N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law § 11-2101: Powers of the department

§ 11-2101. Powers of the department.

1. The department shall have power:

a. to make regulations for the use of state-owned boat-launching sites

and state-owned boat-access sites and public hunting, trapping and

fishing grounds and to prohibit, limit and manage hunting, trapping and

fishing on lands, waters or lands and waters on which such grounds are

established, in such manner as it deems calculated to promote the public

interest, notwithstanding any other provision of the Fish and Wildlife

Law or other law;

b. by posting signs or serving notice as provided in section 11-2111

to protect any lands or waters, rights or interests therein owned,

leased or otherwise acquired by the state and assigned or made available

to the department for controlling, managing, propagating or distributing

fish or wildlife or for conducting and managing hatcheries or biological

stations, game farms, rearing stations, refuges, public hunting,

trapping and fishing grounds or game management areas;

c. to fix the terms of permits issued and regulations adopted

permitting the taking of fish or wildlife on, or entering upon, any area

or facility mentioned in this subdivision;

d. to enter into cooperative agreement with any department of the

United States government, municipality or person for the purpose of

better promoting fish and wildlife conservation practices on any lands

or waters owned, leased or otherwise acquired by the state and made

available to the department for use by the department, or on other lands

or waters as provided in sections 11-0303, 11-0321 or 11-0501.

e. to dispose of surplus products of the state's fish hatcheries and

to dispose of pheasant chicks and surplus pheasant eggs of the state's

game farms as it deems proper.

2. Whenever in the conduct of the public hunting, trapping and fishing

grounds, game refuges and other areas held for use by the department, in

the opinion of the department it becomes necessary to remove trees and

other products in order to manage such areas along lines scientific

research indicates are best calculated to produce the optimum conditions

for fish or wildlife, the department may, upon such terms as it may deem

to be for the best interests of the state, sell the trees, timber and

other products on any such grounds, refuges or other areas acquired by

purchase, gift or devise for use by the department.