
				  and Carlton Hill Multiple Use Area. Additional area-specific regulations may
				  also apply and will supersede the general regulations found in this Part in
				  case of conflict.
(b) Definitions.
1. Bicycle shall mean a non-motorized vehicle
				  with two or more wheels, a steering handle, a seat, or seats and is propelled
				  solely by muscle power and/or gravity.
2. Camping shall mean using any form of
				  temporary shelter, including but not limited to a tent, motor home, travel
				  trailer, mobile home, or any vehicle used for overnight shelter or
				  sleeping.
3. Department means the
				  New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
4. Motorized vehicle shall mean a device for
				  transporting persons, supplies or material incorporating a motor or an engine
				  of any type for propulsion, and with wheels, tracks, skids, skis, air cushion
				  or other contrivance for traveling on or adjacent to land, water or ice. It
				  shall include such vehicles as automobiles, trucks, jeeps, off-road vehicles,
				  all-terrain vehicles, utility vehicles, golf carts, motorcycles, electric
				  powered bicycles (e-bikes), snowmobiles, snowcats, bulldozers and other
				  earth-moving equipment.
5.
				  Motorized equipment shall mean machines not designed for transporting people,
				  supplies or material, or for earth moving but incorporating a motor, engine or
				  other nonliving power source to accomplish a task, such as, but not limited to,
				  chain saws, brush saws, rotary or other mowers, rock drills, cement mixers, and
				  generators.
6. Off-road shall mean
				  on a trail, road or terrain other than a public road or parking area.
7. Regional Manager shall mean the Regional
				  Wildlife Manager.
8. Written
				  Permission shall mean a written permit (including but not limited to a
				  Temporary Revocable Permit for Use of State Lands, abbreviated as TRP) issued
				  at the sole discretion of the Department and signed by the Regional Manager
				  authorizing temporary public use of applicable lands pursuant to the conditions
				  cited in the document. Permits will only be issued for activities in compliance
				  with all constitutional, statutory, and regulatory requirements.
9. Watercraft includes every motorized or
				  non-motorized boat or vehicle capable of being used or operated as a means of
				  transportation or recreation in or on water.