Part 6, Sections 1, 2 and 3 - More Than One Species - Trapping Regulations - Express Terms
Express Terms
Repeal paragraph (1) of 6 NYCRR 6.1 (a) and adopt new paragraph (1) of 6 NYCRR 6.1 (a) as follows:
(1) Beaver.
| "Open season" | "Wildlife management units" |
|---|---|
| Closed | 1A, 1C, 2A |
| Nov. 10 - Apr. 7 | 3A, 3C, 3F, 3G, 3H, 3J, 3K, 3M, 3N, 3P, 3R, 3S, 4A, 4B, 4C, 4F, 4G, 4H, 4J, 4K, 4L, 4O, 4P, 4R, 4S, 4T, 4U, 4W, 4Y, 4Z, 5R, 5S, 5T, 6P, 6R, 6S, 7A, 7F, 7H, 7J, 7M, 7P, 7R, 7S |
| Nov. 25 - Feb.15 | 8A, 8C, 8F, 8G, 8H, 8J, 8M, 8N, 8P, 8R, 8S, 8T, 8W, 8X, 8Y, 9A, 9C, 9F, 9G, 9H |
| Nov. 1 - Apr. 7 | 5A, 5C, 5F, 5G, 5H, 5J, 6A, 6C, 6F, 6G, 6H, 6J, 6K, 6N |
| Nov. 25 - Mar. 15 | 9J, 9K, 9M, 9N, 9P, 9R, 9S, 9T, 9W, 9X, 9Y |
Repeal paragraph (2) of 6 NYCRR 6.1 (a) and adopt new paragraph (2) of 6 NYCRR 6.1 (a) as follows:
(2) Otter.
| "Open season" | "Wildlife management units" |
|---|---|
| Closed | 1A, 1C, 2A, 3A, 4A, 4F, 4G, 4H, 40, 4P, 4R, 4W, 5R, 6P, 6R, 6S, 7A, 7F, 7H, 7J, 7M, 7P, 7R, 7S, 8A, 8C, 8F, 8G, 8H, 8J, 8M, 8N, 8P, 8R, 8S, 8T, 8W, 8X, 8Y, 9A, 9C, 9F, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M, 9N, 9P, 9R, 9S, 9T, 9W, 9X, 9Y |
| Nov. 10 - Feb. 28 | 3C, 3F, 3G, 3H, 3J, 3K, 3M, 3N, 3P, 3R, 3S, 4B, 4C, 4J, 4K, 4L, 4S, 4T, 4U, 4Y, 4Z, 5S, 5T |
| Nov. 1 - Apr. 7 | 5A, 5C, 5F, 5G, 5H, 5J, 6A, 6C, 6F, 6G, 6H, 6J, 6K, 6N |
Repeal paragraph (1) of 6 NYCRR 6.2 (a) and adopt new paragraph (1) of 6 NYCRR 6.2 (a) as follows:
(a) Mink and muskrat.
| "Open season" | "Wildlife management units" |
|---|---|
| Nov. 10 - Apr. 7 | 3A, 3C, 3F, 3G, 3H, 3J, 3K, 3M, 3N, 3P, 3R, 3S, 4A, 4B, 4C, 4F, 4G, 4H, 4J, 4K, 4L, 4O, 4P, 4R, 4S, 4T, 4U, 4W, 4Y, 4Z, 5R, 5S, 5T, 6R, 6S |
| Nov. 25 - Feb. 15 | 6P, 7F, 7H, 7J, 7M, 7P, 7R, 7S, 8A, 8C, 8F, 8G, 8H, 8J, 8M, 8N, 8P, 8R, 8S, 8T, 8W, 8X, 8Y, 9A, 9C, 9F, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M, 9N, 9P, 9R, 9S, 9T, 9X, 9W, 9Y |
| Oct. 25 - Apr. 15 | 5A, 5C, 5F, 5G, 5H, 5J, 6A, 6C, 6F, 6G, 6H, 6J, 6K, 6N, 7A |
| Dec. 15 - Feb. 25 | 1A, 1C, 2A |
Amend paragraph (4) of 6 NYCRR 6.3 (a) as follows:
(4) Traps set for taking wildlife must be visited once in each 24 hours, except they must be visited once in each 48 hours when set in wildlife management units (WMUs) 5C, 5F, 5G, 5H, 5J, 6F, 6J and 6N and when set in water in WMUs 5A, 6A, 6C, 6G, [and] 6H, and 6K during the open season for beaver, otter, mink and muskrat.
Repeal paragraph (12) of 6 NYCRR 6.3 (a) and adopt new paragraph (12) of 6 NYCRR 6.3 (a) as follows:
(12) Trigger specifications for body gripping traps in the Southern Zone. In the Southern Zone, no person shall use or set a body gripping trap with a dimension of more than nine inches in any wildlife management unit where the river otter trapping season is closed, unless the trap has only one triggering device and such device is a "two-way/parallel trigger" possessing all of the following design features:
(i) the sides of the trigger notch are perpendicular to the side of the frame to which the trigger is attached;
(ii) the trigger only moves along an axis at right angles to the side of the frame to which the trigger is attached;
(iii) the trigger wires are joined together to form a fixed set of closely parallel or twisted wires operating as a single vertical trigger assembly;
(iv) the trigger assembly is no longer than 6 ½ inches, measured from the inside edge of the frame of the trap where the trigger is attached to the end of the trigger wires; and
(v) the distance between the inside edge of one side of the trap and the nearest trigger wire shall be no less than eight inches.
Amend subparagraph (ii) of 6 NYCRR 6.3 (a) (16) as follows:
(ii) No person shall set on land a body-gripping trap that measures 5 ½ to six inches [or less] unless it is set so that no part of the body-gripping surface of the trap is eight inches or more above the ground.