Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024
The following activities shall require a permit:
(a) Fireworks and explosives. The
introduction, possession or use of fireworks, gun powder, powder used in
blasting, high explosives, blasting materials, detonating fuses, detonators and
other detonating agents, smokeless powder or any chemical compound or any
mechanical mixture containing any oxidizing and combustible units, or other
ingredients in such proportions, quantities, or packing that ignition by fire,
friction, concussion, percussion or detonation of any part thereof may cause an
explosion.
(b) Commercial
activities. The selling or offering for sale, hire or lease of any merchandise,
service or other thing of value; the taking of moving pictures or photographs
for commercial or publicity purposes or the purchasing or selling of negatives
thereof or prints therefrom or the exhibition of same in public.
(c) Public exhibitions, etc. The holding of
any lecture or any form of entertainment, performance, motion picture, contest
or other such event for commercial purposes and the distribution or posting of
handbills or advertisements in connection therewith, or the erection of any
structure, stand or platform in connection therewith.
(d) Charter excursions. The receiving or
discharge of passengers from or upon any wharf, dock or other property by a
vessel or aircraft which carries such passenger for hire other than in an
emergency.
(e) Aviation. The
voluntary introduction, launch, takeoff or landing or any aircraft, parachute,
hang glider, ultra-light, balloon or other weight-carrying machine or device
designed for flight in or navigation of the air other than in an
emergency.
(f) Advertising.
(1) The posting or distributing of
advertising matter or the oral advertising for sale of any merchandise,
article, service or other thing of value, or soliciting in connection with the
sale of the same outside a park.
(2) The use of an aircraft for the purpose of
advertising by means of towing banners, signs or other devices, dropping or
distributing advertising materials or advertising through a loud speaker or
other device.
(g)
Camping. Camping at authorized sites, cabins or other structures.
(1) No picnic table, garbage receptacle,
woodpile and other equipment supplied by the office shall be placed at any
location other than those approved by an officer or employee of the
office.
(2) No laundry shall be
hung or spread on trees, shrubs or lawns.
(3) No campsite or cabin shall be
sublet.
(4) Campsites shall be kept
in a neat, clean and sanitary condition.
(5) No person shall wash dishes, clothes or
his person at a water fountain or other outlet.
(6) Camping trailers and self-contained
campers shall provide suitable receptacles to prevent the discharge of waste
from sink outlets onto real property.
(7) Ditching around tents is prohibited in
grassed areas. Ditching is permitted in graveled areas, provided that such
ditches are filled in upon vacating the site.
(8) No person under the age of 18 will be
permitted to camp unless accompanied and supervised by a person 18 years of age
or older who has been issued a permit; provided, however, that at such
facilities as may be designated by the commissioner, no camping permit will be
issued to any person under the age of 21.
(9) No person shall make any structural
change or alteration in any campsite or cabin.
(10) Failure to occupy a reserved site at the
time specified in the permit may result in the cancellation of such permit
without refund.
(11) No person
shall occupy a site after the time specified in the permit or renewal
thereof.
(12) No person shall
attach a rope, line or other device to a tree, shrub or structure.
(13) All temporary mirrors used for extra
trailering safety shall be removed immediately after unhooking trailers at
campsites.
(14) Campers shall
respect the rights and privacy of others and shall maintain quiet on the
campsite between the hours of 10 p.m. and 7 a.m.
(15) Campsites shall be closed to all persons
who are not registered as occupants thereof between the hours of 10 p.m. and 7
a.m.
(16) Upon discovering that an
occupant of a campsite or cabin is registered as a Level 2 or Level 3 sex
offender under article 6-C of the Correction Law, the office is authorized to
direct such occupant to leave the campground and may revoke the camping permit
for the campsite or cabin.
(17)
Pets. The regulations governing pets at authorized camping sites, cabins, or
other structures are set forth in section
377.2 of this Subtitle
I.
(h) Outing buses. The
use and operation of outing or recreational buses for the purpose of
transporting persons to and from property under the jurisdiction of the office
for a recreational experience. This provision shall not apply to the use of
such vehicles on a parkway.
(i)
Public omnibuses. Public omnibuses having a seating capacity of more than 12
passengers. Any applicant for such a permit shall also have the rates of fares
approved by the commissioner and both the permit and rates must be clearly
displayed on the omnibus. This provision shall not apply to the use of such
vehicles on a parkway.
(j) Toy or
model rockets or aircraft. The use or operation of toy or model rockets or
aircraft.
(k) Research and
educational projects. The conducting of a research or educational project
including, but not limited to, the collection and possession of
specimens.
(l) Picnics and outings.
(1) The conducting of a picnic or outing by a
group or organization in excess of 25 persons, including educational field
trips.
(2) Notwithstanding
paragraph (1) of this subdivision, in the ninth park region a permit shall be
required for a picnic or outing conducted by a group or organization in excess
of 50 persons.
(m)
Within the ninth park region only, the use and operation of four-wheel drive
vehicles in designated areas off the improved portion of a park road,
notwithstanding the provisions of section
378.1(e)
of this Title.
(n) Archaeological
excavations. The exploration for and excavation and gathering of archaeological
or paleontological objects. Permits shall be subject to the approval of the New
York State Education Department.
(o) Metal detectors. The use or operation of
a metal detector or other mechanical device to locate buried or concealed
metal. Permits shall be granted for use of metal detectors in designated areas
only.
(p) The use or possession of
any bows and arrows or muzzle-loading weapons. Except for hunting permitted
under subdivision (q), permits shall be subject to the following conditions:
(1) The use of bows and arrows shall be
restricted to areas specifi- cally designated for that purpose and conducted
under the direction of a qualified supervisor.
(2) The use of muzzle-loading weapons shall
be limited to demonstrations and interpretive programming conducted by staff
members at State historic sites and to special events sponsored by the office,
such as the reenacting of Revolutionary or Civil War battles. The weapons shall
be loaded with blanks only.
(q) Hunting. The killing, wounding, hunting,
molesting, taking, removing, or possession of any nest, game, wildlife,
shellfish, crustacean, protected insects, or the eggs of any of the above, on
or from any lands under the jurisdiction of the office, except pursuant to a
permit issued by the region (Regional Permit).
(1) Regional Permits may include but not be
limited to the following conditions: the areas designated for hunting; the
species to be hunted; the implements to be used for hunting; and the dates and
hours during which hunting is permitted.
(2) Except as otherwise provided in this Part
and Regional Permit conditions, the provisions of the Environmental
Conservation Law and its implementing regulations in relation to hunting,
including those relating to open seasons, hunting hours, manner of taking, use
of firearms, tagging, and transportation, shall apply in the areas designated
for hunting.
(3) The erection of
permanent hunting blinds is prohibited. Regional permits may include a
provision allowing a temporary hunting blind.
(4) The erection of permanent tree stands is
prohibited. Portable tree stands may be allowed by regional permit provided
that they do not dam- age any trees. Cutting, placing nails or screws into, or
otherwise damaging trees or other vegetation is prohibited.
(5) No person shall hunt in an area of a park
that is posted or otherwise identified as a "Restricted Area."
(6) A regional permit shall be valid only for
the period for which it is issued, shall not be transferred, and may be revoked
at any time.
(7) Hunters shall
provide a report of their take when requested by the region.
(r) Trapping. The trapping of any
game or wildlife on or from any lands under the jurisdiction of the office. The
Commissioner may issue a permit or authorize the region to issue a permit for
trapping if the Office has determined that the population of a specific species
has increased to the extent that it may damage vegetation, constitute a hazard
to the general public, threaten a state-listed species, or damage buildings or
infrastructure.
