N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 6 § 35.1

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 45, November 2, 2024

Section 35.1 - License fees for commercial fishing in inland waters

(a)Schedule of license fees for commercial fishing in inland waters.

Gear or operation	Residents	Nonresidents of the State
Scoop, Dip and Scap Nets
10 feet square or under	$ 1.00	$ 3.00
Over 10 feet square	2.00	6.00
Fyke Nets
In Lakes Erie and Ontario	15.00	30.00
In Hudson River
1- to 3-foot hoop	1.00	3.00
Over 3-foot hoop	2.00	6.00
Elsewhere
1- to 3-foot hoop	2.00	3.00
Over 3-foot hoop	3.00	6.00
Seines
Per lineal foot	.05	.15
100 lineal feet of stake net or part thereof	3.00	9.00
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 under	15.00	45.00
Trap Nets
In Lakes Erie and Ontario	20.00	45.00
Elsewhere
4 feet or under	3.00	12.00
Over 4 feet and up to 6 feet	5.00	15.00
Over 6 feet and up to 8 feet	7.00	21.00
Over 8 feet	10.00	30.00
Sturgeon Line	5.00	15.00
Tide Line	3.00	9.00
Eel Pot	.50	1.50
Eel Weir	20.00	60.00
Boats in Lakes Erie and Ontario
Rowboat or sailboat	20.00	60.00
Outboard motor
10 h.p. or under	20.00	60.00
Over 10 h.p.	40.00	120.00
Inboard motor
Under 10 tons	40.00	120.00
10 to 15 tons	50.00	150.00
Over 15 tons	60.00	180.00
Dealing in Bait Fish or Fish Bait*
To take and sell bait fish and fish bait (aquatic insects)
Each net not over 50 feet long	12.00	36.00
Each additional foot	.25	.75
To take and sell bait fish
Each net not over 50 feet long	10.00	30.00
Each additional foot	.25	.75
To sell bait fish	2.00	6.00
To take and sell aquatic insects	2.00	6.00
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)	3.00	9.00
In privately owned ponds, each trap net not exceeding 3 ×11/2 feet, or fyke net not exceeding 2-foot hoop	3.00	9.00

(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.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 6 § 35.1

Amended New York State Register June 5, 2019/Volume XLI, Issue 22, eff. 6/5/2019