New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION › Chapter I - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Subchapter E - COMMERCIAL INLAND FISHERIES › Part 35 - LICENSES › Section 35.1 - License fees for commercial fishing in inland waters

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a)
Schedule of license fees for
				  commercial fishing in inland waters.
Gear or operation
Residents
Nonresidents of the
								State
Scoop, Dip and Scap Nets
10 feet square or under
$ 1.00
$ 3.00
Over 10 feet square
2.00
6.00
Fyke Nets
In Lakes Erie and Ontario
15.00
30.00
In Hudson River
1- to 3-foot hoop
1.00
3.00
Over 3-foot hoop
2.00
6.00
Elsewhere
1- to 3-foot hoop
2.00
3.00
Over 3-foot hoop
3.00
6.00
Seines
Per lineal foot
.05
.15
100 lineal feet of stake net or part thereof
3.00
9.00
Gill Nets
Per lineal foot
.05
.15
In Chaumont Bay and waters of Jefferson County within
								one-half mile of the shore between Horse Island and Tibbet's Light, 2,500 feet
								or under
15.00
45.00
Trap Nets
In Lakes Erie and Ontario
20.00
45.00
Elsewhere
4 feet or under
3.00
12.00
Over 4 feet and up to 6 feet
5.00
15.00
Over 6 feet and up to 8 feet
7.00
21.00
Over 8 feet
10.00
30.00
Sturgeon Line
5.00
15.00
Tide Line
3.00
9.00
Eel Pot
.50
1.50
Eel Weir
20.00
60.00
Boats in Lakes Erie and Ontario
Rowboat or sailboat
20.00
60.00
Outboard motor
10 h.p. or under
20.00
60.00
Over 10 h.p.
40.00
120.00
Inboard motor
Under 10 tons
40.00
120.00
10 to 15 tons
50.00
150.00
Over 15 tons
60.00
180.00
Dealing in Bait Fish or Fish
								Bait*
To take and sell bait fish and fish bait (aquatic
								insects)
Each net not over 50 feet long
12.00
36.00
Each additional foot
.25
.75
To take and sell bait fish
Each net not over 50 feet long
10.00
30.00
Each additional foot
.25
.75
To sell bait fish
2.00
6.00
To take and sell aquatic insects
2.00
6.00
To take bait fish with traps or fyke nets
In Lake Erie and the Niagara River west of the Falls,
								each minnow trap (specifications as in section 272)
3.00
9.00
In privately owned ponds, each trap net not exceeding
								3 ×11/2 feet, or fyke net not exceeding 2-foot hoop
3.00
9.00
(b) A person who has not been a bona fide
				  resident of the State for at least six months prior to the time of applying for
				  license to operate nets and other devices and boats in the inland waters of the
				  State shall be required to pay the license fees established in subdivision (a)
				  of this section for nonresidents of the State.
(c) Persons taking and landing fish for
				  commercial purposes in the Hudson River downstream from the Governor Mario M.
				  Cuomo Bridge must possess a resident or a nonresident marine commercial food
				  fishing license as required by Environmental Conservation Law (ECL), section
				  13-0335 and a Hudson River commercial gear license as required by section
				  36.1 of this Title.
(d) Fees paid for a resident or nonresident
				  marine commercial food fishing license to take and land fish for commercial
				  purposes pursuant to Environmental Conservation Law section 13-0335 from the
				  marine and coastal district, which includes the Hudson River downstream from
				  the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge, may be credited toward the purchase of the
				  Hudson River commercial gear license. Fees for the Hudson River commercial gear
				  license will be paid only to the extent that the fee for such license exceeds
				  the $100 resident fee or the $1,000 nonresident fee for the marine commercial
				  food fishing license, whichever is applicable.
(e) To obtain credit for a fee paid for the
				  marine commercial food fishing license, the applicant, when applying for a
				  Hudson River commercial gear license, must provide proof of possession of a
				  valid marine commercial food fishing license, issued in the applicant's name,
				  to the Department of Environmental Conservation, Special License Unit, 625
				  Broadway, Albany, NY 12233-4752. To be valid for the credit, the marine
				  commercial food fishing license must be dated for use in the same fishing year
				  as the applied for Hudson River commercial gear license.
Footnotes
* Each establishment for retail or wholesale sale of bait
					 fish or fish bait (aquatic insects) must be licensed.