N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 6 § 42.14

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 38, September 18, 2024

Section 42.14 - Shellfish harvesting, identification and handling by harvesters

The provisions of this section shall apply, as appropriate, to persons who, in wholesale commerce, engage in activities described in the following subdivisions:

(a) Harvesting shellfish for use as food for human consumption.

(1) Except as provided in this Subchapter, or in subdivisions (b) and (c) of this section, no person shall harvest shellfish from uncertified shellfish lands.

(2) No person shall harvest shellfish without a valid shellfish diggers permit issued by the department.

(3) Shellfish shall be washed reasonably free from mud and sand with water as soon as possible after such shellfish have been harvested. Such water shall be tidal water from certified shellfish lands from which the shellfish were harvested or fresh running water of drinking water quality.

(4) During the period May 1 through October 31, all shellfish shall be shaded from the sun at all times from the time of harvest.

(5) Shellfish shall be placed in safe containers as soon as possible after harvest. Such containers shall be self-draining so as not to allow harvested shellfish to sit in standing or stagnant water, and shall be stored in a manner which will prevent the contamination thereof.

(6) A readily visible tag at least 13.8 square inches (89.0 square centimeters) in size shall be affixed securely to each container of shellstock prior to placement of any shellfish in the container. Shellfish harvester tags must include the time of harvest for all shellfish taken (time of harvest begins when the first shellstock is taken from the water). Time of harvest must be written in indelible ink on each tag and the tag must be affixed to the container prior to the placement of any shellfish into the container. Once a container has been completely filled as intended, a new time of harvest begins when the next lot of shellfish is removed from the water. All shellfish harvester tags must be completed prior to leaving the area of harvest. Such tag must be constructed of a substantial, waterproof and tear-resistant material with a reinforced point of attachment and must indicate, indelibly and legibly, the following information in the specific order listed:

(i) harvesters name;

(ii) harvesters permit number issued by the department;

(iii) harvest date, including the year;

(iv) time of harvest and, if applicable, time of cooling;

(v) harvest area or harvest location (the description of the harvest area must not be less specific than the descriptions set out in subdivision (d) of this section);

(vi) common name of the shellfish in the container;

(vii) the quantity (net weight, numerical count or standard measure) of the shellfish in the container;

(viii) the following statement in bold, capitalized type: "THIS TAG IS REQUIRED TO BE ATTACHED UNTIL THE CONTAINER IS EMPTY OR RETAGGED AND THEREAFTER KEPT ON FILE FOR 90 DAYS"; and

(ix) if applicable, the on/off-bottom culture permit number.

(7) Harvested shellfish shall be protected from contamination, freezing and excessively high temperatures.

(8) Any boat, barge, or vessel used for the harvesting or transporting of shellfish shall be kept clean and orderly.

(9) No person shall permit shellfish or shellfish containers to contact bilge water. This may be accomplished by use of floorboards, false bottoms or other effective methods.

(10) No person shall permit or otherwise allow any wild animal, bird, pet or other domestic animal to be on board a boat, barge or vessel used for the harvesting or transporting of shellfish. Such animal or bird shall be immediately removed from such boat, barge or vessel if such animal or bird is found thereon.

(11) No person holding a diggers permit issued by the department shall harvest shellfish from a vessel that is not equipped with an approved marine sanitation device (MSD), portable toilet, or an impervious and cleanable container with tight-fitting lid provided to contain human body wastes. Such MSD, portable toilet or impervious and cleanable container with a tight-fitting lid shall:

(i) be used only for the purpose intended;

(ii) be secured while on board and located to prevent contamination of shellstock by spillage or leakage;

(iii) be emptied only into a sewage disposal system;

(iv) be cleaned before being returned to the vessel;

(v) not be cleaned in equipment used for washing or processing food; and

(vi) for an impervious, cleanable container with a tight-fitting lid, be indelibly labeled "HUMAN WASTE" in contrasting letters at least three (3) inches in height.

(12) No person shall throw, dump, discharge, permit or allow any human body waste, garbage, cinders, ashes, oils, sludge, contamination or refuse of any kind to run into the waters of certified shellfish lands.

(13) All shellfish must be delivered to a certified shellfish dealer on the same day of harvest;

(i) During the period July 1 through August 31:

(a) All shellstock harvested shall be delivered to an authorized shellfish dealer by 6:00 p.m. on the day of harvest with the following exceptions:

(1) Harvested soft clams (Mya arenaria) shall be delivered to an authorized shellfish dealer by 9:00 p.m. on the day of harvest; and

(2) for shellstock other than soft clams, when time of harvest begins at 1:00 p.m. or later, shellstock shall be delivered to an authorized shellfish dealer by 9:00 p.m. on the day of harvest.

(ii) During the period September 1 through June 30, all shellstock harvested shall be delivered to an authorized shellfish dealer by 9:00 p.m. on the day of harvest.

(14) Vibrio control measures for harvesters.

(i) All oysters harvested from certified shellfish lands between the dates of May 1 through September 30, both dates inclusive, must be immediately culled and placed under temperature control through icing, mechanical refrigeration maintained at 33°F (0.6°C) to 45°F (7.2°C) or other cooling method approved by the department upon commencement of time of harvest. All oysters subject to immediate culling shall be maintained under temperature control (cooling) throughout the harvest day once time of harvest begins.

(ii) When the department determines that a VpCP is required, all hard clams and oysters harvested from shellfish lands under the VpCP between the dates of May 1 through September 30, both dates inclusive, must be immediately culled and placed under temperature control through icing, mechanical refrigeration at 33°F (0.6°C) to 45°F (7.2°C) or other cooling method approved by the department upon commencement of time of harvest. All oysters and hard clams subject to immediate culling under a VpCP shall be maintained under temperature control (cooling) throughout the harvest day once time of harvest begins.

(iii) All shellfish harvesters shall adhere to the requirements of the VpCP for the harvest of oysters and hard clams. The Plan may include any or all of the following:

(a) The duration for which the Plan shall remain in effect;

(b) daily time limits of harvest;

(c) time to temperature control measures;

(d) the means for lowering shellstock temperatures;

(e) the areas of harvest subject to the requirements; and

(f) any additional tagging requirements.

(iv) All oysters and hard clams harvested under a VpCP must be cooled to an internal temperature of 60°F (15.6°C) or less prior to sale to the original dealer.

(b) Harvesting shellfish for use as bait.

(1) No person shall harvest shellfish for use as bait from uncertified shellfish lands without a valid shellfish diggers permit and a valid shellfish bait harvesters permit issued by the department.

(2) All shellfish harvesters harvesting shellfish for use as bait shall place such shellfish in containers clearly and permanently labeled "BAIT" prior to leaving the harvest area from which such bait has been harvested.

(3) A readily visible tag at least 13.8 square inches (89.0 square centimeters) in size shall be affixed securely to each such container of shellstock harvested for bait prior to leaving the area of harvest. Such tag shall be constructed of a substantial, waterproof, and tear-resistant material with a reinforced point of attachment and indicate, indelibly and legibly, the following information in the specific order listed:

(i) the harvesters name;

(ii) the harvesters permit number, and the harvesters shellfish bait harvesters permit number issued by the department;

(iii) the waters from which the shellfish were harvested;

(iv) the common name of the shellfish contained in the container;

(v) the date the shellfish were harvested; and

(vi) the words "FOR BAIT ONLY."

(4) No person shall permit shellfish harvested for use as bait to be transported or stored with, or to come into contact with, shellfish to be used as food for human consumption.

(5) No person shall permit containers, storage or transportation facilities, or any other equipment used in connection with shellfish to be used as bait, to be used in connection with shellfish for use as food unless such equipment has been cleaned and sanitized.

(c) Harvest areas. The harvest areas are described in this subdivision solely for the purposes of the departments shellfish sanitation program and are not intended to define the official boundaries of any body of water named herein. Reference points are taken from the appropriate NOAA nautical charts.

(1) Atlantic Ocean.

(i) Area A1 - All shellfish lands of the Atlantic Ocean lying west of a line extending due south from the southernmost point of the jetty located on the east side of Jones Inlet (Hempstead).

(ii) Area A2 - All shellfish lands of the Atlantic Ocean lying east of a line extending due south from the southernmost point of the jetty located on the east side of the Jones Inlet (Hempstead) and west of a line extending due south from Democrat Point on Fire Island (Babylon).

(iii) Area A3 - All shellfish lands of the Atlantic Ocean lying east of a line extending due south from Democrat Point on Fire Island (Babylon) and west of a line extending due south from the southernmost point of the jetty located on the east side of Moriches Inlet (Brookhaven).

(iv) Area A4 - All shellfish lands of the Atlantic Ocean lying east of a line extending due south from the southernmost point of the jetty located on the east side of Moriches Inlet (Brookhaven) and south of a line extending due east from Montauk Point (East Hampton).

(2) Area B - Block Island Sound. All shellfish lands of Block Island Sound and tributaries lying west of a line extending northerly from Botswick Point on Gardiners Island (East Hampton) to East Point on Plum Island (Southold), and lying south of a line extending northeasterly from East Point on Plum Island to Race Point on Fishers Island (Southold), excluding all that area within one mile of Fishers Island. (Note: That area within one mile of Fishers Island has its own harvest area designation referenced in paragraph (17) of this subdivision.); and lying north of a line extending southeasterly from Eastern Plain Point on Gardiners Island to Shagwong Point (East Hampton) then following the shoreline to Montauk Point (East Hampton), and lying north of a line extending due east from Montauk Point (East Hampton).

(3) Area N - Napeague Bay. All shellfish lands of Napeague Bay and tributaries, excluding Accabonac Harbor, Napeague Harbor, Lake Montauk (East Hampton) lying south of a line extending southernmost tip of land on the northern side of the entrance to the Accabonac Harbor to the southernmost tip of land on Gardiners Island (East Hampton), and lying south of a line extending easterly from the Eastern Plaint Point on Gardiners Island to Shagwong Point (East Hampton).

(4) Area G - Gardiners Bay. All shellfish lands of Gardiners Bay and tributaries, excluding Coecles Harbor (Shelter Island), Three Mile Harbor, and Hog Creek (East Hampton), lying east of a line northeasterly from Cornelius Point (Shelter Island) to Long Beach Point (Southold), and lying south of a line extending northeasterly from Orient Point to Plum Gut Light (Southold), and lying west of a line extending southerly from East Point on Plum Island (Southold) to Botswick Point on Gardiners Island (East Hampton), and north of a line extending westerly from the southernmost tip of land on Gardiners Island to the southernmost tip of land on the northern side of the entrance to the Accabonac Harbor (East Hampton), and lying north of a line extending southwesterly from Cedar Point (East Hampton) to the southeasternmost point of land at Mashomack Point Preserve (Shelter Island).

(5) Area P1 - Flanders Bay. All shellfish lands of Flanders Bay and tributaries lying west of a line extending from Red Cedar Point (Southampton) to Miamogue Point (Riverhead).

(6) Area P2 - Great Peconic Bay. All shellfish lands of Great Peconic Bay, excluding tributaries, lying east of a line extending northerly from Red Cedar Point (Southampton) to Miamogue Point (Riverhead), and lying west of a line extending southerly from the southeasternmost point of land at New Suffolk to the northern tip of land on Robins Island (Southold), then continuing along the western shoreline to the southern tip of land on Robins Island (Southold).

(7) Area P3 - Little Peconic Bay. All shellfish lands of Little Peconic Bay, excluding tributaries, lying east of a line extending northerly from Cow Neck Point (Southampton) to the southern tip of land on Robins Island (Southold), then continuing along the eastern shoreline to the northern tip of land on Robins Island to the southeasternmost point of land at New Suffolk (Southold), and lying west of a line extending southerly from Cedar Beach Point (Southold) to Jessup Neck (Southampton). (Note: Cutchogue Harbor and Hog Neck Bay have their own harvest area designation in subparagraphs (14)(i) and (14)(ii) of this subdivision).

(8) Area P4 - Shelter Island Sound Southwest (excluding West Neck Harbor). All shellfish lands of Shelter Island Sound Southwest including tributaries lying east of a line extending northerly from Jessup Neck Point (Southampton) to Cedar Beach Point (Southold), and lying south of a line extending easterly from Paradise Point (Southold) to Crab Creek Point (Shelter Island), and lying west of a line extending southerly from the southernmost point of the rock jetty at the South Ferry terminal (Shelter Island) to Tyndal Point (Southampton), and lying north of a line extending westerly from Gleason Point to Jessup Neck Point (Southampton). (Note: West Neck Harbor has its own harvest area designation in subparagraph (15)(i) of this subdivision).

(9) Area P5 - Shelter Island Sound West, Southold Bay, and Hashamomuck Pond. All shellfish lands lying east of a line extending southwesterly from Conkling Point (Southold) to Jennings Point (Shelter Island), and north of a line extending westerly from Crab Creek Point (Shelter Island) to Paradise Point (Southold).

(10) Area P6 - Pipes Cove and Shelter Island Sound North. All shellfish lands lying south of a line extending northeasterly from Jennings Point (Shelter Island) to Conkling Point (Southold) and west of a line extending southeasterly from Fanning Point (Southold) to the northeasternmost bulkhead at the North Ferry terminal (Shelter Island).

(11) Area P7 - Shelter Island Sound North, Dering Harbor, Greenport Harbor, and Stirling Basin. All shellfish lands lying east of a line extending northeasterly from the northeasternmost bulkhead at the North Ferry terminal (Shelter Island) to Fanning Point (Southold) and west of a line extending southeasterly from the southernmost point of land at Cleaves Point (Southold) to Hay Beach Point (Shelter Island).

(12) Area P8 - Shelter Island Sound North, Orient Harbor, and Hallocks Bay. All shellfish lands lying east of a line extending from the northernmost point of land at Hay Beach Point (Shelter Island) to the southernmost point of land at Cleaves Point (Southold) and north of a line extending southwesterly from the southwesternmost point of land at Long Beach (Southold) to the easternmost point of land at Cornelius Point (Shelter Island).

(13) South Fork (SF) tributaries of Great Peconic Bay, Little Peconic Bay, Napeague Bay, and Gardiners Bay.

(i) Area SF1 - All tributaries of Great Peconic Bay lying between Red Cedar Point and western jetty of the Shinnecock Canal (Southampton).

(ii) Area SF2 - Cold Spring Pond. All shellfish lands of Cold Spring Pond lying southeast of a line extending easterly from the northernmost point of land at the west side of the entrance to Cold Spring Pond to the northernmost point of land at the east side.

(iii) Area SF3 - Sebonac Creek Complex. All shellfish lands lying southeast of the harbor entrances of Sebonac Creek Complex and its tributaries, including Bullhead Bay, Little Sebonac Creek, West Cove Creek, and Scallop Pond (Southampton).

(iv) Area SF4 - North Sea Harbor, Wooley Pond, and Fresh Pond. All tributaries of Little Peconic Bay lying between Cow Neck Point and Jessup Neck Point (Southampton).

(v) Area SF5 - Noyac Bay and tributaries. All shellfish lands lying south of a line extending easterly from Jessup Neck Point to Gleason Point (Southampton).

(vi) Area SF6 - Sag Harbor. All shellfish lands of Shelter Island Sound lying west of a line extending northerly from Tyndal Point (Southampton) to the southernmost point of the rock jetty at the South Ferry terminal (Shelter Island), and east of a line extending southerly from the southeasternmost point of land at Mashomack Point Preserve (Shelter Island) to the northernmost point of land at Barcelona Point (East Hampton).

(vii) Area SF7 - Northwest Harbor. All shellfish lands lying east of a line extending northerly from the northernmost point of land at Barcelona Point (East Hampton) to the southeasternmost point of land at Mashomack Point Preserve (Shelter Island), and south of a line extending northwesterly from the southeasternmost point of land at Mashomack Point Preserve (Shelter Island) to the westernmost point of land at Cedar Point (East Hampton).

(viii) Area SF8 - Three Mile Harbor. All shellfish lands lying south of a line between the northernmost points of the jetties at the entrance to Three Mile Harbor (East Hampton).

(ix) Area SF9 - Hog Creek. All shellfish lands lying southerly of a line extending northwest of the Hog Creek Harbor entrance (East Hampton).

(x) Area SF10 - Accabonac Harbor. All shellfish lands lying west of a line extending northerly from the northernmost tip of land on the southern side of the entrance to the southernmost tip of land on the northern side of the Accabonac Harbor (East Hampton).

(xi) Area SF11 - Napeague Harbor. All shellfish lands of Napeague Harbor lying south and east of a line extending due south from the southernmost point of land on the north side of the entrance to Napeague Harbor (East Hampton).

(xii) Area SF12 - Lake Montauk (Montauk Harbor). All shellfish lands of Lake Montauk (Montauk Harbor) lying south of a line between the northernmost points of the rock jetties at the Lake Montauk harbor entrance (East Hampton).

(14) North Fork (NF). Tributaries of Great Peconic Bay and Little Peconic Bay.

(i) Area NF1 - Great Peconic Bay tributaries. All tributaries of Great Peconic Bay lying between Miamogue Point (Riverhead) and the southeasternmost point of land at New Suffolk (Southold).

(ii) Area NF2 - Tributaries of Cutchogue Harbor and Little Peconic Bay. All tributaries of Cutchogue Harbor and Little Peconic Bay between the seaward end of the rock jetty at the southernmost point of New Suffolk and southernmost tip of land at Nassau Point (Southold).

(iii) Area NF3 - Hog Neck Bay, Little Peconic Bay, and their tributaries. All shellfish lands between southernmost tip of land at Nassau Point and Cedar Beach Point (Southold).

(15) Shelter Island (SI), tributaries of Gardiners Bay and Shelter Island Sound South.

(i) Area SI1 - West Neck Harbor. All shellfish lands between the easternmost point of land at West Neck Point (Shell Beach Point) and the southwestern point of land at Ward Point (Shelter Island).

(ii) Area SI2 - Coecles Harbor. All shellfish lands lying westerly of a line extending northeasterly from Sungic Point to Reel Point (Shelter Island).

(16) Long Island Sound.

(i) Area LS1 - All shellfish lands of Long Island Sound, excluding tributaries, lying west of a line extending due north from Lloyd Point (Huntington).

(ii) Area LS2 - All shellfish lands of Long Island Sound, except tributaries, lying east of a line extending due north from Lloyd Point (Huntington) and west of a line extending due north from the northernmost point of land at Eatons Neck Point (Huntington).

(iii) Area LS3 - All shellfish lands of Long Island Sound and Smithtown Bay, excluding tributaries, lying east of a line extending due north from the northernmost point of land at Eatons Neck Point (Huntington) and west of a line extending due north from Old Field Point (Brookhaven).

(iv) Area LS4 - All shellfish lands of Long Island Sound, excluding tributaries, lying east of a line extending due north from Old Field Point (Brookhaven) and west of a line extending due north from the northernmost point of the rock jetty on the west side of Mattituck Inlet (Southold).

(v) Area LS5 - All shellfish lands of Long Island Sound, excluding tributaries and Fishers Island Sound, lying east of a line extending due north from the northernmost point of the rock jetty on the west side of Mattituck Inlet (Southold) then north of a line extending northeasterly from Orient Point to Plum Gut Light (Southold), and lying north of a line extending northeasterly from East Point on Plum Island to Race Point (Fishers Island). (Note: That area within one mile of Fishers Island has its own harvest area designation in paragraph (17) of this subdivision).

(17) Area F - Fishers Island. All shellfish lands within one mile of the shoreline of Fishers Island (Southold).

(18) North Shore Waters (Tributaries of Long Island Sound).

(i) Area NS1 - Hempstead Harbor. All shellfish lands lying south of a line extending easterly from Prospect Point (North Hempstead) to Matinecock Point (Oyster Bay).

(ii) Areas NS2 - All tributaries of Long Island Sound between Matinecock Point and Rocky Point (Oyster Bay); and between Whitewood Point and Lloyd Point (Huntington).

(a) NS2OBH - Oyster Bay Harbor. All shellfish lands of Oyster Bay Harbor and their tributaries lying west of a line extending northerly from Cove Point to Plum Point (Oyster Bay).

(b) NS2CSH - Cold Spring Harbor. All shellfish lands of Cold Spring Harbor and their tributaries lying east of a line extending northerly from Cove Point to Plum Point (Oyster Bay) and south of a line extending easterly from Rocky Point (Oyster Bay) and Whitewood Point (Huntington).

(iii) Areas NS3HB and NS3NP - Huntington Bay, Northport Bay and their associated bays, harbors, and coves.

(a) NS3HB - Lloyd Harbor and Huntington Bay. All shellfish lands lying south of a line extending easterly from Lloyd Point to Eatons Neck Point (Huntington) and west of a line extending southerly from the southernmost point of West Beach to the northeastern corner of the bathhouse at Crescent Beach (Huntington).

(b) NS3NP - Northport Bay. All shellfish lands lying east of a line extending southerly from the southernmost point of West Beach to the northeastern corner of the bathhouse at Crescent Beach (Huntington).

(iv) Area NS4 - Tributaries of Long Island Sound and Smithtown Bay, Stony Brook Harbor, and Flax Pond. All shellfish lands lying between Eatons Neck Point (Huntington) and Old Field Point (Brookhaven).

(v) Area NS5 - Port Jefferson Harbor and tributaries. All shellfish lands lying between the northernmost points of the rock jetties at the Port Jefferson Harbor entrance (Brookhaven).

(vi) Area NS6 - Mount Sinai Harbor. All shellfish lands lying between the northernmost points of the rock jetties at the Mount Sinai Harbor entrance (Brookhaven).

(vii) Area NS7 - All tributaries to Long Island Sound lying east of the eastern rock jetty located at the entrance to Mount Sinai Harbor and west of the rock jetty located at the western side of the entrance to Mattituck Creek (Southold).

(viii) Area NS8 - Mattituck Creek. All shellfish lands lying between the northernmost points of the rock jetties at the mouth of Mattituck Creek.

(19) South Shore Waters.

(i) Area SS1 - Hempstead Bay and East Bay. All shellfish lands lying east of a line extending north from Silver Point (Hempstead); northeast of the COLREGS Demarcation line 33 CFR 80.160d (Jones Inlet); and west side of the southbound lanes of the Wantagh State Parkway (Hempstead).

(ii) Area SS2 - South Oyster Bay. All shellfish lands between the west side of the southbound lanes of the Wantagh State Parkway (Hempstead and Oyster Bay) and west side of the Amityville Cut (Babylon).

(iii) Area SS3 - Great South Bay. All shellfish lands between the west side of the Amityville Cut (Babylon) and the west side of the southbound lanes of the Robert Moses Causeway (Islip) lying north of Jones Beach Island.

(iv) Area SS4 - Great South Bay. All shellfish lands lying east of the west side of the southbound span of the Robert Moses Causeway (Islip) and north of Jones Beach Island; and lying east of COLREGS Demarcation line 80.160c and west of a line extending south from Nicoll Point (Islip) to the eastern jetty of the Point O Woods boat basin (Fire Island).

(v) Area SS5 - Great South Bay. All shellfish lands lying east of a line extending southerly from Nicoll Point (Islip) to the eastern jetty of the Point O Woods boat basin (Fire Island) and west of a line extending southerly from the southernmost point of land at Blue Point (Brookhaven) to the western jetty of the Davis Park boat basin (Fire Island).

(vi) Area SS6. Patchogue Bay. All shellfish lands lying east of a line extending southerly from the southernmost point of land on Blue Point (Brookhaven) to the western jetty of the Davis Park boat basin (Fire Island) and west of a line extending southerly from Howells Point (Brookhaven) to the flag pole at Bellport Beach (Fire Island).

(vii) Area SS7 - Bellport Bay. All shellfish lands lying east of a line extending southerly from Howells Point (Brookhaven) to the flag pole at Bellport Beach (Fire Island) and west of a line extending due south from Smith Point (Brookhaven) to the shoreline of Fire Island.

(viii) Area SS8 - Narrow Bay. All shellfish lands lying east of a line extending due south from Smith Point to the shoreline of Fire Island and west of a line extending due south from Forge Point to the shoreline of Fire Island.

(ix) Area SS9 - Moriches Bay West. All shellfish lands of Moriches Bay and tributaries lying east of a line extending due south from Forge Point to the shoreline of Fire Island (Brookhaven) and west of a line extending from Tuthill Point to the northeasternmost point of land on the western side of Moriches Inlet (Brookhaven).

(x) Area SS10 - Moriches Bay East. All shellfish lands lying east of a line extending from Tuthill Point (Brookhaven) to the northeasternmost point of land on the western side of Moriches Inlet and north of COLREGS Demarcation line 80.160b and west of the western side of the Jessup Lane bascule bridge (Southampton).

(xi) Area SS11 - Moneybogue Bay, Quantuck Bay and Quogue Canal. All shellfish lands lying east of the western side of the Jessup Lane bascule bridge and west of the western side of the Post Lane bascule bridge (Southampton).

(xii) Area SS12 - Shinnecock Bay West. All shellfish lands lying east of the western side of the Post Lane bascule bridge and west of the western side of the Ponquogue Bridge (Southampton).

(xiii) Area SS13 - Shinnecock Bay East. All shellfish lands lying east of the western side of the Ponquogue Bridge and lying north of the COLREGS Demarcation line 80.160a and south of a line extending easterly from the northernmost point of the west jetty of the Shinnecock Canal to the northernmost point of the east jetty of the Shinnecock Canal at the entrance to Great Peconic Bay.

(xiv) Area SS14 - Mecox Bay. All shellfish lands of Mecox Bay including its outlet to the Atlantic Ocean (Southampton).

(20) All other North Shore waters or South Shore waters not described in paragraph (18) and (19) of this subdivision shall be preceded with the letters NS or SS and shall describe the name of the embayment.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 6 § 42.14

Amended New York State Register November 1, 2023/Volume XLIV, Issue 44, eff. 11/1/2023