New York § 11-1503 Nets; license required; power of department

New York Statutes

§ 11-1503 — Nets; license required; power of department

New York § 11-1503

Law ENVEnvironmental Conservation

Title 15Commercial Inland Fisheries

Art. 11Fish and Wildlife

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N.Y. Environmental Conservation § 11-1503 (2026).

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§ 11-1503. Nets; license required; power of department.\n  The department may regulate the use of nets and other devices commonly\nused to take fish. No person shall use a net or device to take fish\nwithout first obtaining a license to do so. Gill nets shall not be\noperated in Lake Erie. No gill net license for use in Lake Ontario,\nincluding Chaumont Bay and all its other embayments, shall be issued\nexcept to holders of a gill net license valid on or prior to December\n31, 1986, and all licenses issued on or prior to that date are\nnon-transferable.\n

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§ 11-1503. Nets; license required; power of department.\n The department may regulate the use of nets and other devices commonly\nused to take fish. No person shall use a net or device to take fish\nwithout first obtaining a license to do so. Gill nets shall not be\noperated in Lake Erie. No gill net license for use in Lake Ontario,\nincluding Chaumont Bay and all its other embayments, shall be issued\nexcept to holders of a gill net license valid on or prior to December\n31, 1986, and all licenses issued on or prior to that date are\nnon-transferable.\n