Statute · New York Environmental Conservation Law
N.Y. Envtl. Conserv. Law § 11-0921 — Surrender of game unfit for human consumption; permit for taking another of species surrendered
N.Y. Envtl. Conserv. Law § 11-0921
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- New York Environmental Conservation Law
- Jurisdiction
- New York
- Current through
- Nov 4, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 11-0921. Surrender of game unfit for human consumption; permit for
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N.Y. Envtl. Conserv. Law § 11-0921 — Surrender of game unfit for human consumption; permit for taking another of species surrendered is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 11-0921. Surrender of game unfit for human consumption; permit for
taking another of species surrendered.
When a wild turkey, wild deer or wild bear is taken by a person holding a license or permit and, upon presentation to an environmental conservation officer or other authorized employee of the department, it is shown to the satisfaction of such officer or authorized employee that its flesh was unfit for human consumption at the time it was killed, the taker may surrender the carcass to the officer or authorized employee and the officer or authorized employee shall issue the taker a special permit to take another specimen of the same species as surrendered and for which the season is still open.