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Part 41, Section 2 - Sanitary Condition of Shellfish Lands - Express Terms Adopted October 15, 2008

Express Terms

6 NYCRR Part 41, Sanitary Condition of Shellfish Lands, is amended to read as follows:

Section 41.0 through clause 41.2 (b) (1) (ii) ('b') remains unchanged.

Clause 41.2 (b) (1) (ii) ('c') is repealed.

New clause 41.2 (b) (1) (ii) ('c') is adopted to read:

('c') All that area of East Bay, Hempstead Bay, and all other bays, creeks, canals and tributaries between the Meadowbrook State Parkway and the western side of the Wantagh State Parkway-Jones Beach Causeway lying northerly of a line extending northeasterly from the easternmost point of land at Fighting Island (west side of Merrick Bay) to the northernmost point of land at False Channel Meadow; continuing southeasterly to the northernmost point of land at Neds Meadow; continuing southeasterly to the northernmost point of land at Ball Island; continuing southeasterly across Broad Creek Channel to the northernmost point of land at Cuba Island; continuing southeasterly the northwesternmost point of land at East Island; continuing along the northern shoreline of East Island to the northeasternmost point of land at East Island; continuing southeasterly to the southernmost point of land at Low Island, at the northwestern base of the Goose Creek Bascule Bridge; continuing southerly across Goose Creek along the western side of said bascule bridge (Wantagh State Parkway-Jones Beach Causeway) to Green Island.

Clauses 41.2 (b) (1) (ii) ('d') is amended to read:

('d') All that area of Sloop Channel and tributaries west of the Sloop Channel Bridge (which is the fixed bridge connecting Green Island with Jones Island, local names and local landmarks) lying easterly and southerly of a line extending due north (magnetic) from the southeasternmost end of the easternmost fishing pier (local landmark, located on the southern shoreline of Sloop Channel at Jones Beach State Park) to the opposite shoreline of Deep Creek Meadow; continuing northeasterly along the southern shoreline of Deep Creek Meadow to the southwesternmost point of land of Snipe Island; [and] thence continuing northeasterly to the northwesternmost end of the Sloop Channel Bridge; thence continuing along the eastern side of the Sloop Channel Bridge (Wantagh State Parkway-Jones Beach Causeway) to Jones Beach State Park. Clause 41.2 (b) (1) (ii) ('e') remains unchanged.

Clause 41.2 (b) (1) (ii) ('f') is repealed.

Clause 41.2 (b) (1) (ii) [('g')] is renumbered to become new clause 41.2 (b) (1) (ii) ('f').

Subparagraph 41.2 (b) (1) (iii) through the end of Part 41 remains unchanged.


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