6 CRR-NY 35.1NY-CRR

OFFICIAL COMPILATION OF CODES, RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
TITLE 6. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
CHAPTER I. FISH AND WILDLIFE
SUBCHAPTER E. COMMERCIAL INLAND FISHERIES
PART 35. LICENSES
6 CRR-NY 35.1
6 CRR-NY 35.1
35.1 License fees for commercial fishing in inland waters.
(a) Schedule of license fees for commercial fishing in inland waters.
Gear or operationResidentsNonresidents of the State
Scoop, Dip and Scap Nets
10 feet square or under$ 1.00$ 3.00
Over 10 feet square2.006.00
Fyke Nets
In Lakes Erie and Ontario15.0030.00
In Hudson River
1- to 3-foot hoop1.003.00
Over 3-foot hoop2.006.00
Elsewhere
1- to 3-foot hoop2.003.00
Over 3-foot hoop3.006.00
Seines
Per lineal foot.05.15
100 lineal feet of stake net or part thereof3.009.00
Gill Nets
Per lineal foot.05.15
In Chaumont Bay and waters of Jefferson County within one-half mile of the shore between Horse Island and Tibbet's Light, 2,500 feet or under15.0045.00
Trap Nets
In Lakes Erie and Ontario20.0045.00
Elsewhere
4 feet or under3.0012.00
Over 4 feet and up to 6 feet5.0015.00
Over 6 feet and up to 8 feet7.0021.00
Over 8 feet10.0030.00
Sturgeon Line5.0015.00
Tide Line3.009.00
Eel Pot.501.50
Eel Weir20.0060.00
Boats in Lakes Erie and Ontario
Rowboat or sailboat20.0060.00
Outboard motor
10 h.p. or under20.0060.00
Over 10 h.p.40.00120.00
Inboard motor
Under 10 tons40.00120.00
10 to 15 tons50.00150.00
Over 15 tons60.00180.00
Dealing in Bait Fish or Fish Bait*
To take and sell bait fish and fish bait (aquatic insects)
Each net not over 50 feet long12.0036.00
Each additional foot.25.75
To take and sell bait fish
Each net not over 50 feet long10.0030.00
Each additional foot.25.75
To sell bait fish2.006.00
To take and sell aquatic insects2.006.00
To take bait fish with traps or fyke nets
In Lake Erie and the Niagara River west of the Falls, each minnow trap (specifications as in section 272)3.009.00
In privately owned ponds, each trap net not exceeding 3 ×1½ feet, or fyke net not exceeding 2-foot hoop3.009.00
(b) A person who has not been a bona fide resident of the State for at least six months prior to the time of applying for license to operate nets and other devices and boats in the inland waters of the State shall be required to pay the license fees established in subdivision (a) of this section for nonresidents of the State.
(c) Persons taking and landing fish for commercial purposes in the Hudson River downstream from the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge must possess a resident or a nonresident marine commercial food fishing license as required by Environmental Conservation Law (ECL), section 13-0335 and a Hudson River commercial gear license as required by section 36.1 of this Title.
(d) Fees paid for a resident or nonresident marine commercial food fishing license to take and land fish for commercial purposes pursuant to Environmental Conservation Law section 13-0335 from the marine and coastal district, which includes the Hudson River downstream from the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge, may be credited toward the purchase of the Hudson River commercial gear license. Fees for the Hudson River commercial gear license will be paid only to the extent that the fee for such license exceeds the $100 resident fee or the $1,000 nonresident fee for the marine commercial food fishing license, whichever is applicable.
(e) To obtain credit for a fee paid for the marine commercial food fishing license, the applicant, when applying for a Hudson River commercial gear license, must provide proof of possession of a valid marine commercial food fishing license, issued in the applicant's name, to the Department of Environmental Conservation, Special License Unit, 625 Broadway, Albany, NY 12233-4752. To be valid for the credit, the marine commercial food fishing license must be dated for use in the same fishing year as the applied for Hudson River commercial gear license.

Footnotes

*
Each establishment for retail or wholesale sale of bait fish or fish bait (aquatic insects) must be licensed.
6 CRR-NY 35.1
Current through October 15, 2021
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