N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law § 13-0340-c: Winter flounder (Pleuorenectes americanus)

§ 13-0340-c. Winter flounder (Pleuorenectes americanus).

The department may, until December thirty-first, two thousand

twenty-nine, fix by regulation measures for the management of winter

flounder (Pleuorenectes americanus), including size limits, catch and

possession limits, open and closed seasons, closed areas, restrictions

on the manner of taking and landing, requirements for permits and

eligibility therefor, recordkeeping requirements, requirements on the

amount and type of fishing effort and gear, and requirements relating to

transportation, possession and sale, provided that such regulations are

no less restrictive than requirements set forth in this chapter and

provided further that such regulations are consistent with the

compliance requirements of applicable fishery management plans adopted

by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission and with applicable

provisions of fishery management plans adopted pursuant to the Federal

Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. § 1800 et seq.).