N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law Section 11-0521
Destructive wildlife

  • taking pursuant to permit

1.

The department may direct any environmental conservation officer, or issue a permit to any person, to take any wildlife at any time whenever it becomes a nuisance, destructive to public or private property or a threat to public health or welfare, provided, however, that where such wildlife is a bear, no such permit shall be issued except upon proof of damage to such property or threat to public health or safety presented to the department. Upon presentation of such proof, the department may issue a permit authorizing the use of trained tracking dogs pursuant to § 11-0928 (Tracking dogs)section 11-0928 of this article, and, if the department has determined that no other alternative is feasible, a separate permit to take the bear. Wildlife so taken shall be disposed of as the department may direct. Any person, agency, corporation or municipality who obtains a migratory bird depredation permit or order issued by the federal department of the interior pursuant to 50 C.F.R. 13 and 50 C.F.R. 21, as may be amended from time to time, shall not be required to obtain a permit from the department to conduct the authorized activities.

2.

The department may, by permit issued to a landowner, permit such landowner, and any person he may designate in writing as his agent, to take beaver on lands owned by the permittee, during any specified period, in any specified number, and by any specified means, notwithstanding the provision contained in paragraph d of subdivision 3 of section 11-0901 or any other provision of the Fish and Wildlife Law. Beaver so taken shall be disposed of as the department may direct.

3.

Nothing in this section shall be construed as requiring or obligating the department to issue a permit to take wildlife or to direct the taking of any wildlife when in its opinion the nuisance, destruction of property or threat to public health and welfare will not be effectively abated thereby.

Source: Section 11-0521 — Destructive wildlife; taking pursuant to permit, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/ENV/11-0521 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Oct. 26, 2024).

11‑0501
Fish and wildlife management practices cooperative program 11‑0503
Polluting streams prohibited 11‑0505
Interference with fish and wildlife 11‑0507
Liberation of fish, shellfish and wildlife 11‑0509
Water chestnut 11‑0511
Possession and transportation of wildlife 11‑0512
Possession, sale, barter, transfer, exchange and import of wild animals as pets prohibited 11‑0513
Pigeons 11‑0514
Eurasian boars prohibited 11‑0515
Licenses to collect, possess or sell for propagation, scientific or exhibition purposes 11‑0517
Taking for propagation and stocking 11‑0519
Disposition of fish, wildlife, game, shellfish, crustacea or protected insects seized by or surrendered to enforcement officers 11‑0521
Destructive wildlife 11‑0522
Urban deer management pilot program 11‑0522‑A
Long Island deer management pilot program 11‑0523
Destructive or menacing wildlife 11‑0524
Nuisance wildlife control operators 11‑0525
Control of rabies in wildlife 11‑0527
State aid to counties participating in control of rabies in wildlife 11‑0529
Cats hunting birds 11‑0531
Bounties prohibited 11‑0533
Licensing of guides 11‑0535
Endangered and threatened species, species of special concern 11‑0535‑A
Illegal ivory articles and rhinoceros horns 11‑0535‑B
Vulnerable species 11‑0535‑C
Endangered and threatened species mitigation bank fund 11‑0536
Sale of certain wild animals or wild animal products prohibited 11‑0537
Bald and golden eagles 11‑0538
Direct contact between public and big cats prohibited 11‑0539
New York natural heritage program 11‑0540
Prohibition on permits authorizing the use of elephants in entertainment acts
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Accessed:
Oct. 26, 2024

Last modified:
Sep. 22, 2014

§ 11-0521’s source at nysenate​.gov

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