[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Greenwood Lake 12-20-2021 by L.L. No. 4-2021. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
A.
The Village
Board finds that the activity of fishing from the shoreline of the
body of water commonly known as "Greenwood Lake," or accessing the
waters, or frozen waters, of Greenwood Lake, in order to engage in
the activity of fishing, constitutes an activity which impacts upon
the public health, safety and general welfare of the people of the
Village. Unrestricted fishing may have negative effects on quality
of life enjoyed by the residents of the Village of Greenwood Lake,
Inc. This chapter is enacted pursuant to Municipal Home Rule Law § 10.
The purpose of this chapter is to establish regulations requiring
permits for nonresidents seeking to engage in fishing in order to
protect the public health, safety, and general welfare of the people
and resources of the Village of Greenwood Lake.
B.
The following
shall be exempt from the requirements for a permit as set forth in
this chapter:
(1)
Residents
of the Village of Greenwood Lake, Inc.;
(2)
Bona
fide guests of residents of the Village of Greenwood Lake, Inc., subject
to written confirmation, the requirement for which may be set by the
Board of Trustees of the Village of Greenwood Lake;
(3)
Residents
of the Town of Warwick;
(4)
Lessees
of any properly permitted long-term rental property located within
the Village of Greenwood, Inc., during the time of their leasehold;
(5)
Registered
guests at a legally permitted hotel, motel, bed-and-breakfast or legal
short-term rental property located within the Village of Greenwood,
Inc., during the time of their rental; and
(6)
Those
engaged in full- or part-time employment within the Village of Greenwood,
Inc.
In addition to any requirement set forth by the New York State
Department of Environmental Conservation fishing permit, no person
may engage in fishing within 10 feet of the shoreline of Greenwood
Lake, within the Village of Greenwood Lake, Inc., or access the waters,
or frozen waters, of Greenwood Lake, from the shoreline of Greenwood
Lake, within the Village of Greenwood Lake, Inc., in order to engage
in fishing without a fishing permit properly issued by the Village
of Greenwood Lake, Inc.:
A.
Application
for a Village fishing permit must be made by form issued by the Clerk
of the Village of Greenwood Lake.
B.
Application
for a Village fishing permit shall require payment of a fee as set
by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Greenwood Lake.
C.
Application
for a Village fishing permit must be made in person by the applicant.
D.
A Village
fishing permit shall only be valid for one calendar day.
E.
A Village
fishing permit shall only be valid on the calendar day on which it
is issued.
F.
A Village
fishing permit may not be transferred or assigned.
G.
A previous
conviction for a violation of the provisions of this chapter shall
be grounds for denial of an application for a Village fishing permit.
Violations of this chapter will constitute a municipal infraction
and will be subject to all applicable penalties, including a fine
set by the by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Greenwood Lake.
