Town of Southampton, NY Guides

The Trustees, for the purpose of administering their regulations with respect to licensing guides, do hereby establish the following qualifications for such guides:

(1)

The applicant shall be a citizen of the United States and an actual continuous resident of the Town of Southampton for not less than one year immediately preceding appointment.

(2)

The applicant must provide proof of residency and a copy of his or her New York State sporting license for hunting/fishing upon application submission.

(3)

The Applicant must not be less than 18 years of age.

(4)

The applicant shall establish that he or she is fully acquainted with the following:

(a)

All migratory bird laws and/or freshwater fishing laws.

(b)

The conservation acts of all governmental authorities having jurisdiction.

(c)

Familiar with the waters of the Town of Southampton.

(d)

Familiar with the rules set in place by the Trustees.

(5)

The applicant will comply with all the foregoing laws and conservation acts and all the rules and regulations of the Trustees.

No person shall act as a guide until duly licensed by the Trustees after qualifying under the requirements set forth in Subsection A hereof. Upon such qualifications, a guide's license may be issued by any Trustee, or Clerk of the Trustees, on the authority of any Trustee. There shall be a fee of $100 for such permit, and said permit shall be valid for three years. Said permit shall expire on the last day of the third year.

Any person who shall act as a guide, unless duly licensed by the Trustees, shall be liable to a penalty of $100, to be recovered in a civil action; and each and every violation shall constitute a separate violation for which a separate penalty of $100 may be recovered in the same action. Nothing herein contained shall prevent, impair or deny the maintenance of any action or proceeding to compel compliance with, or restrain by injunction, any violation of these rules and regulations.