ECL 71-0917 · Title 9. Enforcement of Articles 11 and 13--the Fish and Wildlife Law
Presumptions from possession
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§ 71-0917. Presumptions from possession.
1. Possession of any fish, shell-fish, crustacea or game, or parts thereof, at a time when there is no open season anywhere in the state for the species possessed, shall be presumptive evidence that it was taken unlawfully.
2. Possession of any fish, shell-fish, crustacea, wildlife or protected insect shall be presumptive evidence that it was taken by the possessor.
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