N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 6 § 180.12

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

Section 180.12 - Eurasian boar

(a)Prohibitions.

(1) No person shall hunt, trap, take or engage in any activity, including the use of dogs, that is likely to result in the taking of any free-ranging Eurasian boar, as defined in Environmental Conservation Law section 11-0514.Free-ranging shall mean any Eurasian boar that is not lawfully possessed within a completely enclosed or fenced facility from which the animal cannot escape to the wild.

(2) No person shall disturb, move, destroy, tamper with, obstruct, damage, open or interfere with any lawfully set Eurasian boar trap, net or capture device. No person shall release, remove or transport any live Eurasian boar caught in any trap, net or capture device.

(3) Exceptions. This section shall not apply to any State or Federal agency, to any member of a law enforcement agency acting in accordance with their official duties, or to any other person permitted to take Eurasian boar pursuant to Environmental Conservation Law section 11-0521 or section 11-0523. Any person who takes a free-ranging Eurasian boar pursuant to any of the above exceptions shall promptly notify the department and follow all instructions given by the department with respect to handling and disposition of the carcass.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 6 § 180.12

Adopted, New York State Register, Volume XXXVI, Issue 16, effective 4/23/2014