Skip to main content

ECL 13-0321 · Title 3. Marine Fisheries

Taking and importation of shellfish for transplanting and other purposes

Verbatim from the official edition

Text — Law content up to date as of October 30, 2026, as published by the New York State Senate (Open Legislation)

§ 13-0321. Taking and importation of shellfish for transplanting and other purposes.

1. Shellfish may be taken from uncertified shellfish lands for transplanting or other purposes as the department may deem advisable subject to supervision and regulation as provided in section 13-0319.

2. Prior to the taking from uncertified shellfish lands of this state for transplanting or other purposes, a permit shall be obtained from the department and shall be issued for the taking of shellfish from a specific area. Such permit shall be valid only during the period of operations in the uncertified land for which the permit was issued. The holder of such permit may not receive, sell, offer for sale, transport, or ship any shellfish taken pursuant to this permit, except as provided by regulations made pursuant to section 13-0319.

3. Shellfish from certified or uncertified lands without the state shall not be transplanted in this state or imported into this state for such purposes unless a permit therefor has been obtained from the department.

Source of truth

Edition
Law content up to date as of October 30, 2026, as published by the New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
Official file
https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/laws/ENV13-0321
Text hash
sha256 faf8254595007a334efb779945bc738bd4a695915859ab902632bce4bd006832
Composed by
gen_ny_statutes.py 2026-11-10: the Senate's Open Legislation law tree (GET /api/3/laws/<ID>?full=true) read in document order; the Senate's PDF of the whole law (GET /pdf/laws/<ID>?full=true), read with PDFium, prints the same words in the same order

Procedural information only. Not legal advice and not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. Confirm the current text with the official publisher before relying on it.