[Amended 11-19-2018]
The waters of the following areas have been deemed wildfowl
sanctuaries, refuges, and resting areas for all wildfowl. No person
shall disturb, hunt, shoot, or otherwise take any wildfowl, whatsoever,
within the herein-described boundaries of the following areas:
A.
Morris
B, Phillips Wildfowl Refuge. All that portion of Quantuck Creek lying
north of Montauk Highway and extending to the Old Country Road, generally
known as the "Morris B. Phillips Wildfowl Refuge," shall be, and they
hereby are set aside, and reserved until further notice, for a wildfowl
sanctuary and rest area. No person shall hunt, shoot, or otherwise
take any wildfowl, whatsoever, within the herein-described boundaries
of said refuge.
B.
Elizabeth
Alexandra Morton National Wildlife Refuge.
(1)
All the waters within or substantially enclosed within the area formerly
known as "Jessup's Neck" and now known as the "Elizabeth Alexandra
Morton National Wildlife Refuge," shall be and they hereby are set
aside and reserved until further notice for a wildfowl sanctuary and
rest area, the area of such refuge being more particularly described
as follows:
(a)
All the waters of Noyack Creek at the south end of said refuge, north
of a straight line commencing at the west end of the junction of the
easterly side of the connecting sand pit with the mainland, and running
in a northeasterly direction to the southerlymost tip of the easterly
section of said refuge; and the waters of the landlocked pond, located
in the center of the neck, approximately 3/4 mile south of the extreme
northerly tip of said refuge.
(2)
Authority for enforcement of the above regulations pertaining to
the Elizabeth Alexandra Morton National Wildlife Refuge is hereby
vested in the duly authorized representatives of the Federal Department
of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service.
C.
Weesuck
Creek and Little Weesuck Creek. All those portions of Weesuck Creek
and of Little Weesuck Creek lying north and west of a straight line
extending on a northeasterly course from the southeast terminus of
the Town dock at Bay Avenue, East Quogue, to the point of land on
the property formerly of Zoe De Ropp (to be identified by a sign placed
by the Trustees) shall be and they hereby are set aside and reserved
until further notice for a wildfowl sanctuary and rest area.
D.
Canoe
Place Creek. All those portions of Canoe Place Creek lying north of
a straight line extending northeasterly from the easterly terminus
(dead end) of a southerly side of Bay Drive in Hampton Bays to the
southerly terminus of Crab Road, Hampton Bays, shall be and they hereby
are set aside and reserved until further notice for a wildfowl sanctuary
and rest area.
E.
Lake
Nowedonah. All that portion of Lake Nowedonah at Water Mill, New York,
bounded on the south by Head of the Pond Road, on the east by lands
now or formerly of L. Borkoski, on the north by other waters of Lake
Nowedonah, and comprising 12+ acres and now known as "Nowedonah Sanctuary,"
shall be and hereby are set aside and reserved until further notice
for a wildfowl sanctuary and rest area.
F.
Mill
Pond Shores. All property at Mill Pond Shores, Water Mill, New York,
consisting of 5.2 acres bounded on the southeast by lands of the Long
Island Rail Road, on the north by Lots 2 through 6 on Subdivision
Map of Mill Pond Estates, on the north by Mill Pond Lane, shall be
and they hereby are set aside and reserved until further notice for
a wildfowl sanctuary and rest area.
G.
Sag
Harbor Cove, Upper and Lower Sag Harbor Coves, Staff Payne's Creek
and Liqonee Brook. All the waters of Sag Harbor Cove, Upper Sag Harbor
Cove, Lower Sag Harbor Cove, Staff Payne's Creek, and the mouth of
Ligonee Brook shall be and they hereby are set aside and reserved
until further notice for a wildfowl sanctuary and rest area.
H.
West
Quantuck Creek. All the waters of West Quantuck Creek, more specifically
identified as that creek which enters Quantuck Creek on its westerly
side approximately 500 feet from Montauk Highway shall be and they
hereby are set aside and reserved until further notice for a wildfowl
sanctuary and rest area.
I.
Moriches
Bay and Beaverdam Creek. The waters of that portion of Moriches Bay
and Beaverdam Creek extending from a line measured 500 feet south
of the Baycrest Avenue newly constructed launching ramp extending
northerly from shore to shore into Beaverdam Creek to South Road.
J.
Lake
Missapogue. All the waters of Lake Missapogue (also known as Big Fresh
Pond) are hereby set aside and reserved until further notice for a
wildfowl sanctuary and rest area.
K.
Taylor
Creek. No hunting shall be allowed at the north end of Taylor Creek
off Shinnecock Bay in Southampton Village. The no-hunting sanctuary
at the northern end of Taylor Creek is to be bounded on the north
by Boysen Street, at the south bounded on the east by the point which
forms the southerly boundary or property known as SCTM#473605-012-003-005,
address known as 549 Halsey Neck Lane, in the Village of Southampton,
and to be bounded at the southwest by the southerly boundary known
as SCTM#473605-012-003-05, address known as 500 Captains Neck Lane,
in the Village of Southampton.
L.
Wildwood
Lake. All the waters of Wildwood Lake are hereby set aside and reserved
until further notice for a wildfowl sanctuary and rest area.
M.
Shinnecock
Bay between Southern Portion of Ponguogue Bridge and Road K. All those
waters located between the Ponquogue Bridge and Road K, more specifically
extending approximately 1,115 feet in a northwesterly direction from
the northerly side of Dune Road running along the westerly side of
the Ponguogue Bridge and then extending from that point approximately
2,300 feet in a southwesterly direction to the northerly end of Road
K, are hereby set aside and reserved until further notice for a wildfowl
sanctuary and rest area.
N.
Little
Fresh Pond. All the waters of Little Fresh Pond in North Sea are hereby
set aside and reserved until further notice for a wildfowl sanctuary
and rest area.
O.
Fairfield
Pond. All the waters of Fairfield Pond in Sagaponack are hereby set
aside and reserved until further notice for a wildfowl sanctuary and
rest area.
P.
Fish
Cove. All the waters of Fish Cove are hereby set aside and reserved
until further notice for a wildfowl sanctuary and rest area.
Q.
Island
Creek, southeastern Portion. All the waters of the southeastern portion
of Island Creek beginning approximately 240 feet south of Waterfowl
Hunting Location No. 223 (WN09) and extending to a point located approximately
100 feet east of Waterfowl Hunting Location No. 278 are hereby set
aside and reserved until further notice for a wildfowl sanctuary and
rest area.
R.
Incorporated
Village of Quogue. A portion of Shinnecock Bay located on property
formerly known as "Swan's Property," bearing GPS coordinates: 40.8192884,
-72.5699761; 40.8194464, -72.5695345; 40.8172070, -72.5707512; and
40.8175032, -72.5663780.
[Added 12-18-2023]
[Amended 5-16-2022 by Res. No. 2022-153]
A.
No person
shall cause any disturbance to the wildlife, habitat, nests or eggs
within a designated nesting area as recognized by the Board of Trustees.
B.
The Board
of Trustees hereby establishes a program to construct and erect osprey
poles and nests on property owned by the Trust to encourage the birds
to annually return and increase the number of ospreys within the ecosystem.
C.
The Board
of Trustees will also place osprey poles on suitable private property
within the Town, provided that the landowner requests or permits the
Board of Trustees to do so.
D.
The Board
of Trustees wishes to encourage the public’s participation in
this program, and to that end, will graciously accept donations of
materials, labor to construct the nest boxes for the osprey poles,
or a monetary donation to defray the cost of program; to that end,
the Board of Trustees will erect a sign or plaque publicly acknowledging
the person or persons sponsoring a particular osprey pole.
Nothing contained in this article shall be construed to apply
to the taking of fish, eels, shellfish or other products of the waters
by authorized persons.
