Section 11-0529. Cats hunting birds; dogs pursuing deer or killing other wildlife in certain areas

1. Any person over the age of twenty-one years  possessing  a  hunting
  license may, and environmental conservation officers and peace officers,
  acting  pursuant  to  their  special  duties,  or  police officers shall
  humanely destroy cats at large found hunting or  killing  any  protected
  wild  bird  or  with  a  dead  bird  of  any  protected  species  in its
  possession.
    2. Every environmental conservation officer, forest ranger and  member
  of the state police may kill any dog (a) pursuing or killing deer within
  the  Adirondack  or Catskill parks, at any time; (b) pursuing or killing
  any game or wildlife on a state-owned game farm or wildlife  refuge;  or
  (c)  pursuing or killing any game or wildlife on a state-owned or leased
  wildlife management area, except a dog being legally  used  for  hunting
  small game or for dog training.
    3.  Every  park patrolman, park ranger and member of the state police,
  county police and town police may kill any dog pursuing or killing  deer
  within any state park or state park reservation at any time.
    4. At any time (a) any environmental conservation officer, dog warden,
  forest  ranger or member of the state police, anywhere in the state, (b)
  any member of any town police within the limits of  the  town  of  which
  such  member  is  an  officer,  (c) any member of the Westchester County
  Parkway police on any park, parkway or reservation owned  or  controlled
  by  the  county  of  Westchester  or (d) any member of a police force or
  department of any county, city, town or village in which such member has
  jurisdiction and is regularly employed may  kill  any  dog  pursuing  or
  killing deer and any coyote killing a domestic animal.
    5.  No  action for damages shall lie against any authorized person for
  the killing of a cat, dog or coyote as provided in this section.