N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law § 71-0525: Powers of designated departmental officers and employees and members of the state police

§ 71-0525. Powers of designated departmental officers and employees and

members of the state police.

1. All police officers, such employees as may be designated by the

commissioner, and all peace officers, when acting pursuant to their

special duties, shall enforce the provisions of this chapter listed in

section 71-0501 or under titles 5 through 15 inclusive and title 33 of

this article, or of judgments obtained for violation thereof, and shall

have, particularly, the following powers:

a. To execute all warrants and search warrants issued for violation of

articles 11 and 13 and titles 9 of this article and to serve subpoenas

issued for examination, investigation or trial of offenses against any

of its provisions;

b. To search without search warrant any boat or vehicle of any kind,

any box, locker, basket, creel, crate, game bag, package or any

container of any nature and the contents of any building other than a

dwelling whenever they have cause to believe that any provision of this

article or of any law for the protection of fish, shellfish, crustacea,

wildlife, game or protected insects has been or is being violated, and

to use such force as may be necessary for the purpose of examination and

search;

c. To search any dwelling and its contents, provided they have a

search warrant to do so;

d. To arrest without warrant any person committing in their presence a

misdemeanor under this chapter listed in section 71-0501 or under titles

5 through 15 inclusive and title 33 of this article and to take such

person immediately before a magistrate having jurisdiction for trial.

2. A peace officer, acting pursuant to his special duties or a police

officer shall have the same powers as environmental conservation

officers and state police under the fish and wildlife law, except the

power to search without a warrant.