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

Proposed Regulations

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

Comments will be accepted from May 13, 2009 through June 29, 2009.

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

Send comments to:
Stephen W. Heins
NYSDEC
205 North Belle Mead Road, Suite 1
East Setauket, NY 11733

or e-mail comments to: Proposed Rulemaking Part 40, Section 40.1- Marine Fish, Summer Flounder and Black Sea Bass

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

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

Comments will be accepted from June 10, 2009 through July 27, 2009.

Send comments to:
William Gordon
NYSDEC
317 Washington Street
Watertown, NY 13601

or e-mail comments to: Proposed Rulemaking Part 79 - Public Use of that Portion of Lakeview Wildlife Management Area Designated as Natural Beach

Emergency Regulations

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

Effective: April 28, 2009. Expires: July 27, 2009

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

Recently Adopted Regulations

Part 40, Section 40.1 - Marine Fish - Open Seasons, Size and Catch Limits (Summer Flounder and Scup).

This rulemaking was necessary to control the recreational harvest and possession of summer flounder and scup 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 30, 2008.

Parts 10, 35, 36 and 40 - Sportfishing Regulations, Licenses, Gear and Operation of Gear, and Marine Fish.

This rulemaking was necessary to reduce the harvest of Hudson River American shad consistent with protecting the resource.

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

Adopted on: August 27, 2008.

Parts 10, 18, 19, 35, and 180 - Sportfishing Regulations, Taking Bait, Use of Bait, Licenses, and Miscellaneous Regulations.

This rulemaking was necessary to revise regulations governing sportfishing and associated activities including gear requirements and use of bait fish; and to prohibit the sale of trout and salmon eggs.

  • 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 10, 2008. Effective: October 1, 2008.

Part 1, Section 31 - Hunting Black Bear

This rulemaking was necessary to open new areas to bear hunting as a continuation of efforts to slow bear population growth and range expansion and to reduce potential for conflicts between bears and people.

  • 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 24, 2008.

Part 44 - Lobsters and Crabs

This rulemaking was necessary to reduce harvest of lobster consistent with the fishery management plan.

  • 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 24, 2008.

Part 41, Section 41.2 - Sanitary Condition of Shellfish Lands

This rulemaking was necessary to reclassify underwater lands for the harvesting of shellfish and to clarify an existing description of uncertified lands.

  • 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 15, 2008.

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.

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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