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ENV - Environmental Conservation
Article 71 - Enforcement
Title 9 - Enforcement of Articles 11 and 13--the Fish and Wildlife Law
71-0917 - Presumptions From Possession.
Universal Citation: NY Env Cons L § 71-0917 (2019)
§ 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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