New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
Chapter I - FISH AND WILDLIFE
Subchapter G - Fish and Wildlife Management Areas and Facilities
Part 51 - Public Use Of State Wildlife Management Areas
Section 51.2 - Boating
Universal Citation: 6 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs ยง 51.2
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024
(a) No person shall operate a watercraft under mechanical power other than electric motor, except as specifically permitted by posted notice or under written permit by the Department.
(b) No person shall moor, anchor or store a boat overnight.
(c) No person shall transport or cause to be transported any aquatic invasive species.
1.
No person shall launch, or attempt to launch a watercraft into any waterbody,
or depart from a waterbody with any plant or animal, or parts thereof, visible
to the human eye, in, on, or attached to any part of the watercraft, including
live wells and bilges, the motor, rudder, anchor, or other appurtenances; any
equipment or gear; or the trailer or any other device used to transport or
launch a watercraft that may come into contact with the water, except under the
written permission of the Regional Manager.
2. No person shall launch, or attempt to
launch a watercraft into any waterbody, or depart from such waterbody without
draining the watercraft, including bilge areas, live wells, bait wells, and
ballast tanks, except under the written permission of the Regional
Manager.
3. Exceptions. The
provisions of Part 51.2 shall not apply to:
i.
Plants not otherwise defined in law or regulation as invasive species or
suspected of being or becoming invasive affixed to or transported in watercraft
for use as camouflage for hunting or wildlife viewing purposes.
ii. Bait, including baitfish, that can
legally be used on a waterbody and is possessed consistent with Department
regulations.
iii. Legally taken
game as defined in section 11-0103(2) of Environmental Conservation Law or fish
as defined in section 11-0103(1)(a).
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