Section 11-0317. Seasons and limits for taking fish in certain border waters

1. After consultation with the appropriate agencies of the neighboring
  states or provinces mentioned in this section, the department shall have
  power  to  adopt  regulations  establishing  open  seasons, minimum size
  limits, manner of taking, creel and seasonal limits for  the  taking  of
  fish  in  the  waters of Indian Lake and Mianus Reservoir, both situated
  partly in New York and partly in  Connecticut,  and  in  the  waters  of
  Greenwood Lake, situate partly in New York and partly in New Jersey, and
  in  the  Delaware  River,  situate  partly  in  New  York  and partly in
  Pennsylvania and in the waters of Lake Champlain situate partly  in  New
  York,  partly in Vermont and partly in the Province of Quebec. Such open
  seasons, manner of taking and limits shall, whenever possible,  be  made
  uniform,  with  those fixed by the neighboring state or province for the
  waters in question with respect to all species upon which agreement  can
  be reached with the appropriate agency of that jurisdiction.
    2.  When  the department shall find that conditions permit restoration
  and maintenance  of  the  shad  run  of  the  Delaware  River  and  that
  restrictions  imposed  under  the  foregoing  powers  are  inadequate to
  cooperate with Pennsylvania and New Jersey in  maintaining  the  maximum
  sustained  yield  of  such  fishery,  the department is authorized after
  consultation with the  appropriate  agencies  of  Pennsylvania  and  New
  Jersey  to  declare  by  regulation  that an emergency exists and in its
  discretion to impose such additional restrictions for the taking of shad
  in the Delaware River and its tributaries as to numbers and lengths  and
  types  of nets and other gear, compulsory lift periods, licenses, closed
  season, protected waters or other like measures as may in  its  judgment
  be  necessary to maintain such maximum sustained yield.  In adopting any
  such regulation, the department shall observe the conditions  prescribed
  in section 11-0315.
    3. After consultation with the appropriate agencies of the neighboring
  states  and  the Province of Ontario, the department shall have power to
  adopt regulations establishing open seasons, minimum size limits, manner
  of taking, and creel and seasonal limits for the taking of fish  in  the
  waters  of  Lake  Erie,  Lake  Ontario,  the  Niagara  river and the St.
  Lawrence river. Such open seasons, manner of taking  and  limits  shall,
  whenever  possible,  be made uniform with those fixed by the neighboring
  states and the Province of Ontario, as the case may be, for  the  waters
  in  question  with  respect  to  all species upon which agreement can be
  reached with the appropriate agency of that jurisdiction.