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.
[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.
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.
[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.