[Adopted 5-17-1996 as Part of L.L. No. 8-1996]
Town parklands shall be deemed "private lands"
pursuant to the provisions of the New York State Environmental Conservation
Law, Article 11, Title 7, and such lands shall not be open to the
general public for purposes of hunting except as expressly authorized
herein.
A.
No person shall hunt small game upon any Town parklands
upon which hunting may be permitted pursuant to this chapter unless
such person holds a state license of the appropriate type.
B.
No person shall hunt big game upon any Town parklands
upon which hunting may be permitted pursuant to this chapter unless
such person holds a valid state license of the appropriate type and
a valid Town resident or guest license. Such license shall be issued
by the Town Clerk upon presentment of a properly completed application
form and upon a determination by the Town Clerk that the information
set forth on such application is complete and truthful.
C.
Licenses shall be valid only for use only during the
period set forth on the permit.
D.
The terms "town license," "guest license," "town hunting
license" or "guest hunting license" as used in this chapter are access
licenses only, and not "hunting licenses" under the New York State
Environmental Conservation Law or other similar state statute. Such
Town licenses are intended only to grant permission to those applying
for and holding the same to access certain lands owned by the Town
for purposes of hunting on such properties.
[Added 10-18-1996 by L.L. No. 18-1996]
[Amended 7-21-2016 by L.L. No. 29-2016]
Subject to the provisions hereof and such other and further
restrictions as the Town Board may duly enact by resolution pursuant
to the provisions of this chapter:
A.
Every resident of the Town of East Hampton possessing a valid New
York State hunting license shall be eligible for the issuance of a
Town resident license.
B.
Every resident of the Town of East Hampton possessing a valid New
York State big game hunting license and a valid East Hampton Town
hunting license shall be eligible for the issuance of a guest license
permitting a nonresident holding all other necessary state licenses
to hunt with the resident license holder for big game during any legal
season set by New York State.
A.
Application for a resident or guest license shall
be made by the resident upon the form provided by the Town Clerk and
shall require the following information:
(1)
The name and address of the applicant.
(2)
The applicant's current New York State hunting license
number.
(3)
Information as to the conviction of applicant for
any violation of any provision of this chapter of the Town Code or
any violation of Article 11 of the Environmental Conservation Law
of the State of New York.
(4)
Such other and further information as the Town Clerk
may deem necessary and appropriate to verify eligibility for a license
pursuant to this chapter.
B.
All applications shall be signed by the resident or,
in the case of a guest permit, by the resident and guest, and shall
contain a statement that the information set forth on the application
is truthful and subject to the penalties for perjury.
Licenses shall be carried upon the person at
all times and backtag shall be visibly worn when licensee is upon
Town parklands and shall be produced upon request to the person(s)
duly appointed by the Town Board to manage Town parklands and to any
law enforcement officer of the Town or state.
A.
In addition to any restriction on the issuance of
licenses set forth herein, the Town Board may, from time to time by
resolution, adoption of which shall be duly published in the official
newspaper of the Town of East Hampton, further prohibit, restrict
and/or limit hunting on any Town parklands set forth in Schedule I
through V, inclusive, of this chapter. Notice of the adoption of such
resolution shall be published in the official newspaper and posted
on the official bulletin board and, in the instance where permits
are limited in number, the notice shall set forth the number of permits
available, the method of issuance and application procedure to be
used to apply for such permits.
[Amended 3-16-2023 by L.L. No. 6-2023]
B.
In order to assure residents an opportunity to obtain
a license if desired, no application shall be accepted for the issuance
of a guest license for bow hunting until the 11th day following the
first day of acceptance of applications for the issuance of resident
permits.
[Added 12-15-2006 by L.L. No. 34-2006]
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person to set or use,
or attempt to set or use, a body-gripping device of any kind designed
or intended to take hold of, capture or kill any animal upon any Town
of East Hampton owned lands.
B.
Exemptions.
(1)
The provisions of this section shall not prohibit
federal, state, county, or municipal government employees or their
duly authorized agents from using a Conibear trap in water, padded-jaw
leghold trap, or non-strangling-type foot snare where use of such
device is the only method available to protect human health and safety.
(2)
The provisions of this section shall not prohibit
federal, state, county, or municipal government employees or their
duly authorized agents from using a Conibear trap in water, padded-jaw
leghold trap, or non-strangling-type foot snare where use of such
device is the only means of protecting threatened and endangered species,
as listed under the Federal and State Endangered Species Act.
C.
Impounding of body-gripping devices. Whenever a body-gripping
device is used contrary to the prohibitions outlined in this act within
the confines of the Town, the same may be impounded by any duly authorized
police officer or Ordinance Enforcement Officer until judicial action
occurs.
[Amended 9-6-2012 by L.L. No. 13-2012]
[Added 12-18-2014 by L.L. No. 41-2014]
Bow hunting on Town parklands shall be prohibited on all Town
parklands that permit big game hunting by shotgun during the big game
shotgun season (January 1 through January 31). Nothing within this
section shall prohibit bow hunting on private lands during shotgun
season, provided such bow hunting is in compliance with all other
laws, rules and regulations.
[Added 5-21-2015 by L.L.
No. 16-2015]
Pursuant to New York State Environmental Conservation Law § 11-0903
and all regulations adopted by the DEC relating to such law, the Town
of East Hampton waives the requirement for a hunter to obtain a DEC
Town permit. Nothing herein shall waive any requirement for a hunter
to obtain a Town-issued permit where one is required pursuant to the
East Hampton Town Code.
