New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
Chapter II - LANDS AND FORESTS
Part 190 - Use of State Lands
Specific Areas
Section 190.41 - Salt Hill State Forest

Universal Citation: 6 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs ยง 190.41

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024

In addition to other applicable general provisions of this Part, the following requirements apply to Salt Hill State Forest. In the event of a conflict, these specific provisions shall control.

(a) Description. For the purposes of this section, Salt Hill State Forest refers to a portion of the Cortlandt Manor Patent, located in the New York City Croton Watershed, approximately 32 miles north of New York City's Central Park, on the north side of Yorktown Road, near New York City's Croton Reservoir. The property includes one parcel, totaling 269.7 acres in the Town of Cortlandt, in Westchester County, being the same land as more particularly described in a deed conveying such lands to the People of the State of New York, on file in the Department of Environmental Conservation, Albany, NY, and duly recorded in the offices of the county clerks of Westchester County.

(b) All camping is prohibited within the Salt Hill State Forest.

(c) No person shall enter the Salt Hill State Forest between one-half hour after sunset and one-half hour before sunrise except for:

(1) licensed anglers for the purpose of fishing;

(2) licensed hunters and trappers for the purpose of hunting or trapping;

(3) persons otherwise authorized by permit issued by the department.

(d) No person shall kindle, build, maintain, or use a fire within the Salt Hill State Forest, including, but not limited to, charcoal fires, wood fires, gas grills, propane stoves or other portable stoves.

(e) No person shall possess alcoholic beverages within the Salt Hill State Forest.

(f) No person shall possess glass containers within the Salt Hill State Forest except, when necessary for the storage of prescribed medications.

(g) No person shall play a musical instrument or audio device within the Salt Hill State Forest, including, but not limited to radios, tape players, compact disc, or digital players, unless the noise is rendered inaudible to the public by personal noise-damping devices such as headphones or earbuds.

(h) Bathing and swimming are prohibited within the Salt Hill State Forest.

(i) No person shall park any motor vehicle within the Salt Hill State Forest, except at areas designated and marked by the department as parking areas.

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