N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law § 11-0915: Disposal of deer, moose and bear killed unintentionally by collision

§ 11-0915. Disposal of deer, moose and bear killed unintentionally by

collision.

The owner of a motor vehicle which has been damaged by unintentional

collision with a deer, moose or bear shall be entitled to possess such

deer, moose or bear under the following conditions:

1. The accident is reported to an environmental conservation officer,

a member of the State Police, a member of the sheriff's department in

which the accident occurred or, if the accident occurred on lands under

the jurisdiction of the office of parks, recreation and historic

preservation, to an officer of the regional park police having law

enforcement responsibilities on such lands, or to any police officer of

a city, town or village located in the county of such accident within 24

hours thereafter.

2. The officer shall investigate and, if he finds the deer, moose or

bear has been killed or so injured as to require that it be killed and

the damage has been done as alleged, he shall issue a permit to the

owner of the motor vehicle entitling such owner to possess the carcass.

Such permit shall authorize the owner of the motor vehicle to transfer

the carcass to a designated person.

3. Whenever the owner of such damaged motor vehicle declines to

possess such deer, moose or bear, the officer may in his discretion,

issue a permit to possess the carcass to any other party requesting such

possession.