13-0503 – Marine and Coastal District of New York Conservation, Education, and Research Board.
§ 13-0503. Marine and coastal district of New York conservation, education, and research board. 1. There is hereby established in the department the marine and coastal district of New York conservation, education, and research board to be composed of three members, one of whom shall be appointed by the governor, one of whom shall be […]
13-0701 – Short Title.
§ 13-0701. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the seagrass protection act.
13-0703 – Definitions.
§ 13-0703. Definitions. 1. “Coastal community” shall mean a municipal corporation, as defined in section two of the general municipal law, in Nassau and Suffolk counties. 2. “Seagrass” shall mean rooted, vascular, flowering marine plants that are submerged in New York’s bays and coastal waters, including Zostera marina and Ruppia maritima.
13-0705 – Departmental Responsibilities.
§ 13-0705. Departmental responsibilities. 1. The department shall designate seagrass management areas. Designation of such areas shall include consideration, on a geographic or estuarine basis, of likely threats to seagrass. 2. For each designated seagrass management area, the department shall develop and adopt a seagrass management plan to guide the development of rules and regulations […]
13-0360 – Special Management Areas.
§ 13-0360. Special management areas. 1. For purposes of this section: (a) “artificial reef” shall mean a hard structure, deliberately placed in a marine or coastal water body for the purpose of imitating environmental conditions found on natural underwater rock outcroppings, shellfish reefs or coral reefs; and (b) “wreck” shall mean an abandoned shipwreck which […]
13-0371 – Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Compact.
§ 13-0371. Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Compact. 1. The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Compact as first enacted by chapter 500 of the laws of 1941, and as reenacted by chapter 474 of the laws of 1961, is hereby continued. The compact is as follows: ATLANTIC STATES MARINE FISHERIES COMPACT The contracting states solemnly agree: Article […]
13-0501 – Marine and Coastal District of New York Conservation, Education, and Research Grants Program.
§ 13-0501. Marine and coastal district of New York conservation, education, and research grants program. 1. There is hereby created within the department the marine and coastal district of New York conservation, education, and research grants program. The program shall make grants available to eligible recipients for conservation, research, and education projects relating to such […]
13-0343-A – Fish Pots and Traps; Restrictions.
§ 13-0343-a. Fish pots and traps; restrictions. 1. No person shall utilize commercial fishing gear commonly known as “fish pots” or “fish traps” within five hundred feet of any artificial reef. The department may publish a list of artificial reef sites and locations where the placing of pots or traps is prohibited. 2. The department […]
13-0344 – Fish, Shellfish and Crustacea; Dumping.
§ 13-0344. Fish, shellfish and crustacea; dumping. It shall be unlawful for any person who has been requested or signaled to stop by any police or peace officer, to throw or dump into the water any fish, shellfish or crustacea, or the contents of any pail, bag, barrel or any container which may be used […]
13-0345 – Protection of Waters; Cesspools and Drains.
§ 13-0345. Protection of waters; cesspools and drains. 1. Sludge, acid or refuse from oil works, sugar houses or other manufactories, sewage or any substance injurious to shellfish culture or fish, or which shall in any manner affect the flavor, odor, color, or sanitary condition of such shellfish so as to injuriously affect the sale […]