Statute · New York Environmental Conservation Law
N.Y. Envtl. Conserv. Law § 11-1503 — Nets; license required; power of department
N.Y. Envtl. Conserv. Law § 11-1503
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- New York Environmental Conservation Law
- Jurisdiction
- New York
- Current through
- Nov 5, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 11-1503. Nets; license required; power of department.
Citator
N.Y. Envtl. Conserv. Law § 11-1503 — Nets; license required; power of department is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 11-1503. Nets; license required; power of department.
The department may regulate the use of nets and other devices commonly used to take fish. No person shall use a net or device to take fish without first obtaining a license to do so. Gill nets shall not be operated in Lake Erie. No gill net license for use in Lake Ontario, including Chaumont Bay and all its other embayments, shall be issued except to holders of a gill net license valid on or prior to December 31, 1986, and all licenses issued on or prior to that date are non-transferable.