N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law § 11-1503: Nets; license required; power of department

§ 11-1503. Nets; license required; power of department.

The department may regulate the use of nets and other devices commonly

used to take fish. No person shall use a net or device to take fish

without first obtaining a license to do so. Gill nets shall not be

operated in Lake Erie. No gill net license for use in Lake Ontario,

including Chaumont Bay and all its other embayments, shall be issued

except to holders of a gill net license valid on or prior to December

31, 1986, and all licenses issued on or prior to that date are

non-transferable.