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Part 2, Section 30 - Migratory Game Birds - Express Terms Adopted December 3, 2008

Express Terms

Title 6 of NYCRR, Section 2.30, entitled "Migratory game birds," is amended as follows:

Amend existing paragraph 2.30 (b)(2) to read:

(2) with a shotgun of any description capable of holding more than three shells, unless it is plugged with a one-piece filler, incapable of removal without disassembling the gun, so its total capacity does not exceed three shells, except that this prohibition shall not apply to the taking of crows or to the taking of snow geese or Ross' geese during the special snow goose harvest program described in subparagraph 2.30 (e)(2)(vii);

Amend existing paragraph 2.30 (b)(7) to read:

(7) by the use or aid of recorded or electrically amplified bird calls or sounds, or recorded or electrically amplified imitations of bird calls or sounds, except that this prohibition shall not apply to the taking of crows or to the taking of snow geese or Ross' geese during the special snow goose harvest program described in subparagraph 2.30 (e)(2)(vii);

Amend existing subparagraphs 2.30(d)(6)(v) and (vii) to read:

(v) The West Central Goose Hunting Area consists of the following WMUs: 7A, 7H, 8A, 8C, 8F, 8H, 8J, 8K, [8M, 8N, 8P,] 8R, and 8S. The West Central Goose Hunting Area also includes: that part of WMU 6K lying west of a continuous line extending along the north shore of the Salmon River from US Route 11 to Interstate Route 81, then south along Route 81 to Route 49; those parts of WMUs 7F and 7J lying west of Interstate Route 81; and that part of WMU 8G lying north and east of a continuous line extending along the New York State Thruway from Crittenden-Murrays Corners Road (near the Erie-Genesee County line) to Exit 48 in Batavia, then south along Route 98 to Route 20.

(vii) The South Goose Hunting Area consists of the following WMUs: 3A, 3C, 3H, 3K, 3N, 3P, 3R, 4G, 4H, 4O, 4P, 4R, 4W, 4X, 7R, 7S, 8M, 8N, 8P, 8T, 8W, 8X, 8Y, 9A, 9C, 9F, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M, 9N, 9P, 9R, 9S, 9T, 9W, 9X, and 9Y. The South Goose Hunting Area also includes: that part of WMU 8G lying south and west of a continuous line extending along the New York State Thruway from Crittenden-Murrays Corners Road (near the Erie-Genesee County line) to Exit 48 in Batavia, then south along State Route 98 to State Route 20; that part of WMU 3G lying in Putnam County; and that part of WMU 3S lying north of Interstate Route 95.

Repeal subparagraphs 2.30(d)(6)(viii) through (x) and adopt new subparagraphs (viii) through (xi) to read:

(viii) The Western Long Island Goose Hunting Area is that area of Westchester County and its tidal waters southeast of Interstate Route 95 and that area of Nassau and Suffolk Counties lying west of a continuous line extending due south from the New York-Connecticut boundary to the northernmost end of the Sunken Meadow State Parkway; then south on the Sunken Meadow Parkway to the Sagtikos State Parkway; then south on the Sagtikos Parkway to the Robert Moses State Parkway; then south on the Robert Moses Parkway to its southernmost end; then due south to international waters.

(ix) The Central Long Island Goose Hunting Area is that area of Suffolk County lying between the Western and Eastern Long Island Goose Hunting Areas, as defined above and below.

(x) The Eastern Long Island Goose Hunting Area is that area of Suffolk County lying east of a continuous line extending due south from the New York-Connecticut boundary to the northernmost end of Roanoke Avenue in the Town of Riverhead; then south on Roanoke Avenue (which becomes County Route 73) to State Route 25; then west on Route 25 to Peconic Avenue; then south on Peconic Avenue to County Route (CR) 104 (Riverleigh Avenue); then south on CR 104 to CR 31 (Old Riverhead Road); then south on CR 31 to Oak Street; then south on Oak Street to Potunk Lane; then west on Stevens Lane; then south on Jessup Avenue (in Westhampton Beach) to Dune Road (CR 89); then due south to international waters.

(xi) The Special Late Canada Goose Hunting Area is that portion of the Central Long Island Goose Hunting Area lying north of State Route 25A and west of a continuous line extending northward from State Route 25A along Randall Road (near Shoreham) to North Country Road, then east to Sound Road and then north to Long Island Sound and then due north to the New York-Connecticut boundary.

Amend clauses 2.30(e)(1)(i)(a) and (b) to read:

Amend subparagraphs 2.30(e)(1)(ii) through (iv) to read:

Amend subparagraph 2.30(e)(2)(ii) to read:

(ii) Hunters may take Canada geese in all Canada Goose Hunting Areas from September 1 through September 25, except:

(a) in the Lake Champlain Goose Hunting Area where hunters may take Canada geese from the day after Labor Day through September 25 only; and

(b) in the Western Long Island, Central Long Island, and Eastern Long Island Hunting Areas, where hunters may take Canada geese from the [day] Saturday after Labor Day through September 30.

Amend subparagraph 2.30(e)(2)(iii) to read:

(iii) Hunters may take Canada geese in the Special Late Canada Goose Hunting Area from February [7th] 5th through February [14th] 10th.

Amend clauses 2.30(e)(2)(v)(b) and (d) to read:

(v) Youth Waterfowl Hunt Days are as follows:

Adopt new subparagraph 2.30(e)(2)(vii) to read:

(vii) Any person who has migratory game bird hunting privileges in New York, including a valid Harvest Information Program confirmation number, may take snow geese and Ross' geese in the Western, Northeastern, Southeastern, and Lake Champlain Zones from March 11 through April 15 annually, in addition to regular seasons specified in paragraph 2.30 (e)(1) above. All migratory game bird hunting regulations and requirements shall apply to the taking of snow geese or Ross' geese during this period, except that use of recorded or electrically amplified calls or sounds is allowed and use of shotguns capable of holding more than three shells is allowed. Any person who participates in the special snow goose harvest program must provide accurate and timely information on their activity and harvest upon request from the Department.

Amend subparagraph 2.30(g)(3)(i) to read:

* The daily bag limit for ducks includes mergansers, and may include no harlequin ducks, no canvasbacks, and no more than 4 mallards (no more than 2 hens), 1 black duck, [2] 3 wood ducks, 1 pintail, [2 canvasbacks,] 2 redheads, [2] 1 scaup (except during periods specified below, when 2 scaup may be taken daily), 4 scoters or 2 hooded mergansers. The daily limit for ducks may include 2 scaup per day during the following periods only in each waterfowl hunting zone: Western Zone - last 20 days of the regular duck season; Northeastern Zone - November 1 through November 20; Lake Champlain Zone - 20 consecutive days beginning on the fourth Saturday in October; Southeastern Zone - 20 consecutive days beginning on the fourth Saturday in November; and Long Island Zone - last 20 days of the regular duck season. Possession limits for all duck species are twice the daily limit.

Amend subparagraph 2.30(g)(3)(iii) to read: