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Fish, Wildlife and Marine Resources Proposed, Emergency and Recently Adopted Regulations

Proposed Regulations

Part 2, Section 30 - Migratory Game Birds

This proposed rulemaking is necessary to change migratory game bird hunting regulations to conform to federal regulations.

Comments will be accepted from September 23, 2009 through November 9, 2009.

Send comments to:
Bryan L. Swift
NYSDEC
625 Broadway
Albany, NY 12233-4754

or e-mail comments to: Proposed Rulemaking Part 2, Section 30 - Migratory Game Birds

Part 10, Sections 2, 3 and 6 - Sportfishing Regulations

This proposed rulemaking is necessary to revise regulations governing sportfishing and associated activities including use of bait fish.

Comments will be accepted from September 16, 2009 through November 2, 2009.

Send comments to:
Shaun Keeler
NYSDEC
625 Broadway
Albany, NY 12233-4753

or e-mail comments to: Proposed Rulemaking Parts 10, Sections 2, 3 and 6 - Sportfishing Regulations

Parts 10, 11, 35, 36 and 40 - Sportfishing Regulations, More Than One Species, Licenses, Gear And Operation of Gear, and Marine Fish (American Shad)

This proposed rulemaking is necessary to protect the Hudson River and Delaware River American shad stocks from further decline.

Comments will be accepted from November 18, 2009 through January 4, 2010.

Send comments to:
Kathryn Hattala
NYSDEC
21 South Putt Corners Rd.
New Paltz, NY 12561

or e-mail comments to: Proposed Rulemaking Parts 10, 11, 35, 36 and 40 - Sportfishing and Marine Fish - Licenses and Regulations (American Shad)

Part 19, Sect. 2 - Use of Bait, Fish for Bait, and Bait Fish; Part 35, Sect. 3 and 4 - Licenses; Part 59, Sect.1 - State Boat Launching Sites, Fishing-Access Sites and Fishing Rights Areas; and Part 190, Sect. 24 - Use of State Lands

This proposed rulemaking is necessary to increase opportunities for fishing at DEC boat launching sites, and increase opportunities and ease conditions for the
use of bait.

Comments will be accepted from August 19, 2009 through October 5, 2009.

Send comments to:
Shaun Keeler
NYSDEC
625 Broadway
Albany, NY 12233-4753

or e-mail comments to: Proposed Rulemaking Parts 19, 35, 59 and 190 - Fishing Access at Boat Launches and Use of Bait Fish

Part 43, Subpart 43-2 - Surf Clam/Ocean Quahog Fishery Management, Atlantic Ocean

This proposed rulemaking is necessary to adopt management measures necessary to ensure the long-term sustainability of the surfclam resource and fishery.

Comments will be accepted from October 7, 2009 through November 23, 2009.

Send comments to:
Debra Barnes
NYSDEC
205 North Belle Mead Road, Suite 1
East Setauket, NY 11733

or e-mail comments to: Proposed Rulemaking Part 43, Subpart 43-2 - Atlantic Ocean Surfclam Management

Part 180, Section 3 - Definition of Firearms

This proposed rulemaking is necessary to allow pellet rifles for some hunting.

Comments will be accepted from September 16, 2009 through November 2, 2009.

Send comments to:
Gordon R. Batcheller
NYSDEC
625 Broadway
Albany, NY 12233-4754

or e-mail comments to: Proposed Rulemaking Part 180, Section 3 - Definition of Firearms

Part 325, Section 7 - Pesticide Applicator Certification and Direct Supervision Requirements.

This proposed consensus rulemaking is necessary to exempt persons authorized to apply 100% corn oil to bird eggs from pesticide applicator certification requirements.

Comments will be accepted from August 12, 2009 through September 28, 2009.

Send comments to:
Bryan L. Swift
NYSDEC
625 Broadway
Albany, NY 12233-4754

or e-mail comments to: Proposed Consensus Rulemaking Part 325, Section 7 - Pesticide Applicator Certification and Direct Supervision Requirements.

Emergency Regulations

Part 2, Section 30 - Migratory Game Birds

This emergency rulemaking is necessary to amend migratory game bird hunting regulations to conform to federal regulations.

Emergency Adoption: September 4, 2009. Expires: December 2, 2009.

Part 40, Section 1 - Marine Fish - Open Seasons, Size andCatch Limits (Winter Flounder)

This emergency rulemaking is necessary to reduce the commercial and recreational harvest limits of winter flounder and stay in compliance with ASMFC management plans.

Emergency Adoption: November 13, 2009. Expires: February 10, 2010.

Part 328, Section 6 - Use Of Chemicals For The Control Or Extermination Of Undesirable Fish

This emergency rulemaking is necessary to allow the use of a higher dosage level of rotenone necessary to eradicate the Northern snakehead identified in Orange County.

Emergency Adoption: September 9, 2009. Expires: December 7, 2009.

Recently Adopted Regulations

Part 2, Section 30 - Migratory game birds

This rulemaking was necessary to change migratory game bird hunting regulations to conform to federal regulations.

  • Text of Adopted Regulation - Underlines contained in the text of the express terms denote new material. Brackets [ ] indicate material to be deleted.

Adopted on: December 3, 2008.

Part 41, Section 41.3 - Sanitary Condition of Shellfish Lands

This rulemaking was necessary to prohibit the harvest of shellfish from areas that do not meet water quality standards.

  • Text of Adopted Regulation - Underlines contained in the text of the express terms denote new material. Brackets [ ] indicate material to be deleted.

Adopted on: December 10, 2008.

Part 40 - Marine Fish (Weakfish and Black Sea Bass)

This rulemaking was necessary to manage marine commercial fisheries for weakfish and black sea bass. The regulation amended regulations for commercial limits on weakfish, construction of traps for black sea bass, and definition of total length.

  • Text of Adopted Regulation - Underlines contained in the text of the express terms denote new material. Brackets [ ] indicate material to be deleted.

Adopted on: April 1, 2009.

Part 1, Section 40 - Hunting Wild Turkey

This proposed rulemaking is necessary to establish a fall turkey hunting season on Long Island, and to amend the methods of taking wild turkey statewide.

  • Text of Adopted Regulation - Underlines contained in the text of the express terms denote new material. Brackets [ ] indicate material to be deleted.

Adopted on: June 17, 2009.

Parts 1, 2, 4 and 6 - Hunting and Trapping Wildlife Management Unit Descriptions

This rulemaking was necessary to amend wildlife management unit boundaries and make associated revisions to game species hunting and trapping seasons.

For additional information and maps of the boundary changes visit WMU Revisions 2009-10.

  • Text of Adopted Regulation - Underlines contained in the text of the express terms denote new material. Brackets [ ] indicate material to be deleted.

Adopted on: July 1, 2009.

Part 40, Section 40.1 - Marine Fish - Open Seasons, Size and Catch Limits (Summer Flounder and Black Sea Bass)

This rulemaking was necessary to control the recreational harvest and possession of summer flounder and black sea bass consistent with Fisheries Management Plans.

  • Text of Adopted Regulation - Underlines contained in the text of the express terms denote new material. Brackets [ ] indicate material to be deleted.

Adopted on: July 22, 2009.

Part 79 - Public Use of that Portion of Lakeview Wildlife Management Area Designated as Natural Beach

This rulemaking was necessary to regulate public use of the Lakeview and Black Pond Wildlife Management Areas.

  • Text of Adopted Regulation - Underlines contained in the text of the express terms denote new material. Brackets [ ] indicate material to be deleted.

Adopted on: September 9, 2009.

Part 1, Section 20 - Deer Management Permits - Application and Issuance

This adopted rulemaking was necessary to amend procedures for the issuance and use of deer management permits.

  • Text of Adopted Regulation - Underlines contained in the text of the express terms denote new material. Brackets [ ] indicate material to be deleted.

Adopted on: September 30, 2009.

Part 1, Section 22 - Muzzleloading Firearm Deer Season

This rulemaking was necessary to update muzzleloading regulations in the Northern Zone.

  • Text of Adopted Regulation - Underlines contained in the text of the express terms denote new material. Brackets [ ] indicate material to be deleted.

Adopted on: October 21, 2009.

Part 6, Sections 1, 2 and 3 - More Than One Species - Trapping Regulations

This rulemaking was necessary to set trapping seasons for beaver, river otter, mink, and muskrat; and to improve general trapping regulations.

  • Text of Adopted Regulation - Underlines contained in the text of the express terms denote new material. Brackets [ ] indicate material to be deleted.

Adopted on: November 10, 2009.

Withdrawn Proposals

Part 1, Section 1.22 and Section 1.27 - Deer Hunting

This rulemaking was proposed to expand antler restrictions in the Catskills and update muzzleloading regulations in the Northern Zone.

Withdrawn on: July 1, 2009.


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