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Lake Sturgeon License

Statutory Authority: ECL 11-0535 and 6 NYCRR Part 182.7 and Part 175

This license authorizes the import, possession and sale of Lake Sturgeon legally obtained outside New York.

There are two types of licenses:

Importer - authorizes the licensee to import legally taken unprocessed Lake Sturgeon into New York. The licensee may import only to persons possessing a valid Endangered/Threatened Species Processor license.

Processor - authorizes the licensee to purchase unprocessed Lake Sturgeon from persons possessing a valid NYS Endangered/Threatened Species Importer license.

To apply for this license, contact the Division of Fish, Wildlife and Marine Resources Special Licenses Unit.

Special Licenses Unit
NYSDEC
625 Broadway
Albany, NY 12233-4752
518-402-8985

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