N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law § 11-0703: General provisions

§ 11-0703. General provisions.

1. a. The privileges of the licenses and stamps defined in section

11-0701 may be exercised only at the times and places, and in the manner

and to the extent, permitted by provisions of the Fish and Wildlife Law

and applicable regulations of the department, including provisions

contained and regulations authorized in sections of the Fish and

Wildlife Law other than those specifically referred to in section

11-0701.

b. No license or stamp authorizes the holder (a) to trespass upon

private lands or waters or to interfere with property belonging to

another person; (b) to take fish or wildlife on an Indian reservation;

(c) to enter upon, or to take or disturb fish or wildlife upon, state

lands or waters posted by the department except in accordance with a

written permit from the department or an order adopted by the

department; (d) to take any fish or wildlife in any area closed to the

taking of fish or wildlife, or to take any species of fish, wildlife or

protected insect in an area closed to the taking of such species.

2. Except as provided in section 11-0704 of this title, no license,

permit, tag or privilege is transferable. No person shall alter, change,

lend to another or attempt to transfer to another any license or any

permit, tag or privilege issued therewith. No person, while hunting,

shall possess a license, permit, tag or privilege which was issued to

another person unless actually accompanied by the person to whom such

license, permit, tag or privilege was issued. No person shall purchase,

possess or use more than one hunting license, trapping license,

bowhunting privilege, muzzle-loading privilege or special permit for the

current license year, except as permitted by regulation of the

department. Notwithstanding the prohibitions contained in this

subdivision, the department may authorize by rule or regulation the

transfer of deer management permits, issued pursuant to section 11-0913

of this article, to any person licensed to hunt deer pursuant to this

title.

3. Any license, stamp or certificate in lieu of a lost or destroyed

license, obtained by fraud, or by a person not authorized to hold it, or

who makes a false statement in applying for it, is void.

4. a. Non-resident bear tags are issuable only to non-residents and

persons who have been residents for less than thirty days immediately

preceding the date of application.

b. A person is ineligible for a hunting license, trapping license,

bowhunting privilege or muzzle-loading privilege unless such person

meets the requirements of subdivision 3 of section 11-0713 of this

title.

c. Only the following persons are eligible for resident fees: (1)

persons who have been residents in the state for thirty days immediately

prior to the date of application for the licenses, or who are enrolled

as full-time students at a college or university within the state and

who are in residence in the state for the school year, or who are out of

state or foreign exchange high school students enrolled as full-time

students in a high school within the state and who are in residence in

the state for the school year; (2) Indian residents or members of the

six nations residing on any reservation wholly or partly within the

state; and (3) members of the United States armed forces in active

service, stationed in this state, regardless of the place of residence

at the time of entry into the service.

d. Only persons who possess a hunting license are eligible for a

bowhunting privilege or muzzle-loading privilege.

e. A person under the age of twelve years is ineligible for a hunting

license.

5. a. One-day and seven-day fishing licenses expire on the date stated

on them.

b. A fishing license issued without charge to a resident as formerly

provided in subdivision 2 of section 11-0715, shall remain effective for

the life of the licensee.

c. A special antlerless deer license is effective during the special

open season for which it is issued.

d. All other licenses and privileges defined in section 11-0701 are

effective for a license year beginning September 1 and ending August 31;

provided, however, a fishing license shall remain effective one year

from the date on which it was issued.

6. a. Except as provided in section 11-0707 and section 11-0709 of

this title, no person shall (1) hunt wildlife unless such person holds

and is entitled to exercise the privileges of a hunting license; (2)

hunt antlerless deer in a special open season therefor pursuant to

subdivision 6 of section 11-0903 of this article unless such person

holds and is entitled to exercise the privileges of and has on his or

her person while so hunting a hunting license, bowhunting privilege or

muzzle-loading privilege, and a special antlerless deer license; (3)

take fish or frogs in the manner described in subdivision 4 of section

11-0701 of this title unless such person is entitled to exercise the

privileges of a fishing license; (4) trap wildlife unless such person

holds a trapping license.

b. Except as provided in section 11-0707 and section 11-0709 of this

title, no person shall (1) hunt wild deer or bear unless such person

holds and is entitled to exercise the privileges of a hunting license,

and meets the requirements of this article; (2) hunt wild deer or bear

with a longbow in a special longbow season unless such person holds and

is entitled to exercise the privileges of a hunting license with a

bowhunting privilege and meets the requirements of this article; or (3)

hunt wild deer or bear with a muzzle-loading firearm in a special

muzzle-loading firearm season unless such person is at least fourteen

years old and holds a hunting license with a muzzle-loading privilege

and meets the requirements of this article.

c. No non-resident shall hunt wild bear unless such person holds a

hunting license and a non-resident bear tag and meets the requirements

of this article.