§ 11-0303. Management of fish and wildlife resources; general purposes and policies governing manner of exercise of powers. 1. The general purpose of powers affecting fish and wildlife, granted to the department by the Fish and Wildlife Law, is to vest in the department, to the extent of the powers so granted, the efficient management […]
§ 11-0305. General powers and duties of the department. In addition to the powers and duties provided in other sections of the Fish and Wildlife Law, the department shall have the following powers and duties: 1. To sell or furnish trees, shrubs and other plants to owners or lessees of private lands situated in the […]
§ 11-0306. The Hudson River estuary management program. 1. There is established a Hudson River estuarine district which shall include the tidal waters of the Hudson River, including the tidal waters of its tributaries and wetlands from the federal lock and dam at Troy to the Verrazzano-Narrows. 2. The department shall establish a Hudson River […]
§ 11-0306-a. The Flax Pond tidal wetlands sanctuary. 1. There is established a Flax Pond tidal wetlands sanctuary for the purpose of protecting areas of special ecological significance within the Flax Pond tidal marsh. The sanctuary shall be composed of the tidal wetlands located in the village of Old Field, county of Suffolk as designated […]
§ 11-0307. Migratory game birds; regulation. * 1. The department may adopt rules and regulations in relation to migratory game birds, provided such regulations are no less restrictive than federal regulations made under authority of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of July 3, 1918, (16 U.S.C. secs. 703-711), as may be amended from time to […]
§ 11-0308. Sale of small lead fishing sinkers prohibited. 1. No person shall sell at retail or offer for retail sale lead fishing sinkers weighing one-half ounce or less. Each day of sale or offering for sale shall constitute a separate violation of this section. 2. For the purposes of this section, the following terms […]
§ 11-0309. Extension of open seasons after emergency closing. Whenever open seasons for hunting, fishing or trapping have been curtailed by a proclamation of the Governor pursuant to section 9-1101 of this chapter closing forests and woodlands, or open lands or waters to the public, or suspending an open season for taking fish or wildlife, […]
§ 11-0311. Additional or other protection. 1. The department shall have power to give to any wildlife or fish, other than migratory fish of the sea, protection or additional protection to that afforded by this article, if ten or more citizens file with the department a petition signed by them stating the grounds on which […]
§ 11-0313. Waters closed to taking of fish. The department shall have power by regulation to close any waters of the state to the taking of fish whenever an environmental investigation it causes to be made reveals that fish life in such waters is in imminent danger of undue depletion because of low water levels […]
§ 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 […]
§ 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 […]
§ 11-0319. Seasons, limits and manner of taking fish in waters of New York 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, […]
§ 11-0321. “Restricted areas”; additional enforcement on private premises. 1. Without limitation of the purpose and policy described in section 11-0303, or of the powers conferred in other sections, the department is authorized: a. to adopt by regulation, classifications of “restricted areas” lying within the boundaries of premises, or of two or more sets of […]
§ 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 […]
§ 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, […]
§ 11-0327. Conservation fund advisory board. 1. Creation of conservation fund advisory board. (a) The conservation fund advisory council is hereby continued and reestablished in the department to be the conservation fund advisory board, which shall make recommendations to state agencies on state government plans, policies, and programs affecting fish and wildlife as more specifically […]
§ 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 […]
